diff --git a/public/src/admin/settings.js b/public/src/admin/settings.js
index d6c9ec3407..b80df5450d 100644
--- a/public/src/admin/settings.js
+++ b/public/src/admin/settings.js
@@ -113,8 +113,6 @@ define('admin/settings', ['uploader', 'sounds'], function(uploader, sounds) {
 				uploader.open(uploadBtn.attr('data-route'), {}, 0, function(image) {
 					$('#' + uploadBtn.attr('data-target')).val(image);
 				});
-
-				uploader.hideAlerts();
 			});
 		});
 	}
diff --git a/public/src/modules/uploader.js b/public/src/modules/uploader.js
index e951f0aabe..05bf9379b6 100644
--- a/public/src/modules/uploader.js
+++ b/public/src/modules/uploader.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ define('uploader', ['csrf'], function(csrf) {
 
 			if (fileSize) {
 				uploadForm.find('#file-size-block')
-					.translateText('[[uploads:maximum-file-size, ' + fileSize + ']]')
+					.translateText('([[uploads:maximum-file-size, ' + fileSize + ']])')
 					.removeClass('hide');
 			} else {
 				uploadForm.find('#file-size-block').addClass('hide');
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ define('uploader', ['csrf'], function(csrf) {
 	}
 
 	module.hideAlerts = function(modal) {
-		modal.find('#alert-status, #alert-success, #alert-error, #upload-progress-box').addClass('hide');
+		$(modal).find('#alert-status, #alert-success, #alert-error, #upload-progress-box').addClass('hide');
 	};
 
 	return module;