diff --git a/refstack-ui/app/shared/alerts/alertModalFactory.js b/refstack-ui/app/shared/alerts/alertModalFactory.js
index 25f5e5e2..abeff4ae 100644
--- a/refstack-ui/app/shared/alerts/alertModalFactory.js
+++ b/refstack-ui/app/shared/alerts/alertModalFactory.js
@@ -27,16 +27,15 @@ refstackApp.factory('raiseAlert',
 
 
 refstackApp.controller('raiseAlertModalController',
-    ['$scope', '$modalInstance', '$interval', 'data',
-        function ($scope, $modalInstance, $interval, data) {
+    ['$scope', '$modalInstance', 'data',
+        function ($scope, $modalInstance, data) {
             'use strict';
             $scope.data = data;
+
+            //wait for users click to close the pop up window.
             $scope.close = function() {
                 $modalInstance.close();
             };
-            $interval(function(){
-                $scope.close();
-            }, 3000, 1);
         }
     ]
 );
diff --git a/refstack-ui/tests/unit/ControllerSpec.js b/refstack-ui/tests/unit/ControllerSpec.js
index cff76699..0318f3dd 100644
--- a/refstack-ui/tests/unit/ControllerSpec.js
+++ b/refstack-ui/tests/unit/ControllerSpec.js
@@ -582,4 +582,34 @@ describe('Refstack controllers', function () {
                 expect(scope.getTestListString()).toEqual(expectedString);
             });
     });
+
+    describe('testRaiseAlertModalController', function() {
+        var data;
+        var scope, modalInstance;
+
+        data = {
+                    mode: 'success',
+                    title: '',
+                    text: 'operation successful'
+                };
+
+        beforeEach(inject(function ($rootScope, $controller) {
+            scope = $rootScope.$new();
+            modalInstance = {
+                dismiss: jasmine.createSpy('modalInstance.dismiss'),
+                close: jasmine.createSpy('modalInstance.close')
+            };
+            $controller('raiseAlertModalController', {
+                $scope: scope,
+                $modalInstance: modalInstance,
+                data: data
+            });
+        }));
+
+        it('should close',
+            function () {
+                scope.close();
+                expect(modalInstance.close).toHaveBeenCalledWith();
+            });
+    });
 });