diff --git a/widget/controllers/widget.event.controller.js b/widget/controllers/widget.event.controller.js
index 7cdd3aa..1f6b3d0 100644
--- a/widget/controllers/widget.event.controller.js
+++ b/widget/controllers/widget.event.controller.js
@@ -153,7 +153,10 @@
             eventEndDate = new Date(event.data.startDate + 3600000);  //add hour to start date to derive end date
           }
           if (WidgetEvent.getAddedEventToLocalStorage(event.id) != -1) {
-            alert("Event already added in calendar");
+            buildfire.dialog.alert({
+              title: ' ',
+              message: "Event already added in calendar",
+            });
           }
           console.log("inCal3:", eventEndDate, event);
           if (buildfire.device && buildfire.device.calendar && WidgetEvent.getAddedEventToLocalStorage(event.id) == -1) {
@@ -225,7 +228,10 @@
                 else {
                   console.log('worked ' + JSON.stringify(result));
                   WidgetEvent.setAddedEventToLocalStorage(event.id);
-                  alert("Event added to calendar");
+                  buildfire.dialog.alert({
+                    title: ' ',
+                    message: "Event added to calendar",
+                  });
                   $scope.$digest();
                 }
               }
diff --git a/widget/controllers/widget.home.controller.js b/widget/controllers/widget.home.controller.js
index 8aad982..2f410ba 100644
--- a/widget/controllers/widget.home.controller.js
+++ b/widget/controllers/widget.home.controller.js
@@ -471,7 +471,10 @@
                     eventEndDate = eventStartDate;
                 }
                 if (WidgetHome.getAddedEventToLocalStorage(event.id) != -1) {
-                    alert("Event already added in calendar");
+                    buildfire.dialog.alert({
+                        title: '  ',
+                        message: "Event already added in calendar",
+                    });
                 }
                 console.log("inCal3:", eventEndDate, event, eventStartDate);
                 if (buildfire.device && buildfire.device.calendar && WidgetHome.getAddedEventToLocalStorage(event.id) == -1) {
@@ -505,7 +508,10 @@
                                 WidgetHome.swiped[i] = false;
                                 console.log('worked ' + JSON.stringify(result));
                                 WidgetHome.setAddedEventToLocalStorage(event.id);
-                                alert("Event added to calendar");
+                                buildfire.dialog.alert({
+                                    title: '  ',
+                                    message: "Event added to calendar",
+                                });
                                 $scope.$digest();
                             }
                         }