diff --git a/dataverse-webapp/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/bannersandmessages/MessagesAndBannersFragment.java b/dataverse-webapp/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/bannersandmessages/MessagesAndBannersFragment.java
index 25879b975e..b5a1320267 100644
--- a/dataverse-webapp/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/bannersandmessages/MessagesAndBannersFragment.java
+++ b/dataverse-webapp/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/bannersandmessages/MessagesAndBannersFragment.java
@@ -12,17 +12,15 @@
 import javax.inject.Named;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 /**
  * Responsible for displaying messages and banners across the dataverse.
  */
+@SuppressWarnings("serial")
 @ViewScoped
 @Named("MessagesAndBannersFragment")
 public class MessagesAndBannersFragment implements java.io.Serializable {
 
-    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(MessagesAndBannersFragment.class.getCanonicalName());
-
     @EJB
     private DataverseTextMessageServiceBean textMessageService;
 
@@ -34,17 +32,19 @@ public class MessagesAndBannersFragment implements java.io.Serializable {
 
 
     public List<String> textMessages(Long dataverseId) {
-        return textMessageService.getTextMessagesForDataverse(dataverseId, dataverseSession.getLocaleCode());
+        return textMessageService.getTextMessagesForDataverse(dataverseId, 
+                dataverseSession.getLocaleCode());
     }
 
     public List<ImageWithLinkDto> banners(Long dataverseId) {
-        return bannerDAO.getBannersForDataverse(dataverseId, dataverseSession.getLocaleCode());
+        return bannerDAO.getBannersForDataverse(dataverseId, 
+                dataverseSession.getLocaleCode());
     }
 
     public void redirect(String link) throws IOException {
 
         if (!link.startsWith("http")) {
-            link = "http://" + link;
+            link = "http://".concat(link);
         }
         FacesContext.getCurrentInstance().getExternalContext().redirect(link);
     }
diff --git a/dataverse-webapp/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/bannersandmessages/messages/DataverseTextMessageServiceBean.java b/dataverse-webapp/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/bannersandmessages/messages/DataverseTextMessageServiceBean.java
index 36c9fab1bb..c886774223 100644
--- a/dataverse-webapp/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/bannersandmessages/messages/DataverseTextMessageServiceBean.java
+++ b/dataverse-webapp/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/bannersandmessages/messages/DataverseTextMessageServiceBean.java
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ public List<String> getTextMessagesForDataverse(Long dataverseId, String localeC
     public List<DataverseTextMessage> fetchAllTextMessagesForDataverse(long dataverseId) {
         return em.createQuery("select dtm FROM DataverseTextMessage as dtm " +
                                       "join fetch DataverseLocalizedMessage " +
-                                      "where dtm.dataverse.id = :dataverseid")
+                                      "where dtm.dataverse.id = :dataverseid",
+                                      DataverseTextMessage.class)
                 .setParameter("dataverseid", dataverseId)
                 .getResultList();
     }
@@ -136,7 +137,8 @@ public List<DataverseTextMessage> fetchAllTextMessagesForDataverse(long datavers
     public List<DataverseTextMessage> fetchTextMessagesForDataverseWithPaging(long dataverseId, int firstResult, int maxResult) {
         return em.createQuery("select dtm FROM DataverseTextMessage as dtm " +
                                       "join fetch DataverseLocalizedMessage  " +
-                                      "where dtm.dataverse.id = :dataverseid order by dtm.id DESC ")
+                                      "where dtm.dataverse.id = :dataverseid order by dtm.id DESC ",
+                                      DataverseTextMessage.class)
                 .setParameter("dataverseid", dataverseId)
                 .setFirstResult(firstResult)
                 .setMaxResults(maxResult)
diff --git a/dataverse-webapp/src/main/webapp/text-messagesAndBanners.xhtml b/dataverse-webapp/src/main/webapp/text-messagesAndBanners.xhtml
index 5799757d60..2fa6d0a6f1 100644
--- a/dataverse-webapp/src/main/webapp/text-messagesAndBanners.xhtml
+++ b/dataverse-webapp/src/main/webapp/text-messagesAndBanners.xhtml
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
                 xmlns:h="http://java.sun.com/jsf/html"
                 xmlns:ui="http://java.sun.com/jsf/facelets"
                 xmlns:jsf="http://xmlns.jcp.org/jsf"
-                xmlns:c="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/core" xmlns:p="http://primefaces.org/ui">
+                xmlns:c="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/core" 
+                xmlns:p="http://primefaces.org/ui">
 
     <!--@elvariable id="dataverse" type="edu.harvard.iq.dataverse.persistence.dataverse.Dataverse"-->
     <c:set var="messages" value="#{MessagesAndBannersFragment.textMessages(dataverse.id)}"/>
@@ -19,8 +20,11 @@
 
             <ui:repeat value="#{banners}" var="banner">
                 <div class="p-col">
-                    <h:commandLink target="_blank" disabled="#{banner.link == null}" action="#{MessagesAndBannersFragment.redirect(banner.link)}">
-                        <p:graphicImage style="display: block ;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 2px;"
+                    <h:commandLink style="display: block;"
+                                   target="_blank" 
+                                   disabled="#{banner.link == null}" 
+                                   action="#{MessagesAndBannersFragment.redirect(banner.link)}">
+                         <p:graphicImage style="display: block ;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 2px;"
                                         stream="false"
                                         value="#{banner.image}"
                                         alt="#{bundle['header.banner.alt']} #{banner.link != null ? bundle['opensInNewTab'] : ''}"