diff --git a/system/templates/partials/messages.html.twig b/system/templates/partials/messages.html.twig
index 2b80b1feef..261b3fc8fb 100644
--- a/system/templates/partials/messages.html.twig
+++ b/system/templates/partials/messages.html.twig
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-{% set type_mapping = {'info':'green', 'error': 'red', 'warning': 'yellow'} %}
+{% set status_mapping = {'info':'green', 'error': 'red', 'warning': 'yellow'} %}
 
 {% if grav.messages.all %}
     <div id="messages">
         {% for message in grav.messages.fetch %}
 
             {% set scope = message.scope|e %}
-            {% set type = type_mapping[scope] %}
+            {% set color = status_mapping[scope] %}
 
-            <div class="notices {{ type }} {{ scope }}"><p>{{ message.message|raw }}</p></div>
+            <div class="notices {{ scope }} {{ color }}"><p>{{ message.message|raw }}</p></div>
 
         {% endfor %}
     </div>