diff --git a/phpBB/includes/ucp/ucp_zebra.php b/phpBB/includes/ucp/ucp_zebra.php
index 004f3b80aa..3f0e97b48a 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/ucp/ucp_zebra.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/ucp/ucp_zebra.php
@@ -201,6 +201,10 @@ class ucp_zebra
 
 					if ($updated)
 					{
+						JSON::add(array(
+							'message' => $user->lang[$l_mode . '_UPDATED'],
+							'success' => true
+						));
 						meta_refresh(3, $this->u_action);
 						$message = $user->lang[$l_mode . '_UPDATED'] . '<br />' . implode('<br />', $error) . ((sizeof($error)) ? '<br />' : '') . '<br />' . sprintf($user->lang['RETURN_UCP'], '<a href="' . $this->u_action . '">', '</a>');
 						trigger_error($message);
diff --git a/phpBB/styles/script.js b/phpBB/styles/script.js
index 04e768e21e..f1fe2b9a10 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/script.js
+++ b/phpBB/styles/script.js
@@ -364,8 +364,8 @@ phpbb.add_ajax_callback('post_delete', function(el) {
 		phpbb.ajaxify({selector: tr.next().find('.up').children('a')}, false, 'forum_up');
 	}
 }).add_ajax_callback('zebra', function(el, res) {
-	if (res.MESSAGE_TEXT.indexOf('successfully') !== -1) {
-		$('.zebra').html(res.MESSAGE_TEXT.split('<br')[0]);
+	if (res.success) {
+		$('.zebra').html(res.message);
 		$($('.zebra').get(1)).remove();
 	}
 });;