diff --git a/interface/src/App.js b/interface/src/App.js
index 6bf088a..e1b5c8c 100644
--- a/interface/src/App.js
+++ b/interface/src/App.js
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ import React, { Component } from 'react';
 
 import AppRouting from './AppRouting';
 
+import SnackbarNotification from './components/SnackbarNotification';
+
 import JssProvider from 'react-jss/lib/JssProvider';
 import { create } from 'jss';
 
 import Reboot from 'material-ui/Reboot';
-
 import blueGrey from 'material-ui/colors/blueGrey';
 import indigo from 'material-ui/colors/indigo';
 import orange from 'material-ui/colors/orange';
@@ -43,8 +44,10 @@ class App extends Component {
 	   return (
 		 <JssProvider jss={jss} generateClassName={generateClassName}>
 			<MuiThemeProvider theme={theme}>
-				<Reboot />
-        <AppRouting />
+        <SnackbarNotification>
+				  <Reboot />
+          <AppRouting />
+        </SnackbarNotification>
 			</MuiThemeProvider>
 		 </JssProvider>
 		)
diff --git a/interface/src/components/SnackbarNotification.js b/interface/src/components/SnackbarNotification.js
index 35b9643..cad65d7 100644
--- a/interface/src/components/SnackbarNotification.js
+++ b/interface/src/components/SnackbarNotification.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React from 'react';
+import React, {Fragment} from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { withStyles } from 'material-ui/styles';
 import Snackbar from 'material-ui/Snackbar';
@@ -13,6 +13,20 @@ const styles = theme => ({
 });
 
 class SnackbarNotification extends React.Component {
+
+  constructor(props) {
+    super(props);
+    this.raiseNotification=this.raiseNotification.bind(this);
+  }
+
+  static childContextTypes = {
+    raiseNotification: PropTypes.func.isRequired
+  }
+
+  getChildContext = () => {
+    return {raiseNotification : this.raiseNotification};
+  };
+
   state = {
     open: false,
     message: null
@@ -29,15 +43,10 @@ class SnackbarNotification extends React.Component {
     this.setState({ open: false });
   };
 
-  componentWillReceiveProps(nextProps){
-    if (nextProps.notificationRef){
-      nextProps.notificationRef(this.raiseNotification);
-    }
-  }
-
   render() {
     const { classes } = this.props;
     return (
+      <Fragment>
         <Snackbar
           anchorOrigin={{
             vertical: 'bottom',
@@ -60,15 +69,27 @@ class SnackbarNotification extends React.Component {
             >
               <CloseIcon />
             </IconButton>
-          }
-        />
+            }
+          />
+          {this.props.children}
+        </Fragment>
     );
   }
 }
 
 SnackbarNotification.propTypes = {
-  classes: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
-  notificationRef: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  classes: PropTypes.object.isRequired
 };
 
 export default withStyles(styles)(SnackbarNotification);
+
+export function withNotifier(WrappedComponent) {
+  return class extends React.Component {
+    static contextTypes = {
+      raiseNotification: PropTypes.func.isRequired
+    };
+    render() {
+      return <WrappedComponent raiseNotification={this.context.raiseNotification} {...this.props} />;
+    }
+  };
+}
diff --git a/interface/src/containers/APSettings.js b/interface/src/containers/APSettings.js
index 073b4c4..2268e25 100644
--- a/interface/src/containers/APSettings.js
+++ b/interface/src/containers/APSettings.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import React, { Component } from 'react';
 
 import { AP_SETTINGS_ENDPOINT }  from  '../constants/Endpoints';
+import {withNotifier} from '../components/SnackbarNotification';
 import SectionContent from '../components/SectionContent';
-import SnackbarNotification from '../components/SnackbarNotification';
 import APSettingsForm from '../forms/APSettingsForm';
 import { simpleGet } from  '../helpers/SimpleGet';
 import { simplePost } from '../helpers/SimplePost';
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class APSettings extends Component {
     simpleGet(
       AP_SETTINGS_ENDPOINT,
       this.setState,
-      this.raiseNotification,
+      this.props.raiseNotification,
       "apSettings",
       "apSettingsFetched"
     );
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class APSettings extends Component {
       AP_SETTINGS_ENDPOINT,
       this.state,
       this.setState,
-      this.raiseNotification,
+      this.props.raiseNotification,
       "apSettings",
       "apSettingsFetched"
     );
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ class APSettings extends Component {
     const { apSettingsFetched, apSettings, errorMessage } = this.state;
     return (
       <SectionContent title="AP Settings">
-        <SnackbarNotification notificationRef={(raiseNotification)=>this.raiseNotification = raiseNotification} />
       	<APSettingsForm  apSettingsFetched={apSettingsFetched} apSettings={apSettings} errorMessage={errorMessage}
           onSubmit={this.saveAPSettings} onReset={this.loadAPSettings} handleValueChange={this.wifiSettingValueChange} />
       </SectionContent>
@@ -67,4 +66,4 @@ class APSettings extends Component {
 
 }
 
-export default APSettings;
+export default withNotifier(APSettings);
diff --git a/interface/src/containers/APStatus.js b/interface/src/containers/APStatus.js
index e44821b..ce74b23 100644
--- a/interface/src/containers/APStatus.js
+++ b/interface/src/containers/APStatus.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import SettingsInputAntennaIcon from 'material-ui-icons/SettingsInputAntenna';
 import DeviceHubIcon from 'material-ui-icons/DeviceHub';
 import ComputerIcon from 'material-ui-icons/Computer';
 
-import SnackbarNotification from '../components/SnackbarNotification'
+import {withNotifier} from '../components/SnackbarNotification';
 import SectionContent from '../components/SectionContent'
 
 import * as Highlight from '../constants/Highlight';
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ class APStatus extends Component {
 
     this.setState = this.setState.bind(this);
     this.loadAPStatus = this.loadAPStatus.bind(this);
-    this.raiseNotification=this.raiseNotification.bind(this);
   }
 
   componentDidMount() {
@@ -59,14 +58,10 @@ class APStatus extends Component {
     simpleGet(
       AP_STATUS_ENDPOINT,
       this.setState,
-      this.raiseNotification
+      this.props.raiseNotification
     );
   }
 
-  raiseNotification(errorMessage) {
-    this.snackbarNotification(errorMessage);
-  }
-
   apStatusHighlight(status){
     return status.active ? Highlight.SUCCESS : Highlight.IDLE;
   }
@@ -136,7 +131,6 @@ class APStatus extends Component {
 
     return (
       <SectionContent title="AP Status">
-        <SnackbarNotification notificationRef={(snackbarNotification)=>this.snackbarNotification = snackbarNotification} />
         {
          !fetched ?
          <div>
@@ -162,4 +156,4 @@ class APStatus extends Component {
   }
 }
 
-export default withStyles(styles)(APStatus);
+export default withNotifier(withStyles(styles)(APStatus));
diff --git a/interface/src/containers/NTPSettings.js b/interface/src/containers/NTPSettings.js
index 08643ac..29380e3 100644
--- a/interface/src/containers/NTPSettings.js
+++ b/interface/src/containers/NTPSettings.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import React, { Component } from 'react';
 
 import { NTP_SETTINGS_ENDPOINT }  from  '../constants/Endpoints';
+import {withNotifier} from '../components/SnackbarNotification';
 import SectionContent from '../components/SectionContent';
-import SnackbarNotification from '../components/SnackbarNotification';
 import NTPSettingsForm from '../forms/NTPSettingsForm';
 import { simpleGet }  from  '../helpers/SimpleGet';
 import { simplePost } from '../helpers/SimplePost';
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class NTPSettings extends Component {
     simpleGet(
       NTP_SETTINGS_ENDPOINT,
       this.setState,
-      this.raiseNotification,
+      this.props.raiseNotification,
       "ntpSettings",
       "ntpSettingsFetched"
     );
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class NTPSettings extends Component {
       NTP_SETTINGS_ENDPOINT,
       this.state,
       this.setState,
-      this.raiseNotification,
+      this.props.raiseNotification,
       "ntpSettings",
       "ntpSettingsFetched"
     );
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ class NTPSettings extends Component {
     const { ntpSettingsFetched, ntpSettings, errorMessage } = this.state;
     return (
       <SectionContent title="NTP Settings">
-        <SnackbarNotification notificationRef={(raiseNotification)=>this.raiseNotification = raiseNotification} />
       	<NTPSettingsForm ntpSettingsFetched={ntpSettingsFetched} ntpSettings={ntpSettings} errorMessage={errorMessage}
           onSubmit={this.saveNTPSettings} onReset={this.loadNTPSettings} handleValueChange={this.ntpSettingValueChange} />
       </SectionContent>
@@ -67,4 +66,4 @@ class NTPSettings extends Component {
 
 }
 
-export default NTPSettings;
+export default withNotifier(NTPSettings);
diff --git a/interface/src/containers/NTPStatus.js b/interface/src/containers/NTPStatus.js
index a759506..74344b9 100644
--- a/interface/src/containers/NTPStatus.js
+++ b/interface/src/containers/NTPStatus.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import * as Highlight from '../constants/Highlight';
 import { unixTimeToTimeAndDate } from '../constants/TimeFormat';
 import { NTP_STATUS_ENDPOINT }  from  '../constants/Endpoints';
 
-import SnackbarNotification from '../components/SnackbarNotification';
+import {withNotifier} from '../components/SnackbarNotification';
 import SectionContent from '../components/SectionContent';
 
 import { simpleGet }  from  '../helpers/SimpleGet';
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ class NTPStatus extends Component {
 
     this.setState = this.setState.bind(this);
     this.loadNTPStatus = this.loadNTPStatus.bind(this);
-    this.raiseNotification=this.raiseNotification.bind(this);
   }
 
   componentDidMount() {
@@ -70,14 +69,10 @@ class NTPStatus extends Component {
     simpleGet(
       NTP_STATUS_ENDPOINT,
       this.setState,
-      this.raiseNotification
+      this.props.raiseNotification
     );
   }
 
-  raiseNotification(errorMessage) {
-    this.snackbarNotification(errorMessage);
-  }
-
   renderNTPStatus(status, fullDetails, classes){
     const listItems = [];
 
@@ -160,7 +155,6 @@ class NTPStatus extends Component {
 
     return (
       <SectionContent title="NTP Status">
-        <SnackbarNotification notificationRef={(snackbarNotification)=>this.snackbarNotification = snackbarNotification} />
         {
          !fetched ?
          <div>
@@ -186,4 +180,4 @@ class NTPStatus extends Component {
   }
 }
 
-export default withStyles(styles)(NTPStatus);
+export default withNotifier(withStyles(styles)(NTPStatus));
diff --git a/interface/src/containers/OTASettings.js b/interface/src/containers/OTASettings.js
index 5132425..472c836 100644
--- a/interface/src/containers/OTASettings.js
+++ b/interface/src/containers/OTASettings.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import React, { Component } from 'react';
 
 import { OTA_SETTINGS_ENDPOINT }  from  '../constants/Endpoints';
+import {withNotifier} from '../components/SnackbarNotification';
 import SectionContent from '../components/SectionContent';
-import SnackbarNotification from '../components/SnackbarNotification';
 import OTASettingsForm from '../forms/OTASettingsForm';
 import { simpleGet }  from  '../helpers/SimpleGet';
 import { simplePost } from '../helpers/SimplePost';
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class OTASettings extends Component {
     simpleGet(
       OTA_SETTINGS_ENDPOINT,
       this.setState,
-      this.raiseNotification,
+      this.props.raiseNotification,
       "otaSettings",
       "otaSettingsFetched"
     );
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class OTASettings extends Component {
       OTA_SETTINGS_ENDPOINT,
       this.state,
       this.setState,
-      this.raiseNotification,
+      this.props.raiseNotification,
       "otaSettings",
       "otaSettingsFetched"
     );
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ class OTASettings extends Component {
     const { otaSettingsFetched, otaSettings, errorMessage } = this.state;
     return (
       <SectionContent title="OTA Settings">
-        <SnackbarNotification notificationRef={(raiseNotification)=>this.raiseNotification = raiseNotification} />
       	<OTASettingsForm otaSettingsFetched={otaSettingsFetched} otaSettings={otaSettings} errorMessage={errorMessage}
           onSubmit={this.saveOTASettings} onReset={this.loadOTASettings} handleValueChange={this.otaSettingValueChange}
           handleCheckboxChange={this.otaSettingCheckboxChange} />
@@ -74,4 +73,4 @@ class OTASettings extends Component {
 
 }
 
-export default OTASettings;
+export default withNotifier(OTASettings);
diff --git a/interface/src/containers/WiFiNetworkScanner.js b/interface/src/containers/WiFiNetworkScanner.js
index eb621d6..e32e222 100644
--- a/interface/src/containers/WiFiNetworkScanner.js
+++ b/interface/src/containers/WiFiNetworkScanner.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { SCAN_NETWORKS_ENDPOINT, LIST_NETWORKS_ENDPOINT }  from  '../constants/Endpoints';
 import SectionContent from '../components/SectionContent';
 import WiFiNetworkSelector from '../forms/WiFiNetworkSelector';
+import {withNotifier} from '../components/SnackbarNotification';
 
 const NUM_POLLS = 10
 const POLLING_FREQUENCY = 500
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ class WiFiNetworkScanner extends Component {
       }
       throw Error("Scanning for networks returned unexpected response code: " + response.status);
     }).catch(error => {
+        this.props.raiseNotification("Problem scanning: " + error.message);
         this.setState({scanningForNetworks:false, networkList: null, errorMessage:error.message});
     });
   }
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ class WiFiNetworkScanner extends Component {
           this.schedulePollTimeout();
           throw this.retryError();
         }else{
-          throw Error("Device did not return network list in timley manner.");
+          throw Error("Device did not return network list in timely manner.");
         }
       }
       throw Error("Device returned unexpected response code: " + response.status);
@@ -90,6 +92,7 @@ class WiFiNetworkScanner extends Component {
     .catch(error => {
       console.log(error.message);
       if (error.name !== RETRY_EXCEPTION_TYPE) {
+        this.props.raiseNotification("Problem scanning: " + error.message);
         this.setState({scanningForNetworks:false, networkList: null, errorMessage:error.message});
       }
     });
@@ -115,4 +118,4 @@ WiFiNetworkScanner.propTypes = {
   selectNetwork: PropTypes.func.isRequired
 };
 
-export default (WiFiNetworkScanner);
+export default withNotifier(WiFiNetworkScanner);
diff --git a/interface/src/containers/WiFiSettings.js b/interface/src/containers/WiFiSettings.js
index 201c226..c1e9cbd 100644
--- a/interface/src/containers/WiFiSettings.js
+++ b/interface/src/containers/WiFiSettings.js
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import React, { Component } from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 
 import { WIFI_SETTINGS_ENDPOINT }  from  '../constants/Endpoints';
+import {withNotifier} from '../components/SnackbarNotification';
 import SectionContent from '../components/SectionContent';
-import SnackbarNotification from '../components/SnackbarNotification';
 import WiFiSettingsForm from '../forms/WiFiSettingsForm';
 import { simpleGet }  from  '../helpers/SimpleGet';
 import { simplePost } from '../helpers/SimplePost';
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class WiFiSettings extends Component {
     simpleGet(
       WIFI_SETTINGS_ENDPOINT,
       this.setState,
-      this.raiseNotification,
+      this.props.raiseNotification,
       "wifiSettings",
       "wifiSettingsFetched"
     );
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class WiFiSettings extends Component {
       WIFI_SETTINGS_ENDPOINT,
       this.state,
       this.setState,
-      this.raiseNotification,
+      this.props.raiseNotification,
       "wifiSettings",
       "wifiSettingsFetched"
     );
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ class WiFiSettings extends Component {
     const { wifiSettingsFetched, wifiSettings, errorMessage, selectedNetwork } = this.state;
     return (
       <SectionContent title="WiFi Settings">
-        <SnackbarNotification notificationRef={(raiseNotification)=>this.raiseNotification = raiseNotification} />
       	<WiFiSettingsForm wifiSettingsFetched={wifiSettingsFetched} wifiSettings={wifiSettings} errorMessage={errorMessage} selectedNetwork={selectedNetwork} deselectNetwork={this.deselectNetwork}
           onSubmit={this.saveWiFiSettings} onReset={this.loadWiFiSettings} handleValueChange={this.wifiSettingValueChange} handleCheckboxChange={this.wifiSettingCheckboxChange} />
       </SectionContent>
@@ -99,4 +98,4 @@ WiFiSettings.propTypes = {
   selectedNetwork: PropTypes.object
 };
 
-export default WiFiSettings;
+export default withNotifier(WiFiSettings);
diff --git a/interface/src/containers/WiFiStatus.js b/interface/src/containers/WiFiStatus.js
index 2bf2068..0a36d51 100644
--- a/interface/src/containers/WiFiStatus.js
+++ b/interface/src/containers/WiFiStatus.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import Button from 'material-ui/Button';
 import { LinearProgress } from 'material-ui/Progress';
 import Typography from 'material-ui/Typography';
 
-import SnackbarNotification from '../components/SnackbarNotification';
+import {withNotifier} from '../components/SnackbarNotification';
 import SectionContent from '../components/SectionContent';
 
 import { WIFI_STATUS_ENDPOINT }  from  '../constants/Endpoints';
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class WiFiStatus extends Component {
     simpleGet(
       WIFI_STATUS_ENDPOINT,
       this.setState,
-      this.raiseNotification
+      this.props.raiseNotification
     );
   }
 
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ class WiFiStatus extends Component {
 
     return (
       <SectionContent title="WiFi Status">
-        <SnackbarNotification notificationRef={(raiseNotification)=>this.raiseNotification = raiseNotification} />
         {
          !fetched ?
          <div>
@@ -185,4 +184,4 @@ class WiFiStatus extends Component {
   }
 }
 
-export default withStyles(styles)(WiFiStatus);
+export default withNotifier(withStyles(styles)(WiFiStatus));
diff --git a/interface/src/helpers/SimpleGet.js b/interface/src/helpers/SimpleGet.js
index fe262f6..01db80f 100644
--- a/interface/src/helpers/SimpleGet.js
+++ b/interface/src/helpers/SimpleGet.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export const simpleGet = (
     .then(json => {setState({[dataKey]: json, [fetchedKey]:true})})
     .catch(error =>{
       if (raiseNotification) {
-        raiseNotification("Problem fetching. " + error.message);
+        raiseNotification("Problem fetching: " + error.message);
       }
       setState({[dataKey]: null, [fetchedKey]:true, [errorMessageKey]:error.message});
     });
diff --git a/interface/src/helpers/SimplePost.js b/interface/src/helpers/SimplePost.js
index 7991570..b56696e 100644
--- a/interface/src/helpers/SimplePost.js
+++ b/interface/src/helpers/SimplePost.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export const simplePost = (
     raiseNotification("Changes successfully applied.");
     setState({[dataKey]: json, [fetchedKey]:true});
   }).catch(error => {
-    raiseNotification("Problem saving. " + error.message);
+    raiseNotification("Problem saving: " + error.message);
     setState({[dataKey]: null, [fetchedKey]:true, [errorMessageKey]:error.message});
   });
 }