diff --git a/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/static/js/projectapp.js b/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/static/js/projectapp.js
index 6b1bbb40fb..40e7643822 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/static/js/projectapp.js
+++ b/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/static/js/projectapp.js
@@ -608,7 +608,6 @@ projectApp.controller('prjCtrl', function($scope, $modal, $http, $interval, $loc
 
                 // requirement https://bugzilla.yoctoproject.org/attachment.cgi?id=2229, notification for changed version to include layers
                 $scope.zone2alerts.forEach(function (e) { e.close(); });
-                alertText += "This has caused the following changes in your project layers:<ul>";
 
 
                 // warnings - this is executed AFTER the generic XHRCall handling is done; at this point,
@@ -620,6 +619,10 @@ projectApp.controller('prjCtrl', function($scope, $modal, $http, $interval, $loc
                         function (e) {addedLayers.push(e); },
                         function (e) {deletedLayers.push(e); });
 
+                    var hasDifferentLayers = (addedLayers.length || deletedLayers.length)
+                    if (hasDifferentLayers) {
+                        alertText += "This has caused the following changes in your project layers:<ul>";
+                    }
                     // some of the deleted layers are actually replaced (changed) layers
                     var changedLayers = [];
                     deletedLayers.forEach(function (e) {
@@ -633,14 +636,16 @@ projectApp.controller('prjCtrl', function($scope, $modal, $http, $interval, $loc
                     });
 
                     if (addedLayers.length > 0) {
-                        alertText += "<li><strong>"+addedLayers.length+"</strong> layer" + ((addedLayers.length>1)?"s changed: ":" changed: ") + addedLayers.map(function (e) { return "<a href=\""+e.layerdetailurl+"\">"+e.name+"</a>"; }).join(", ") + "</li>";
+                        alertText += "<li><strong>"+addedLayers.length+"</strong> layer" + ((addedLayers.length>1)?"s":"") + " changed to the <strong> " + $scope.project.release.name + " </strong> branch: " + addedLayers.map(function (e) { return "<a href=\""+e.layerdetailurl+"\">"+e.name+"</a>"; }).join(", ") + "</li>";
                     }
                     if (deletedLayers.length > 0) {
-                        alertText += "<li><strong>"+deletedLayers.length+"</strong> layer" + ((deletedLayers.length>1)?"s deleted: ":"deleted: ") + deletedLayers.map(function (e) { return "<a href=\""+e.layerdetailurl+"\">"+e.name+"</a>"; }).join(", ") + "</li>";
+                        alertText += "<li><strong>"+deletedLayers.length+"</strong> layer" + ((deletedLayers.length>1)?"s":"") + " deleted from the <strong> " + $scope.project.release.name + " </strong> branch: " + deletedLayers.map(function (e) { return "<a href=\""+e.layerdetailurl+"\">"+e.name+"</a>"; }).join(", ") + "</li>";
                     }
 
                 }
-                alertText += "</ul>";
+                if (hasDifferentLayers) {
+                    alertText += "</ul>";
+                }
             }
             $scope.displayAlert(alertZone, alertText, "alert-info");
         });