diff --git a/app/controllers/admins_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admins_controller.rb
index d323db7d..50adb163 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admins_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admins_controller.rb
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class AdminsController < ApplicationController
 
   # POST /admins/ban/:user_uid
   def ban_user
-    @user.remove_role :pending if @user.has_role? :pending
+    @user.roles = []
     @user.add_role :denied
     redirect_to admins_path, flash: { success: I18n.t("administrator.flash.banned") }
   end
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ class AdminsController < ApplicationController
   # POST /admins/unban/:user_uid
   def unban_user
     @user.remove_role :denied
+    @user.add_role :user
     redirect_to admins_path, flash: { success: I18n.t("administrator.flash.unbanned") }
   end
 
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ class AdminsController < ApplicationController
   # POST /admins/branding
   def branding
     @settings.update_value("Branding Image", params[:url])
-    redirect_to admins_path
+    redirect_to admins_path, flash: { success: I18n.t("administrator.flash.settings.image") }
   end
 
   # POST /admins/color
@@ -118,23 +119,23 @@ class AdminsController < ApplicationController
     @settings.update_value("Primary Color", params[:color])
     @settings.update_value("Primary Color Lighten", color_lighten(params[:color]))
     @settings.update_value("Primary Color Darken", color_darken(params[:color]))
-    redirect_to admins_path
+    redirect_to admins_path, flash: { success: I18n.t("administrator.flash.settings") }
   end
 
   def coloring_lighten
     @settings.update_value("Primary Color Lighten", params[:color])
-    redirect_to admins_path
+    redirect_to admins_path, flash: { success: I18n.t("administrator.flash.settings") }
   end
 
   def coloring_darken
     @settings.update_value("Primary Color Darken", params[:color])
-    redirect_to admins_path
+    redirect_to admins_path, flash: { success: I18n.t("administrator.flash.settings") }
   end
 
   # POST /admins/room_authentication
   def room_authentication
     @settings.update_value("Room Authentication", params[:value])
-    redirect_to admins_path
+    redirect_to admins_path, flash: { success: I18n.t("administrator.flash.settings") }
   end
 
   # POST /admins/registration_method/:method
diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index 2b831302..b3feffb1 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -52,8 +52,17 @@ module Greenlight
     config.bigbluebutton_secret_default = "8cd8ef52e8e101574e400365b55e11a6"
 
     # Use standalone BigBlueButton server.
-    config.bigbluebutton_endpoint = ENV["BIGBLUEBUTTON_ENDPOINT"].present? ? ENV["BIGBLUEBUTTON_ENDPOINT"] : config.bigbluebutton_endpoint_default
-    config.bigbluebutton_secret = ENV["BIGBLUEBUTTON_SECRET"].present? ? ENV["BIGBLUEBUTTON_SECRET"] : config.bigbluebutton_secret_default
+    config.bigbluebutton_endpoint = if ENV["BIGBLUEBUTTON_ENDPOINT"].present?
+       ENV["BIGBLUEBUTTON_ENDPOINT"]
+    else
+      config.bigbluebutton_endpoint_default
+    end
+
+    config.bigbluebutton_secret = if ENV["BIGBLUEBUTTON_SECRET"].present?
+      ENV["BIGBLUEBUTTON_SECRET"]
+    else
+      config.bigbluebutton_secret_default
+    end
 
     # Fix endpoint format if required.
     config.bigbluebutton_endpoint += "/" unless config.bigbluebutton_endpoint.ends_with?('/')
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index c13601b1..a76fcf80 100755
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ en:
       invite_email_verification: ALLOW_MAIL_NOTIFICATIONS must be set to true in order to use this method
       promoted: User has been successfully promoted
       registration_method_updated: Registration method successfully updated
+      settings: Site Settings successfully changed
       unauthorized: You are not authorized to perform actions on this user
     title: Organization Settings
     users: