diff --git a/eac/__init__.py b/eac/__init__.py
index dd22928..97ba7a4 100644
--- a/eac/__init__.py
+++ b/eac/__init__.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import hmac
 from hashlib import sha1
 import base64
-from typing import Any
+from typing import Any, Union
 
 import jwt
 from requests.models import HTTPError
@@ -108,6 +108,12 @@ def _index() -> str:
                            services=services)
 
 
+@APP.route('/status')
+@_AUTH.oidc_auth('default')
+def _status() -> tuple[str, int]:
+    return render_template('callback.html'), 200
+
+
 @APP.route('/slack', methods=['GET'])
 @_AUTH.oidc_auth('default')
 def _auth_slack() -> werkzeug.Response:
@@ -159,7 +165,7 @@ def _auth_github() -> werkzeug.Response:
 
 @APP.route('/github/return', methods=['GET'])
 @_AUTH.oidc_auth('default')
-def _github_landing() -> tuple[str, int]:
+def _github_landing() -> Union[werkzeug.Response, tuple[str, int]]:
     # Determine if we have a valid reason to do things
     state = request.args.get('state')
     if state != APP.config['STATE']:
@@ -209,7 +215,13 @@ def _github_landing() -> tuple[str, int]:
     member = _LDAP.get_member(uid, uid=True)
 
     _link_github(github_username, github_id, member, user_token)
-    return render_template('callback.html'), 200
+    status_title = 'Linked Github!'
+    status = f'Added {github_username} to CSH Github org, you do not have to accept the email invite'
+
+    status_title_encoded = urllib.parse.quote(status_title, safe='')
+    status_encoded = urllib.parse.quote(status, safe='')
+    return redirect(
+        f'/status?status-title={status_title_encoded}&status={status_encoded}')
 
 
 def _get_github_jwt() -> str:
diff --git a/eac/static/actions.js b/eac/static/actions.js
index c278f1c..58222ce 100644
--- a/eac/static/actions.js
+++ b/eac/static/actions.js
@@ -1,10 +1,32 @@
-(function () {
-    const reload = () => window.location.reload();
+function showModal(statusTitle, status) {
+    const modalEl = document.querySelector('#statusModal')
+    const modal = new bootstrap.Modal(modalEl)
+
+    const modalCloseBtn = modalEl.querySelector('#statusCloseButton')
+    modalCloseBtn.addEventListener('click', () => modal.hide())
+
+    const modalTitle = modalEl.querySelector('.modal-title')
+    modalTitle.append(statusTitle)
+
+    const modalBody = modalEl.querySelector('.modal-body')
+    modalBody.append(status)
+
+    $("#statusModal").on("hidden.bs.modal", () => {
+        window.location.reload()
+    })
+
+    modal.show()
+
+    return modal;
+}
+
+window.addEventListener('load', () => {
     const controls = document.querySelectorAll("button[data-service]");
+    const reload = () => window.location.reload();
 
     for (const control of controls) {
         const serviceName = control.dataset.service;
-        const endpoint = window.location + serviceName;
+        const endpoint = serviceName;
         const unlink = control.dataset.action === "unlink";
 
         control.addEventListener('click', () => {
@@ -24,10 +46,26 @@
                 const timer = setInterval(() => {
                     if (popup.closed) {
                         clearInterval(timer);
+
                         reload();
                     }
+                    try {
+                        if (popup.location.pathname == '/status') {
+                            clearInterval(timer);
+
+                            const query = new URLSearchParams(popup.location.search);
+                            popup.close();
+
+                            const statusTitle = query.get('status-title');
+                            const status = query.get('status');
+
+                            showModal(statusTitle, status);
+                        }
+                    } catch {
+                        // do this because every time you try and access the location of a window with a different origin it errors
+                    }
                 }, 500);
             }
         });
     }
-}());
+});
diff --git a/eac/templates/callback.html b/eac/templates/callback.html
index 80cfc54..d22b3db 100644
--- a/eac/templates/callback.html
+++ b/eac/templates/callback.html
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 <html lang="en">
     <head>
         <title>Redirecting...</title>
-        <script>
-            window.addEventListener("load", window.close);
-        </script>
     </head>
     <body>Success</body>
 </html>
diff --git a/eac/templates/home.html b/eac/templates/home.html
index 88446ab..a99aee0 100644
--- a/eac/templates/home.html
+++ b/eac/templates/home.html
@@ -94,6 +94,22 @@
         </footer>
         {% endif %}
 
+        <div class="modal fade" id="statusModal" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
+            <div class="modal-dialog modal-md" role="document">
+                <div class="modal-content">
+                    <div class="modal-header">
+                        <h1 class="modal-title fs-5"></h1>
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="modal-body">
+
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="modal-footer">
+                        <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" id="statusCloseButton">Close</button>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
         <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.3.1.slim.min.js" integrity="sha384-q8i/X+965DzO0rT7abK41JStQIAqVgRVzpbzo5smXKp4YfRvH+8abtTE1Pi6jizo" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
         <script src="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.2.1/js/bootstrap.min.js" integrity="sha384-B0UglyR+jN6CkvvICOB2joaf5I4l3gm9GU6Hc1og6Ls7i6U/mkkaduKaBhlAXv9k" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
         <script defer src="https://use.fontawesome.com/releases/v5.7.0/js/all.js" integrity="sha384-qD/MNBVMm3hVYCbRTSOW130+CWeRIKbpot9/gR1BHkd7sIct4QKhT1hOPd+2hO8K" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>