diff --git a/app/templates/error/technical_difficulties.html b/app/templates/error/technical_difficulties.html
index af6a4401d..cdb09e074 100644
--- a/app/templates/error/technical_difficulties.html
+++ b/app/templates/error/technical_difficulties.html
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
-{% block content %}
+  <div class="usa-alert usa-alert--info usa-alert--slim" aria-label="Site alert,,,,">
+    <div class="grid-container padding-x-0">
+      <div class="usa-alert__body">
+        <p class="usa-alert__text">
+          We're currently having some technical issues. We're working on it and will be back soon. Thanks for your patience!
+        </p>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
   <section class="grid-container usa-section margin-top-5 margin-bottom-5">
   <div class="grid-row flex-justify-center">
     <div class="desktop:grid-col-3 tablet:grid-col-4 mobile:grid-col-12 flex-align-center">
@@ -16,4 +24,3 @@
   </div>
   </div>
   </section>
-{% endblock %}
diff --git a/app/templates/views/signedout.html b/app/templates/views/signedout.html
index 624874c10..b95cb7e82 100644
--- a/app/templates/views/signedout.html
+++ b/app/templates/views/signedout.html
@@ -12,17 +12,6 @@ import usaButton %} {% block meta %}
 {% block beforeContent %}{% endblock %}
 
 <main id="main-content" role="main">
-  {% if is_api_down %}
-    <div class="usa-alert usa-alert--info usa-alert--slim" aria-label="Site alert,,,,">
-      <div class="grid-container padding-x-0">
-        <div class="usa-alert__body">
-          <p class="usa-alert__text">
-            We're currently having some technical issues. We're working on it and will be back soon. Thanks for your patience!
-          </p>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  {% endif %}
   {% block content %}
   {% if is_api_down %}
     {% include "error/technical_difficulties.html" %}