diff --git a/app/controllers/candidate_controller.rb b/app/controllers/candidate_controller.rb
index 59fd244..344c663 100644
--- a/app/controllers/candidate_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/candidate_controller.rb
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ class CandidateController < ApplicationController
         flash[:answer_error] = answer_params[:question_id].to_i
         render :question
       else
+        flash.delete(:answer_error)
         # TODO: change params.key? to submit = save/next/summary
         # redirect_to :summary and return if params.key?(:update)
         redirect_to :saved and return if params.key?(:save)