diff --git a/handlers/candidaterecords/candidate_records.go b/handlers/candidaterecords/candidate_records.go
index 1caa8318..68dbd2fe 100644
--- a/handlers/candidaterecords/candidate_records.go
+++ b/handlers/candidaterecords/candidate_records.go
@@ -94,10 +94,19 @@ func RejectCandidateRecord(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	f := flash.SimpleFlash().
 		WithLevel("success").
 		WithBody("<p>Candidate record was successfully deleted.</p>")
+	c.Flash = append(c.Flash, *f)
 
-	c.PersistFlash(w, *f)
+	rec, err = c.Repo.GetCandidateRecord(r.Context(), rec.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.HandleError(w, r, err)
+		return
+	}
 
-	w.Header().Set("HX-Redirect", c.URLTo("candidate_records").String())
+	views.Cat(
+		candidaterecordviews.ListItem(c, rec),
+		views.CloseModal(),
+		views.Replace("#flash-messages", views.FlashMessages(c)),
+	).Render(r.Context(), w)
 }
 
 func ImportCandidateRecord(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
diff --git a/views/candidaterecord/confirm_hide.templ b/views/candidaterecord/confirm_hide.templ
index 40e0c072..536284e5 100644
--- a/views/candidaterecord/confirm_hide.templ
+++ b/views/candidaterecord/confirm_hide.templ
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package candidaterecordviews
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"github.com/ugent-library/biblio-backoffice/ctx"
 	"github.com/ugent-library/biblio-backoffice/models"
 )
@@ -27,7 +28,8 @@ templ ConfirmHide(c *ctx.Ctx, rec *models.CandidateRecord) {
 						<button
 							class="btn btn-danger"
 							hx-put={ c.PathTo("reject_candidate_record", "id", rec.ID).String() }
-							hx-swap="none"
+							hx-target={ fmt.Sprintf("#candidate-record-%s", rec.ID) }
+							hx-swap="outerHTML"
 						>Yes, reject suggestion</button>
 					</div>
 				</div>
diff --git a/views/candidaterecord/confirm_hide_templ.go b/views/candidaterecord/confirm_hide_templ.go
index 4fce1de4..88309416 100644
--- a/views/candidaterecord/confirm_hide_templ.go
+++ b/views/candidaterecord/confirm_hide_templ.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import "github.com/a-h/templ"
 import templruntime "github.com/a-h/templ/runtime"
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"github.com/ugent-library/biblio-backoffice/ctx"
 	"github.com/ugent-library/biblio-backoffice/models"
 )
@@ -38,13 +39,26 @@ func ConfirmHide(c *ctx.Ctx, rec *models.CandidateRecord) templ.Component {
 		var templ_7745c5c3_Var2 string
 		templ_7745c5c3_Var2, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ.JoinStringErrs(c.PathTo("reject_candidate_record", "id", rec.ID).String())
 		if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
-			return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `candidaterecord/confirm_hide.templ`, Line: 29, Col: 74}
+			return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `candidaterecord/confirm_hide.templ`, Line: 30, Col: 74}
 		}
 		_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString(templ.EscapeString(templ_7745c5c3_Var2))
 		if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 			return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 		}
-		_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString("\" hx-swap=\"none\">Yes, reject suggestion</button></div></div></div></div></div>")
+		_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString("\" hx-target=\"")
+		if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
+			return templ_7745c5c3_Err
+		}
+		var templ_7745c5c3_Var3 string
+		templ_7745c5c3_Var3, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ.JoinStringErrs(fmt.Sprintf("#candidate-record-%s", rec.ID))
+		if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
+			return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `candidaterecord/confirm_hide.templ`, Line: 31, Col: 62}
+		}
+		_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString(templ.EscapeString(templ_7745c5c3_Var3))
+		if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
+			return templ_7745c5c3_Err
+		}
+		_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString("\" hx-swap=\"outerHTML\">Yes, reject suggestion</button></div></div></div></div></div>")
 		if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 			return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 		}
diff --git a/views/replace.templ b/views/replace.templ
index 6cea022c..0941c020 100644
--- a/views/replace.templ
+++ b/views/replace.templ
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ templ Replace(selector string, component templ.Component) {
 }
 
 templ ReplaceModal(component templ.Component) {
-	<div hx-swap-oob="innerHTML:#modal">
-		@component
-	</div>
+	@Replace("#modal", component)
 }
 
-templ CloseModalAndReplace(selector string, component templ.Component) {
+templ CloseModal() {
 	<div hx-swap-oob="innerHTML:#modals"></div>
-	<div hx-swap-oob={ fmt.Sprintf("innerHTML:%s", selector) }>
-		@component
-	</div>
+}
+
+templ CloseModalAndReplace(selector string, component templ.Component) {
+	@CloseModal()
+	@Replace(selector, component)
 }
diff --git a/views/replace_templ.go b/views/replace_templ.go
index 2858412d..34463be0 100644
--- a/views/replace_templ.go
+++ b/views/replace_templ.go
@@ -75,15 +75,7 @@ func ReplaceModal(component templ.Component) templ.Component {
 			templ_7745c5c3_Var3 = templ.NopComponent
 		}
 		ctx = templ.ClearChildren(ctx)
-		_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString("<div hx-swap-oob=\"innerHTML:#modal\">")
-		if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
-			return templ_7745c5c3_Err
-		}
-		templ_7745c5c3_Err = component.Render(ctx, templ_7745c5c3_Buffer)
-		if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
-			return templ_7745c5c3_Err
-		}
-		_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString("</div>")
+		templ_7745c5c3_Err = Replace("#modal", component).Render(ctx, templ_7745c5c3_Buffer)
 		if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 			return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 		}
@@ -91,7 +83,7 @@ func ReplaceModal(component templ.Component) templ.Component {
 	})
 }
 
-func CloseModalAndReplace(selector string, component templ.Component) templ.Component {
+func CloseModal() templ.Component {
 	return templruntime.GeneratedTemplate(func(templ_7745c5c3_Input templruntime.GeneratedComponentInput) (templ_7745c5c3_Err error) {
 		templ_7745c5c3_W, ctx := templ_7745c5c3_Input.Writer, templ_7745c5c3_Input.Context
 		templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, templ_7745c5c3_IsBuffer := templruntime.GetBuffer(templ_7745c5c3_W)
@@ -109,28 +101,37 @@ func CloseModalAndReplace(selector string, component templ.Component) templ.Comp
 			templ_7745c5c3_Var4 = templ.NopComponent
 		}
 		ctx = templ.ClearChildren(ctx)
-		_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString("<div hx-swap-oob=\"innerHTML:#modals\"></div><div hx-swap-oob=\"")
+		_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString("<div hx-swap-oob=\"innerHTML:#modals\"></div>")
 		if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 			return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 		}
-		var templ_7745c5c3_Var5 string
-		templ_7745c5c3_Var5, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ.JoinStringErrs(fmt.Sprintf("innerHTML:%s", selector))
-		if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
-			return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `replace.templ`, Line: 19, Col: 57}
-		}
-		_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString(templ.EscapeString(templ_7745c5c3_Var5))
-		if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
-			return templ_7745c5c3_Err
+		return templ_7745c5c3_Err
+	})
+}
+
+func CloseModalAndReplace(selector string, component templ.Component) templ.Component {
+	return templruntime.GeneratedTemplate(func(templ_7745c5c3_Input templruntime.GeneratedComponentInput) (templ_7745c5c3_Err error) {
+		templ_7745c5c3_W, ctx := templ_7745c5c3_Input.Writer, templ_7745c5c3_Input.Context
+		templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, templ_7745c5c3_IsBuffer := templruntime.GetBuffer(templ_7745c5c3_W)
+		if !templ_7745c5c3_IsBuffer {
+			defer func() {
+				templ_7745c5c3_BufErr := templruntime.ReleaseBuffer(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer)
+				if templ_7745c5c3_Err == nil {
+					templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_BufErr
+				}
+			}()
 		}
-		_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString("\">")
-		if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
-			return templ_7745c5c3_Err
+		ctx = templ.InitializeContext(ctx)
+		templ_7745c5c3_Var5 := templ.GetChildren(ctx)
+		if templ_7745c5c3_Var5 == nil {
+			templ_7745c5c3_Var5 = templ.NopComponent
 		}
-		templ_7745c5c3_Err = component.Render(ctx, templ_7745c5c3_Buffer)
+		ctx = templ.ClearChildren(ctx)
+		templ_7745c5c3_Err = CloseModal().Render(ctx, templ_7745c5c3_Buffer)
 		if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 			return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 		}
-		_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString("</div>")
+		templ_7745c5c3_Err = Replace(selector, component).Render(ctx, templ_7745c5c3_Buffer)
 		if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 			return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 		}