diff --git a/resources/i18n/en.json b/resources/i18n/en.json
index 9a4e49d433..f3236251cf 100644
--- a/resources/i18n/en.json
+++ b/resources/i18n/en.json
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
   "admin.registries.bitstream-formats.create.new": "Add a new bitstream format",
   "admin.registries.bitstream-formats.create.success.content": "The new bitstream format was successfully created.",
   "admin.registries.bitstream-formats.create.success.head": "Success",
-  "admin.registries.bitstream-formats.delete.failure.amount": "The following amount of bitstream formats could not be deleted: {{ amount }} ",
+  "admin.registries.bitstream-formats.delete.failure.amount": "Failed to remove {{ amount }} format(s)",
   "admin.registries.bitstream-formats.delete.failure.head": "Failure",
-  "admin.registries.bitstream-formats.delete.success.amount": "The following amount of bitstream formats have been successfully deleted: {{ amount }}",
+  "admin.registries.bitstream-formats.delete.success.amount": "Successfully removed {{ amount }} format(s)",
   "admin.registries.bitstream-formats.delete.success.head": "Success",
   "admin.registries.bitstream-formats.description": "This list of bitstream formats provides information about known formats and their support level.",
   "admin.registries.bitstream-formats.edit.description.hint": "",
diff --git a/src/app/+admin/admin-registries/bitstream-formats/bitstream-formats.component.html b/src/app/+admin/admin-registries/bitstream-formats/bitstream-formats.component.html
index 7dd325338a..e5cf7cf5ec 100644
--- a/src/app/+admin/admin-registries/bitstream-formats/bitstream-formats.component.html
+++ b/src/app/+admin/admin-registries/bitstream-formats/bitstream-formats.component.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <div class="bitstream-formats row">
     <div class="col-12">
 
-      <h2 id="header" class="border-bottom mb-2">{{'admin.registries.bitstream-formats.head' | translate}}</h2>
+      <h2 id="header" class="border-bottom pb-2 ">{{'admin.registries.bitstream-formats.head' | translate}}</h2>
 
       <p id="description">{{'admin.registries.bitstream-formats.description' | translate}}</p>
       <p id="create-new" class="mb-2"><a [routerLink]="'add'" class="btn btn-success">{{'admin.registries.bitstream-formats.create.new' | translate}}</a></p>
diff --git a/src/app/+admin/admin-registries/bitstream-formats/bitstream-formats.component.ts b/src/app/+admin/admin-registries/bitstream-formats/bitstream-formats.component.ts
index 737fb59c77..cb7aa1ef91 100644
--- a/src/app/+admin/admin-registries/bitstream-formats/bitstream-formats.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+admin/admin-registries/bitstream-formats/bitstream-formats.component.ts
@@ -78,8 +78,11 @@ export class BitstreamFormatsComponent implements OnInit {
           }
 
           this.deselectAll();
-          this.pageState.next('update-on-delete');
-        });
+
+          this.router.navigate([], {
+            queryParams: Object.assign({}, { page: 1 }),
+            queryParamsHandling: 'merge'
+          });        });
       }
     );
   }