diff --git a/app/components/league/settings/SettingsMessages.tsx b/app/components/league/settings/SettingsMessages.tsx
index 1d52a83..f4cce8d 100644
--- a/app/components/league/settings/SettingsMessages.tsx
+++ b/app/components/league/settings/SettingsMessages.tsx
@@ -25,13 +25,6 @@ export function SettingsMessage({ actionData }: { actionData: SettingsActionData
       </div>
     );
   }
-  if (actionData.success) {
-    return (
-      <div className="rounded-md bg-emerald-500/15 px-4 py-3 text-sm text-emerald-700 dark:text-emerald-300">
-        {actionData.message ?? "Settings updated successfully."}
-      </div>
-    );
-  }
   return null;
 }
 
diff --git a/app/routes/leagues/$leagueId.settings.server.ts b/app/routes/leagues/$leagueId.settings.server.ts
index 18bc795..5120899 100644
--- a/app/routes/leagues/$leagueId.settings.server.ts
+++ b/app/routes/leagues/$leagueId.settings.server.ts
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ export async function action(args: Route.ActionArgs) {
   const season = await findCurrentSeasonWithSports(leagueId);
   if (!season) {
     if (intent === "update") {
-      return redirect(`/leagues/${leagueId}?updated=true`);
+      return { success: true, message: "Settings saved successfully.", intent: "update" as const };
     }
     return { error: "No active season found" };
   }
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ export async function action(args: Route.ActionArgs) {
         }
       }
 
-      return redirect(`/leagues/${leagueId}?updated=true`);
+      return { success: true, message: "Settings saved successfully.", intent: "update" as const };
     } catch (error) {
       logger.error("Error updating season settings:", error);
       return { error: "Failed to update season settings. Please try again." };
diff --git a/app/routes/leagues/$leagueId.settings.tsx b/app/routes/leagues/$leagueId.settings.tsx
index 3467453..3356cfe 100644
--- a/app/routes/leagues/$leagueId.settings.tsx
+++ b/app/routes/leagues/$leagueId.settings.tsx
@@ -179,8 +179,8 @@ export default function LeagueSettings({ loaderData, actionData }: Route.Compone
     setHasDraftOrderChanges(false);
   }, [draftSlots, teams]);
 
-  // Re-mark dirty if the settings save returned an error (success path redirects away, so no cleanup
-  // needed there). Guard against non-settings errors (e.g. draft-order) which carry a `section` field.
+  // Re-mark dirty if the settings save returned an error. Guard against non-settings errors
+  // (e.g. draft-order) which carry a `section` field.
   useEffect(() => {
     if (navigation.state !== "idle") return;
     if (actionData && "error" in actionData && !("section" in actionData)) {
@@ -188,6 +188,14 @@ export default function LeagueSettings({ loaderData, actionData }: Route.Compone
     }
   }, [actionData, navigation.state]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (navigation.state !== "idle") return;
+    if (actionData && "intent" in actionData && actionData.intent === "update" && actionData.success) {
+      toast.success(actionData.message ?? "Settings saved!");
+      setHasUnsavedSettingsChanges(false);
+    }
+  }, [actionData, navigation.state]);
+
   const canEditSports = season?.status === "pre_draft";
   const canEditTeamCount = season?.status === "pre_draft";
   const canEditDraftOrder = season?.status === "pre_draft";