diff --git a/erpnext/stock/doctype/material_request/material_request.js b/erpnext/stock/doctype/material_request/material_request.js
index b97da69..eb298a6 100644
--- a/erpnext/stock/doctype/material_request/material_request.js
+++ b/erpnext/stock/doctype/material_request/material_request.js
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@
 			args: {
 				"material_request": frm.doc.name
 			},
+			freeze: true,
 			callback: function(r) {
 				if(r.message.length) {
 					frm.reload_doc();
diff --git a/erpnext/stock/doctype/material_request/material_request.py b/erpnext/stock/doctype/material_request/material_request.py
index 2d98557..739d749 100644
--- a/erpnext/stock/doctype/material_request/material_request.py
+++ b/erpnext/stock/doctype/material_request/material_request.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 import frappe
 import json
 
-from frappe.utils import cstr, flt, getdate, new_line_sep, nowdate, add_days
+from frappe.utils import cstr, flt, getdate, new_line_sep, nowdate, add_days, get_link_to_form
 from frappe import msgprint, _
 from frappe.model.mapper import get_mapped_doc
 from erpnext.stock.stock_balance import update_bin_qty, get_indented_qty
@@ -522,15 +522,22 @@
 
 				work_orders.append(wo_order.name)
 			else:
-				errors.append(_("Row {0}: Bill of Materials not found for the Item {1}").format(d.idx, d.item_code))
+				errors.append(_("Row {0}: Bill of Materials not found for the Item {1}")
+					.format(d.idx, get_link_to_form("Item", d.item_code)))
 
 	if work_orders:
-		message = ["""<a href="#Form/Work Order/%s" target="_blank">%s</a>""" % \
-			(p, p) for p in work_orders]
-		msgprint(_("The following Work Orders were created:") + '\n' + new_line_sep(message))
+		work_orders_list = [get_link_to_form("Work Order", d) for d in work_orders]
+
+		if len(work_orders) > 1:
+			msgprint(_("The following {0} were created: {1}")
+				.format(frappe.bold(_("Work Orders")), '<br>' + ', '.join(work_orders_list)))
+		else:
+			msgprint(_("The {0} {1} created sucessfully")
+				.format(frappe.bold(_("Work Order")), work_orders_list[0]))
 
 	if errors:
-		frappe.throw(_("Work Order cannot be created for following reason:") + '\n' + new_line_sep(errors))
+		frappe.throw(_("Work Order cannot be created for following reason: <br> {0}")
+			.format(new_line_sep(errors)))
 
 	return work_orders