diff --git a/spec/requests/projects/google_cloud/databases_controller_spec.rb b/spec/requests/projects/google_cloud/databases_controller_spec.rb
index e91a51ce2efbc0aecfd1fe71f6f6f290e23222ae..98e8361060059ce5c7eec4b01a58da06982dd476 100644
--- a/spec/requests/projects/google_cloud/databases_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/projects/google_cloud/databases_controller_spec.rb
@@ -94,23 +94,33 @@
         post project_google_cloud_databases_path(project)
       end
 
-      it 'calls EnableCloudsqlService and redirects on error' do
-        expect_next_instance_of(::GoogleCloud::EnableCloudsqlService) do |service|
-          expect(service).to receive(:execute)
-                               .and_return({ status: :error, message: 'error' })
+      context 'when EnableCloudsqlService fails' do
+        before do
+          allow_next_instance_of(::GoogleCloud::EnableCloudsqlService) do |service|
+            allow(service).to receive(:execute)
+                                 .and_return({ status: :error, message: 'error' })
+          end
         end
 
-        subject
+        it 'redirects and track event on error' do
+          subject
+
+          expect(response).to redirect_to(project_google_cloud_databases_path(project))
+
+          expect_snowplow_event(
+            category: 'Projects::GoogleCloud::DatabasesController',
+            action: 'error_enable_cloudsql_services',
+            label: nil,
+            project: project,
+            user: user
+          )
+        end
 
-        expect(response).to redirect_to(project_google_cloud_databases_path(project))
+        it 'shows a flash alert' do
+          subject
 
-        expect_snowplow_event(
-          category: 'Projects::GoogleCloud::DatabasesController',
-          action: 'error_enable_cloudsql_services',
-          label: nil,
-          project: project,
-          user: user
-        )
+          expect(flash[:alert]).to eq(s_('CloudSeed|Google Cloud Error - error'))
+        end
       end
 
       context 'when EnableCloudsqlService is successful' do
@@ -121,23 +131,33 @@
           end
         end
 
-        it 'calls CreateCloudsqlInstanceService and redirects on error' do
-          expect_next_instance_of(::GoogleCloud::CreateCloudsqlInstanceService) do |service|
-            expect(service).to receive(:execute)
-                                 .and_return({ status: :error, message: 'error' })
+        context 'when CreateCloudsqlInstanceService fails' do
+          before do
+            allow_next_instance_of(::GoogleCloud::CreateCloudsqlInstanceService) do |service|
+              allow(service).to receive(:execute)
+                                   .and_return({ status: :error, message: 'error' })
+            end
           end
 
-          subject
+          it 'redirects and track event on error' do
+            subject
 
-          expect(response).to redirect_to(project_google_cloud_databases_path(project))
+            expect(response).to redirect_to(project_google_cloud_databases_path(project))
 
-          expect_snowplow_event(
-            category: 'Projects::GoogleCloud::DatabasesController',
-            action: 'error_create_cloudsql_instance',
-            label: nil,
-            project: project,
-            user: user
-          )
+            expect_snowplow_event(
+              category: 'Projects::GoogleCloud::DatabasesController',
+              action: 'error_create_cloudsql_instance',
+              label: nil,
+              project: project,
+              user: user
+            )
+          end
+
+          it 'shows a flash warning' do
+            subject
+
+            expect(flash[:warning]).to eq(s_('CloudSeed|Google Cloud Error - error'))
+          end
         end
 
         context 'when CreateCloudsqlInstanceService is successful' do
@@ -161,6 +181,18 @@
               user: user
             )
           end
+
+          it 'shows a flash notice' do
+            subject
+
+            expect(flash[:notice])
+              .to eq(
+                s_(
+                  'CloudSeed|Cloud SQL instance creation request successful. ' \
+                  'Expected resolution time is ~5 minutes.'
+                )
+              )
+          end
         end
       end
     end