diff --git a/cms/static/js/spec/views/pages/course_outline_spec.js b/cms/static/js/spec/views/pages/course_outline_spec.js
index 352c201d9a..a13537051d 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/spec/views/pages/course_outline_spec.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/spec/views/pages/course_outline_spec.js
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ define(["jquery", "js/spec_helpers/create_sinon", "js/spec_helpers/view_helpers"
                 getItemsOfType, getItemHeaders, verifyItemsExpanded, expandItemsAndVerifyState, collapseItemsAndVerifyState,
                 createMockCourseJSON, createMockSectionJSON, createMockSubsectionJSON, verifyTypePublishable,
                 mockCourseJSON, mockEmptyCourseJSON, mockSingleSectionCourseJSON, createMockVerticalJSON,
-                mockOutlinePage = readFixtures('mock/mock-course-outline-page.underscore');
+                mockOutlinePage = readFixtures('mock/mock-course-outline-page.underscore'),
+                mockRerunNotification = readFixtures('mock/mock-course-rerun-notification.underscore');
 
             createMockCourseJSON = function(options, children) {
                 return $.extend(true, {}, {
@@ -243,6 +244,18 @@ define(["jquery", "js/spec_helpers/create_sinon", "js/spec_helpers/view_helpers"
                 });
             });
 
+            describe("Rerun notification", function () {
+                it("can be dismissed", function () {
+                    appendSetFixtures(mockRerunNotification);
+                    createCourseOutlinePage(this, mockEmptyCourseJSON);
+                    expect($('.wrapper-alert-announcement')).not.toHaveClass('is-hidden');
+                    $('.dismiss-button').click();
+                    create_sinon.expectJsonRequest(requests, 'DELETE', 'dummy_dismiss_url');
+                    create_sinon.respondToDelete(requests);
+                    expect($('.wrapper-alert-announcement')).toHaveClass('is-hidden');
+                });
+            });
+
             describe("Button bar", function() {
                 it('can add a section', function() {
                     createCourseOutlinePage(this, mockEmptyCourseJSON);
diff --git a/cms/static/js/views/pages/course_outline.js b/cms/static/js/views/pages/course_outline.js
index 62510a6c43..464c9d5516 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/views/pages/course_outline.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/views/pages/course_outline.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 /**
  * This page is used to show the user an outline of the course.
  */
-define(["domReady", "jquery", "underscore", "gettext", "js/views/pages/base_page", "js/views/utils/xblock_utils",
+define(["jquery", "underscore", "gettext", "js/views/pages/base_page", "js/views/utils/xblock_utils",
         "js/views/course_outline"],
-    function (domReady, $, _, gettext, BasePage, XBlockViewUtils, CourseOutlineView) {
+    function ($, _, gettext, BasePage, XBlockViewUtils, CourseOutlineView) {
         var expandedLocators, CourseOutlinePage;
 
         CourseOutlinePage = BasePage.extend({
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ define(["domReady", "jquery", "underscore", "gettext", "js/views/pages/base_page
                     self.outlineView.handleAddEvent(event);
                 });
                 this.model.on('change', this.setCollapseExpandVisibility, this);
+                $('.dismiss-button').bind('click', this.dismissNotification)
             },
 
             setCollapseExpandVisibility: function() {
@@ -97,6 +98,20 @@ define(["domReady", "jquery", "underscore", "gettext", "js/views/pages/base_page
                         }
                     }, this);
                 }
+            },
+
+            /**
+             * Dismiss the course rerun notification.
+             */
+            dismissNotification: function (e) {
+                e.preventDefault();
+                $.ajax({
+                    url: $('.dismiss-button').data('dismiss-link'),
+                    type: 'DELETE',
+                    success: function(result) {
+                        $('.wrapper-alert-announcement').removeClass('is-shown').addClass('is-hidden')
+                    }
+                });
             }
         });
 
@@ -149,20 +164,5 @@ define(["domReady", "jquery", "underscore", "gettext", "js/views/pages/base_page
             }
         };
 
-        var dismissNotification = function (e) {
-            e.preventDefault();
-            $.ajax({
-                url: $('.dismiss-button').data('dismiss-link'),
-                type: 'DELETE',
-                success: function(result) {
-                    $('.wrapper-alert-announcement').removeClass('is-shown').addClass('is-hidden')
-                }
-            });
-        };
-
-        domReady(function () {
-            $('.dismiss-button').bind('click', dismissNotification);
-        });
-
         return CourseOutlinePage;
     }); // end define();