diff --git a/src/components/ItemSearch.vue b/src/components/ItemSearch.vue
index 8a61e32767ab7a2fa65827d5bd6c4450732e984e..3dd71e39c197f30acfc297918e1732bae3573beb 100644
--- a/src/components/ItemSearch.vue
+++ b/src/components/ItemSearch.vue
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export default {
                         {
                             "quantity": this.selectedItem.amount.quantity*num,
                             "unit": this.selectedItem.amount.unit}}
-            ).then(() => this.$emit('itemsAdded',this)).catch((_)=> console.log("No items were added to the fridge"))
+            ).then(() => this.$emit('itemsAdded',this.selectedItem)).catch((_)=> console.log("No items were added to the fridge"))
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/views/FridgeView.vue b/src/views/FridgeView.vue
index eb6c9501ebcc95a86db2dfefe322455b0ad8e3f0..958ffd6ceb5cdf5b04151a293748e417cf02d364 100644
--- a/src/views/FridgeView.vue
+++ b/src/views/FridgeView.vue
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 <template><h1>Kjøleskap</h1><br><br>
     <main>
-
         <ItemSearch v-if="searchVisible" @itemsAdded="updateFridge"></ItemSearch>
 
-
         <div id = "fridgeMsg"><p>Melding fra kjøleskapet:</p><span>{{this.fridgeMsg}}</span></div>
         <eat-fridge-item-modal @closeModal="hideModal" v-if="visible" :fridge-item="selectedItem"></eat-fridge-item-modal>
 
@@ -63,15 +61,19 @@ export default {
       updateFridgeMessage(msg){
           this.fridgeMsg=msg;
       },
-      async updateFridge() {
+      async updateFridge(addedItem) {
+          this.fridgeItems = await API.getFridgeItems();
           this.fridgeItems = await API.getFridgeItems();
           this.hideItemSearch();
-          this.updateFridgeMessage("Varen ble lagt i kjøleskapet.")
+          this.updateFridgeMessage(addedItem.name + " ble lagt i kjøleskapet.")
       },
 
   },
   async mounted() {
       this.fridgeItems = await API.getFridgeItems();
+      if(this.fridgeItems.length===0){
+          this.fridgeMsg="Kjøleskapet ditt er tomt. Legg inn varer ved å trykke på pluss-knappen nederst i høyre hjørne"
+      }
   }
 }
 </script>