diff --git a/apex/__init__.py b/apex/__init__.py
index eee3fdb..d0375de 100755
--- a/apex/__init__.py
+++ b/apex/__init__.py
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@
 from apex.views import register
 from apex.views import reset_password
 
+"""
+    Allows flash messages to be called as:
+::
+    from apex import flash
+
+"""
+from apex.lib.flash import flash
+
 def includeme(config):
     settings = config.registry.settings
 
diff --git a/apex/lib/form.py b/apex/lib/form.py
index 30c994d..1c8f823 100755
--- a/apex/lib/form.py
+++ b/apex/lib/form.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 from wtforms import validators
 
 from pyramid.renderers import render
+from pyramid.threadlocal import get_current_registry
 
 class ExtendedForm(Form):
     """ Base Model used to wrap WTForms for local use
@@ -42,9 +43,14 @@ def validate(self):
     def render(self, **kwargs):
         action = kwargs.pop('action', '')
         submit_text = kwargs.pop('submit_text', 'Submit')
-        template = kwargs.pop('template', 'tableform')
+        template = kwargs.pop('template', False)
 
-        return render('apex:templates/forms/%s.mako' % template, {
+        if not template:
+            settings = get_current_registry().settings
+            template = settings.get('apex.form_template', \
+                'apex:templates/forms/tableform.mako')
+
+        return render(template, {
             'form': self,
             'action': action,
             'submit_text': submit_text,
diff --git a/docs/source/options.rst b/docs/source/options.rst
index 7cfa796..c520f17 100644
--- a/docs/source/options.rst
+++ b/docs/source/options.rst
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ apex.provider_exclude = openid
 apex.apex_template = project:templates/auth.mako
   OPTIONAL, an optional template for rendering the authentication forms
 
+apex.form_template = project:templates/form.mako
+  OPTIONAL, an optional template for changing the default template used when
+  rendering forms
+
 apex.register_form_class = project.models.form_name
   OPTIONAL, requires DOTTED notation, specifies overloaded form for
   registration