diff --git a/plugins/talk-plugin-local-auth/client/components/AddEmailContent.js b/plugins/talk-plugin-local-auth/client/components/AddEmailContent.js
index dcd0d9496..8ff5db689 100644
--- a/plugins/talk-plugin-local-auth/client/components/AddEmailContent.js
+++ b/plugins/talk-plugin-local-auth/client/components/AddEmailContent.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ const AddEmailContent = ({ formData, errors, showErrors, confirmChanges }) => (
         onChange={this.onChange}
         defaultValue=""
         hasError={!formData.emailAddress || errors.emailAddress}
-        errorMsg={errors.emailAddress}
+        errorMsg={'Invalid email address'}
         showError={showErrors}
         columnDisplay
         showSuccess={false}
diff --git a/plugins/talk-plugin-local-auth/client/components/InputField.js b/plugins/talk-plugin-local-auth/client/components/InputField.js
index 34c314c20..26937d5b9 100644
--- a/plugins/talk-plugin-local-auth/client/components/InputField.js
+++ b/plugins/talk-plugin-local-auth/client/components/InputField.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const InputField = ({
         <div
           className={cn(
             styles.detailItemContent,
-            { [styles.error]: hasError },
+            { [styles.error]: hasError && showError },
             { [styles.disabled]: disabled }
           )}
         >