diff --git a/ui/src/app/affiliation/affiliation-update.component.html b/ui/src/app/affiliation/affiliation-update.component.html
index 109c1dbc6..51d1e48bd 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/affiliation/affiliation-update.component.html
+++ b/ui/src/app/affiliation/affiliation-update.component.html
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
               <small
                 class="form-text text-danger"
                 *ngIf="
-                  !editForm.get('disambiguatedOrgId')?.errors ||
+                  !this.editForm.get('disambiguatedOrgId')?.hasError('validDisambiguatedOrgId') ||
                   (editForm.get('disambiguatedOrgId')?.errors)!['required']
                 "
                 i18n="@@entity.validation.disambiguatedOrgId.string"