diff --git a/resources/views/hardware/edit.blade.php b/resources/views/hardware/edit.blade.php
index 6f077d134e..d5d23022e6 100755
--- a/resources/views/hardware/edit.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/hardware/edit.blade.php
@@ -24,18 +24,20 @@
       @if  ($item->id)
           <div class="col-md-7 col-sm-12{{  (\App\Helpers\Helper::checkIfRequired($item, 'asset_tag')) ? ' required' : '' }}">
           <input class="form-control" type="text" name="asset_tags[1]" id="asset_tag" value="{{ Input::old('asset_tag', $item->asset_tag) }}" data-validation="required">
+              {!! $errors->first('asset_tags', '<span class="alert-msg"><i class="fa fa-times"></i> :message</span>') !!}
+              {!! $errors->first('asset_tag', '<span class="alert-msg"><i class="fa fa-times"></i> :message</span>') !!}
           </div>
       @else
           <!-- we are creating a new asset - let people use more than one asset tag -->
           <div class="col-md-7 col-sm-12{{  (\App\Helpers\Helper::checkIfRequired($item, 'asset_tag')) ? ' required' : '' }}">
               <input class="form-control" type="text" name="asset_tags[1]" id="asset_tag" value="{{ Input::old('asset_tag', \App\Models\Asset::autoincrement_asset()) }}" data-validation="required">
+              {!! $errors->first('asset_tags', '<span class="alert-msg"><i class="fa fa-times"></i> :message</span>') !!}
+              {!! $errors->first('asset_tag', '<span class="alert-msg"><i class="fa fa-times"></i> :message</span>') !!}
           </div>
           <div class="col-md-2 col-sm-12">
               <button class="add_field_button btn btn-default btn-sm"><i class="fa fa-plus"></i></button>
           </div>
       @endif
-      {!! $errors->first('asset_tags', '<span class="alert-msg"><i class="fa fa-times"></i> :message</span>') !!}
-      {!! $errors->first('asset_tag', '<span class="alert-msg"><i class="fa fa-times"></i> :message</span>') !!}
   </div>
     @include ('partials.forms.edit.serial', ['fieldname'=> 'serials[1]', 'translated_serial' => trans('admin/hardware/form.serial')])