diff --git a/webadmin/src/views/apps.html b/webadmin/src/views/apps.html
index ad8e00db7..b5886f36b 100644
--- a/webadmin/src/views/apps.html
+++ b/webadmin/src/views/apps.html
@@ -80,7 +80,11 @@
                         <br/>
                         <div class="form-group" ng-class="{ 'has-error': (appConfigureForm.password.$dirty && appConfigureForm.password.$invalid) || (!appConfigureForm.password.$dirty && appConfigure.error.password) }">
                             <label class="control-label" for="appConfigurePasswordInput">Provide your password to confirm this action</label>
-                            <input type="password" class="form-control" ng-model="appConfigure.password" id="appConfigurePasswordInput" name="password" ng-maxlength="30" ng-minlength="8" required>
+                            <div class="control-label" ng-show="(appConfigureForm.password.$dirty && appConfigureForm.password.$invalid) || (!appConfigureForm.password.$dirty && appConfigure.error.password)">
+                                <small ng-show=" appConfigureForm.password.$dirty && appConfigureForm.password.$invalid">Password required</small>
+                                <small ng-show="!appConfigureForm.password.$dirty && appConfigure.error.password">Wrong password</small>
+                            </div>
+                            <input type="password" class="form-control" ng-model="appConfigure.password" id="appConfigurePasswordInput" name="password" required>
                         </div>
                         <input class="ng-hide" type="submit" ng-disabled="appConfigureForm.$invalid || busy"/>
                     </form>
diff --git a/webadmin/src/views/apps.js b/webadmin/src/views/apps.js
index 2f09501c2..0c4335274 100644
--- a/webadmin/src/views/apps.js
+++ b/webadmin/src/views/apps.js
@@ -181,8 +181,9 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('AppsController', ['$scope', '$location
                     $scope.appConfigureForm.location.$setPristine();
                     $('#appConfigureLocationInput').focus();
                 } else if (error.statusCode === 403) {
-                    $scope.appConfigure.error.password = 'Wrong password provided.';
+                    $scope.appConfigure.error.password = true;
                     $scope.appConfigure.password = '';
+                    $scope.appConfigureForm.password.$setPristine();
                     $('#appConfigurePasswordInput').focus();
                 } else if (error.statusCode === 400 && error.message.indexOf('cert') !== -1 ) {
                     $scope.appConfigure.error.cert = error.message;