diff --git a/web/modals/threads/thread-settings-modal.css b/web/modals/threads/thread-settings-modal.css
index 3e7524ffe..fbeb2239e 100644
--- a/web/modals/threads/thread-settings-modal.css
+++ b/web/modals/threads/thread-settings-modal.css
@@ -1,45 +1,42 @@
 div.modal_body {
   padding: 20px;
   background-color: var(--modal-bg);
   border-radius: 16px;
   flex: 1;
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
 }
 div.modal_body p {
   padding: 1px 3px 4px 3px;
   font-size: 14px;
   text-align: center;
 }
-div.modal_body div.form_footer {
+div.modal_form_error {
   display: flex;
-  padding-top: 8px;
-}
-div.modal_body div.form_footer div.modal_form_error {
-  font-size: 12px;
+  justify-content: center;
+  padding-top: 16px;
+  font-size: 16px;
   color: red;
   font-style: italic;
-  padding-left: 6px;
-  align-self: center;
 }
 
 ul.tab_panel {
   background-color: var(--modal-bg);
   padding-left: 10px;
   padding-top: 5px;
 }
 ul.tab_panel > li {
   display: inline-block;
   list-style-type: none;
   font-size: 13px;
   font-weight: 600;
   cursor: pointer;
   padding: 3px 10px 3px 10px;
 }
 ul.tab_panel > li > a {
   color: #555555;
 }
 
 .save_button {
   width: 100%;
 }
diff --git a/web/modals/threads/thread-settings-modal.react.js b/web/modals/threads/thread-settings-modal.react.js
index 2b63a148a..515d72b93 100644
--- a/web/modals/threads/thread-settings-modal.react.js
+++ b/web/modals/threads/thread-settings-modal.react.js
@@ -1,181 +1,179 @@
 // @flow
 
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import {
   deleteThreadActionTypes,
   changeThreadSettingsActionTypes,
 } from 'lib/actions/thread-actions';
 import { createLoadingStatusSelector } from 'lib/selectors/loading-selectors';
 import { threadInfoSelector } from 'lib/selectors/thread-selectors';
 import { threadHasPermission, robotextName } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils';
 import {
   type ThreadInfo,
   threadTypes,
   threadPermissions,
   type ThreadChanges,
 } from 'lib/types/thread-types';
 
 import Tabs from '../../components/tabs.react';
 import { useModalContext } from '../../modals/modal-provider.react';
 import { useSelector } from '../../redux/redux-utils';
 import Modal from '../modal.react';
 import ThreadSettingsDeleteTab from './thread-settings-delete-tab.react';
 import ThreadSettingsGeneralTab from './thread-settings-general-tab.react';
 import css from './thread-settings-modal.css';
 import ThreadSettingsPrivacyTab from './thread-settings-privacy-tab.react';
 
 type TabType = 'general' | 'privacy' | 'delete';
 type BaseProps = {
   +threadID: string,
 };
 
 const deleteThreadLoadingStatusSelector = createLoadingStatusSelector(
   deleteThreadActionTypes,
 );
 const changeThreadSettingsLoadingStatusSelector = createLoadingStatusSelector(
   changeThreadSettingsActionTypes,
 );
 
 const ConnectedThreadSettingsModal: React.ComponentType<BaseProps> = React.memo<BaseProps>(
   function ConnectedThreadSettingsModal(props) {
     const changeInProgress = useSelector(
       state =>
         deleteThreadLoadingStatusSelector(state) === 'loading' ||
         changeThreadSettingsLoadingStatusSelector(state) === 'loading',
     );
     const viewerID = useSelector(
       state => state.currentUserInfo && state.currentUserInfo.id,
     );
     const userInfos = useSelector(state => state.userStore.userInfos);
     const threadInfo: ?ThreadInfo = useSelector(
       state => threadInfoSelector(state)[props.threadID],
     );
     const modalContext = useModalContext();
     const [errorMessage, setErrorMessage] = React.useState('');
     const [currentTabType, setCurrentTabType] = React.useState<TabType>(
       'general',
     );
     const [queuedChanges, setQueuedChanges] = React.useState<ThreadChanges>(
       Object.freeze({}),
     );
 
     const namePlaceholder: string = React.useMemo(() => {
       invariant(threadInfo, 'threadInfo should exist in namePlaceholder');
       return robotextName(threadInfo, viewerID, userInfos);
     }, [threadInfo, userInfos, viewerID]);
 
     const hasPermissionForTab = React.useCallback(
       (thread: ThreadInfo, tab: TabType) => {
         if (tab === 'general') {
           return threadHasPermission(
             thread,
             threadPermissions.EDIT_THREAD_NAME,
           );
         } else if (tab === 'privacy') {
           return threadHasPermission(
             thread,
             threadPermissions.EDIT_PERMISSIONS,
           );
         } else if (tab === 'delete') {
           return threadHasPermission(thread, threadPermissions.DELETE_THREAD);
         }
         invariant(false, `invalid tab: ${tab}`);
       },
       [],
     );
 
     React.useEffect(() => {
       if (
         threadInfo &&
         currentTabType !== 'general' &&
         !hasPermissionForTab(threadInfo, currentTabType)
       ) {
         setCurrentTabType('general');
       }
     }, [currentTabType, hasPermissionForTab, threadInfo]);
 
     if (!threadInfo) {
       return (
         <Modal onClose={modalContext.popModal} name="Invalid thread">
           <div className={css.modal_body}>
             <p>You no longer have permission to view this thread</p>
           </div>
         </Modal>
       );
     }
 
     const inputDisabled =
       changeInProgress || !hasPermissionForTab(threadInfo, currentTabType);
 
     const tabs = [
       <Tabs.Item id="general" header="General" key="general">
         <ThreadSettingsGeneralTab
           inputDisabled={inputDisabled}
           threadInfo={threadInfo}
           threadNamePlaceholder={namePlaceholder}
           queuedChanges={queuedChanges}
           setQueuedChanges={setQueuedChanges}
           setErrorMessage={setErrorMessage}
         />
       </Tabs.Item>,
     ];
 
     // This UI needs to be updated to handle sidebars but we haven't gotten
     // there yet. We'll probably end up ripping it out anyways, so for now we
     // are just hiding the privacy tab for any thread that was created as a
     // sidebar
     const canSeePrivacyTab =
       (queuedChanges['parentThreadID'] ?? threadInfo['parentThreadID']) &&
       threadInfo.sourceMessageID &&
       (threadInfo.type === threadTypes.COMMUNITY_OPEN_SUBTHREAD ||
         threadInfo.type === threadTypes.COMMUNITY_SECRET_SUBTHREAD);
     if (canSeePrivacyTab) {
       tabs.push(
         <Tabs.Item id="privacy" header="Privacy" key="privacy">
           <ThreadSettingsPrivacyTab
             inputDisabled={inputDisabled}
             threadInfo={threadInfo}
             queuedChanges={queuedChanges}
             setQueuedChanges={setQueuedChanges}
             setErrorMessage={setErrorMessage}
           />
         </Tabs.Item>,
       );
     }
 
     const canDeleteThread = hasPermissionForTab(threadInfo, 'delete');
     if (canDeleteThread) {
       tabs.push(
         <Tabs.Item id="delete" header="Delete" key="delete">
           <ThreadSettingsDeleteTab
             inputDisabled={inputDisabled}
             threadInfo={threadInfo}
             setErrorMessage={setErrorMessage}
           />
         </Tabs.Item>,
       );
     }
 
     return (
       <Modal name="Thread settings" onClose={modalContext.popModal}>
         <div className={css.modal_body}>
           <form method="POST">
             <Tabs.Container
               activeTab={currentTabType}
               setTab={setCurrentTabType}
             >
               {tabs}
             </Tabs.Container>
-            <div className={css.form_footer}>
-              <div className={css.modal_form_error}>{errorMessage}</div>
-            </div>
+            <div className={css.modal_form_error}>{errorMessage}</div>
           </form>
         </div>
       </Modal>
     );
   },
 );
 
 export default ConnectedThreadSettingsModal;