diff --git a/docker/routlin-dash/app/view_page.py b/docker/routlin-dash/app/view_page.py
index 940b005..e22068b 100644
--- a/docker/routlin-dash/app/view_page.py
+++ b/docker/routlin-dash/app/view_page.py
@@ -1283,7 +1283,7 @@ def _render_item(item, tokens, inherited_req=None):
             f'<div class="form-group">'
             f'<label class="form-label">{label}</label>'
             f'<select name="{name}" class="form-select readonly-select" disabled>'
-            f'<option value="">— add identities first —</option>'
+            f'<option value="">(add identities first)</option>'
             f'</select>'
             f'</div>'
         )
@@ -1294,6 +1294,9 @@ def _render_item(item, tokens, inherited_req=None):
         override_name = e(item.get('override_name', name + '_override'))
         validate      = e(item.get('validate', ''))
         validate_attr = f' data-validate-lines="{validate}"' if validate else ''
+        hint_html     = '<p class="form-hint field-dyn-hint hidden"></p>' if validate else ''
+        wrap_open     = '<div class="field-wrap">' if validate else ''
+        wrap_close    = '</div>' if validate else ''
         return (
             f'<div class="form-group">'
             f'<label class="form-label override-header">'
@@ -1302,7 +1305,10 @@ def _render_item(item, tokens, inherited_req=None):
             f'<input type="checkbox" name="{override_name}" class="form-checkbox override-check"/> Override'
             f'</label>'
             f'</label>'
+            f'{wrap_open}'
             f'<textarea name="{name}" class="form-input auto-textarea" rows="2" readonly{validate_attr}></textarea>'
+            f'{hint_html}'
+            f'{wrap_close}'
             f'</div>'
         )