diff --git a/src/app/general/edit-stakeholder/edit-stakeholder.component.ts b/src/app/general/edit-stakeholder/edit-stakeholder.component.ts
index ebcf7b4..41e6f4f 100644
--- a/src/app/general/edit-stakeholder/edit-stakeholder.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/general/edit-stakeholder/edit-stakeholder.component.ts
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ export class EditStakeholderComponent implements OnDestroy {
   public stakeholderUtils: StakeholderUtils = new StakeholderUtils();
   public defaultStakeholdersOptions: Option[];
   public defaultStakeholders: Stakeholder[];
-  public stakeholders: Stakeholder[];
+  public alias: string[];
   public stakeholder: Stakeholder;
   public isDefault: boolean;
   public isNew: boolean;
@@ -131,11 +131,11 @@ export class EditStakeholderComponent implements OnDestroy {
     this.reset();
   }
   
-  public init(stakeholder: Stakeholder, stakeholders: Stakeholder[], defaultStakeholders: Stakeholder[], isDefault: boolean, isNew: boolean) {
+  public init(stakeholder: Stakeholder, alias: string[], defaultStakeholders: Stakeholder[], isDefault: boolean, isNew: boolean) {
     this.reset();
     this.deleteCurrentPhoto = false;
     this.stakeholder = stakeholder;
-    this.stakeholders = stakeholders;
+    this.alias = alias;
     this.defaultStakeholders = defaultStakeholders;
     this.isDefault = isDefault;
     this.isNew = isNew;
@@ -154,10 +154,8 @@ export class EditStakeholderComponent implements OnDestroy {
           alias: this.fb.control(this.stakeholder.alias,
             [
               Validators.required,
-              this.stakeholderUtils.aliasValidator(
-                (this.isDefault) ?
-                  this.defaultStakeholders.filter(stakeholder => stakeholder.alias !== this.stakeholder.alias) :
-                  this.stakeholders.filter(stakeholder => stakeholder.alias !== this.stakeholder.alias)
+              this.stakeholderUtils.aliasValidatorString(
+                  this.alias.filter(alias => alias !== this.stakeholder.alias)
               )]
           ),
           isDefault: this.fb.control((this.isDefault)),
@@ -247,7 +245,6 @@ export class EditStakeholderComponent implements OnDestroy {
         this.deletePhoto();
         this.removePhoto();
         this.stakeholderFb.get('logoUrl').setValue(res.filename);
-        console.debug(this.stakeholderFb.value);
         this.saveStakeholder(callback, errorCallback);
       }, error => {
         this.uploadError = "An error has been occurred during upload your image. Try again later";
diff --git a/src/app/general/general.component.ts b/src/app/general/general.component.ts
index 77939f6..b12a171 100644
--- a/src/app/general/general.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/general/general.component.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {Title} from "@angular/platform-browser";
 export class GeneralComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
   public stakeholder: Stakeholder;
-  public stakeholders: Stakeholder[];
+  public alias: string[];
   public properties: EnvProperties = properties;
   public defaultStakeholders: Stakeholder[];
   public loading: boolean = false;
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ export class GeneralComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
         this.title.setTitle(this.stakeholder.name + " | General");
         let data = zip(
           this.stakeholderService.getDefaultStakeholders(this.properties.monitorServiceAPIURL),
-          this.stakeholderService.getStakeholders(this.properties.monitorServiceAPIURL)
+          this.stakeholderService.getAlias(this.properties.monitorServiceAPIURL)
         );
         this.subscriptions.push(data.subscribe(res => {
           this.defaultStakeholders = res[0];
-          this.stakeholders = res[1];
+          this.alias = res[1];
           this.reset();
           this.loading = false;
         }));
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export class GeneralComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   }
 
   public reset() {
-    this.editStakeholderComponent.init(this.stakeholder, this.stakeholders, this.defaultStakeholders, this.stakeholder.defaultId == null, false)
+    this.editStakeholderComponent.init(this.stakeholder, this.alias, this.defaultStakeholders, this.stakeholder.defaultId == null, false)
   }
 
 
diff --git a/src/app/manageStakeholders/manageStakeholders.component.ts b/src/app/manageStakeholders/manageStakeholders.component.ts
index 14863b6..9a498a7 100644
--- a/src/app/manageStakeholders/manageStakeholders.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/manageStakeholders/manageStakeholders.component.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ export class ManageStakeholdersComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   public stakeholderUtils: StakeholderUtils = new StakeholderUtils();
   public defaultStakeholders: Stakeholder[];
   public stakeholders: Stakeholder[];
+  public alias: string[];
   public stakeholder: Stakeholder;
   public index: number;
   public user = null;
@@ -73,13 +74,15 @@ export class ManageStakeholdersComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     }));
     let data = zip(
       this.stakeholderService.getDefaultStakeholders(this.properties.monitorServiceAPIURL),
-      this.stakeholderService.getMyStakeholders(this.properties.monitorServiceAPIURL)
+      this.stakeholderService.getMyStakeholders(this.properties.monitorServiceAPIURL),
+      this.stakeholderService.getAlias(this.properties.monitorServiceAPIURL)
     );
     this.subscriptions.push(data.subscribe(res => {
       this.defaultStakeholders = res[0];
       this.stakeholders = res[1];
       this.displayDefaultStakeholders = res[0];
       this.displayStakeholders = res[1];
+      this.alias = res[2];
       this.loading = false;
     }));
 
@@ -161,7 +164,7 @@ export class ManageStakeholdersComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     } else {
       this.stakeholder = stakeholder;
     }
-    this.editStakeholderComponent.init(this.stakeholder, this.stakeholders, this.defaultStakeholders, isDefault, this.index === -1);
+    this.editStakeholderComponent.init(this.stakeholder, this.alias, this.defaultStakeholders, isDefault, this.index === -1);
     if (this.index !== -1) {
       this.callback = (stakeholder: Stakeholder) => {
         if (stakeholder.defaultId == null) {
diff --git a/src/app/utils/indicator-utils.ts b/src/app/utils/indicator-utils.ts
index 78a643b..a57d0f1 100644
--- a/src/app/utils/indicator-utils.ts
+++ b/src/app/utils/indicator-utils.ts
@@ -132,6 +132,17 @@ export class StakeholderUtils {
     //console.log (funder);
     return funder;
   }
+  
+  aliasValidatorString(elements: string[]): ValidatorFn {
+    return (control: AbstractControl): { [key: string]: string } | null => {
+      if (control.value && elements.find(element =>
+        element === control.value
+      )) {
+        return {'error': 'Alias already in use'};
+      }
+      return null;
+    }
+  }
 
   aliasValidator(elements: any[]): ValidatorFn {
     return (control: AbstractControl): { [key: string]: string } | null => {