diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/reference/reference-field/reference-field.component.html b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/reference/reference-field/reference-field.component.html
index 1d539e3b7..8ae3e02ca 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/reference/reference-field/reference-field.component.html
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/reference/reference-field/reference-field.component.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<mat-error *ngIf="form.hasError('backendError')">{{form.getError('backendError').message}}</mat-error>
 	<mat-error *ngIf="form.hasError('required')">{{'GENERAL.VALIDATION.REQUIRED' | translate}}</mat-error>
 	<mat-hint *ngIf="hint" align="start">{{hint}}</mat-hint>
-	<mat-hint *ngIf="hint" align="end">
+	<mat-hint align="end">
 		<span *ngIf="!form.disabled" class="not-found">{{'REFERENCE-FIELD.COULD-NOT-FIND-MESSAGE' | translate}} </span>
 		<span *ngIf="!form.disabled" class="insert-manually" (click)="addReference($event)">{{'REFERENCE-FIELD.ACTIONS.INSERT-MANUALLY' | translate}}</span>
 	</mat-hint>
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 	<mat-error *ngIf="form.hasError('backendError')">{{form.getError('backendError').message}}</mat-error>
 	<mat-error *ngIf="form.hasError('required')">{{'GENERAL.VALIDATION.REQUIRED' | translate}}</mat-error>
 	<mat-hint *ngIf="hint" align="start">{{hint}}</mat-hint>
-	<mat-hint *ngIf="hint" align="end">
+	<mat-hint align="end">
 		<span *ngIf="!form.disabled" class="not-found">{{'REFERENCE-FIELD.COULD-NOT-FIND-MESSAGE' | translate}} </span>
 		<span *ngIf="!form.disabled" class="insert-manually" (click)="addReference($event)">{{'REFERENCE-FIELD.ACTIONS.INSERT-MANUALLY' | translate}}</span>
 	</mat-hint>