diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/form/fields/dynamic-form-field.component.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/form/fields/dynamic-form-field.component.ts
index 58d0537ff..ffdbcdad1 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/form/fields/dynamic-form-field.component.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/form/fields/dynamic-form-field.component.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ export class DynamicFormFieldComponent {
                 this.AddvalidationRules(rule._target);
             } else {
                 this.dataModel.getFieldByKey(rule._target).visible = false;
+                this.form.controls[rule._target].clearValidators(); // when a field is hidden must clear the validators and the errors
+                this.form.controls[rule._target].updateValueAndValidity();
             }
         }
         if (rule._ruleStyle == "checked") {  //checkbox field     
@@ -77,6 +79,8 @@ export class DynamicFormFieldComponent {
                 this.AddvalidationRules(rule._target);
             } else {
                 this.dataModel.getFieldByKey(rule._target).visible = false;
+                this.form.controls[rule._target].clearValidators();
+                this.form.controls[rule._target].updateValueAndValidity();
             }
         }
         if (rule._ruleStyle == "existence") {     
@@ -85,6 +89,8 @@ export class DynamicFormFieldComponent {
                 this.AddvalidationRules(rule._target);
             } else {
                 this.dataModel.getFieldByKey(rule._target).visible = false;
+                this.form.controls[rule._target].clearValidators();
+                this.form.controls[rule._target].updateValueAndValidity();
             }
         }
         if (rule._ruleStyle == "regex") {     
@@ -93,6 +99,8 @@ export class DynamicFormFieldComponent {
                 this.AddvalidationRules(rule._target);
             } else {
                 this.dataModel.getFieldByKey(rule._target).visible = false;
+                this.form.controls[rule._target].clearValidators();
+                this.form.controls[rule._target].updateValueAndValidity();
             }
         }
     }
@@ -129,7 +137,7 @@ export class DynamicFormFieldComponent {
                    
             });
             this.form.controls[field].setValidators(arrayVal); //Multiple Validators, Usage of array because setValidator override any validators that are provided during initialistaion
-            
+            this.form.controls[field].updateValueAndValidity(); //hide--> visible must update the validators
             
         }