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index 6965264e..d6efbae0 100644
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diff --git a/packages/my-joy-instances/src/components/__tests__/__snapshots__/cns.spec.js.snap b/packages/my-joy-instances/src/components/__tests__/__snapshots__/cns.spec.js.snap
index 99f50f59..127a1c22 100644
--- a/packages/my-joy-instances/src/components/__tests__/__snapshots__/cns.spec.js.snap
+++ b/packages/my-joy-instances/src/components/__tests__/__snapshots__/cns.spec.js.snap
@@ -307,7 +307,6 @@ exports[`renders <AddServiceForm /> without throwing 1`] = `
             id="k"
             onBlur={null}
             placeholder="Example: mySQLdb"
-            required={true}
           />
         </div>
       </div>
@@ -643,7 +642,6 @@ exports[`renders <AddServiceForm pristine /> without throwing 1`] = `
             id="l"
             onBlur={null}
             placeholder="Example: mySQLdb"
-            required={true}
           />
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/packages/my-joy-instances/src/components/cns.js b/packages/my-joy-instances/src/components/cns.js
index bff38134..88bda1a3 100644
--- a/packages/my-joy-instances/src/components/cns.js
+++ b/packages/my-joy-instances/src/components/cns.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export const Footer = ({ enabled, submitting, onToggle }) => (
     </Margin>
     {enabled ? (
       <Margin bottom={4}>
-        <P>*All hostnames listed here will be confirmed after deployment.</P>
+        <P>Please note: All hostnames listed here will be confirmed after deployment.</P>
       </Margin>
     ) : null}
   </Fragment>
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ export const AddServiceForm = ({
               onBlur={null}
               type="text"
               placeholder="Example: mySQLdb"
-              required
               disabled={disabled || submitting}
             />
             <FormMeta />
diff --git a/packages/my-joy-instances/src/components/create-instance/__tests__/__image_snapshots__/affinity-ui-js-header-tag-1-snap.png b/packages/my-joy-instances/src/components/create-instance/__tests__/__image_snapshots__/affinity-ui-js-header-tag-1-snap.png
index db62d000..4d841ef4 100644
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diff --git a/packages/my-joy-instances/src/components/create-instance/__tests__/__snapshots__/affinity.spec.js.snap b/packages/my-joy-instances/src/components/create-instance/__tests__/__snapshots__/affinity.spec.js.snap
index 7df77bda..1e074eea 100644
--- a/packages/my-joy-instances/src/components/create-instance/__tests__/__snapshots__/affinity.spec.js.snap
+++ b/packages/my-joy-instances/src/components/create-instance/__tests__/__snapshots__/affinity.spec.js.snap
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ Array [
   "tag",
   " ",
   "key “",
-  "two",
   "\\" and the instance tag value",
   " ",
   "equalling",
diff --git a/packages/my-joy-instances/src/components/create-instance/__tests__/__snapshots__/package.spec.js.snap b/packages/my-joy-instances/src/components/create-instance/__tests__/__snapshots__/package.spec.js.snap
index d4c915aa..0a92da51 100644
--- a/packages/my-joy-instances/src/components/create-instance/__tests__/__snapshots__/package.spec.js.snap
+++ b/packages/my-joy-instances/src/components/create-instance/__tests__/__snapshots__/package.spec.js.snap
@@ -1038,6 +1038,7 @@ exports[`renders <Package /> without throwing 1`] = `
   font-weight: 600;
   white-space: pre;
   font-size: 0.8125rem;
+  cursor: pointer;
   margin: 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/my-joy-instances/src/components/create-instance/affinity.js b/packages/my-joy-instances/src/components/create-instance/affinity.js
index 6707c417..100e1ab8 100644
--- a/packages/my-joy-instances/src/components/create-instance/affinity.js
+++ b/packages/my-joy-instances/src/components/create-instance/affinity.js
@@ -77,12 +77,12 @@ export const Rule = ({ valid, ...rule }) => (
       </FormGroup>
       {rule.type === 'tag' ? (
         <Fragment>
-          <FormGroup name="key" field={Field}>
+          <FormGroup name="name" field={Field}>
             <Input
               style={style}
               onBlur={null}
               type="text"
-              placeholder="key"
+              placeholder="name"
               small
               embedded
               required
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ export const Header = ({ rule }) => (
     ) : (
       <Fragment>
         {' '}
-        key “{rule.key}" and the instance tag value{' '}
+        key “{rule.name}" and the instance tag value{' '}
         {rule.pattern && rule.pattern.split('-').join(' ')} "{rule.value}”
       </Fragment>
     )}
diff --git a/packages/my-joy-instances/src/components/create-instance/package.js b/packages/my-joy-instances/src/components/create-instance/package.js
index 55ca8b44..a107eb2d 100644
--- a/packages/my-joy-instances/src/components/create-instance/package.js
+++ b/packages/my-joy-instances/src/components/create-instance/package.js
@@ -140,8 +140,9 @@ export const Package = ({
             {GroupIcons[group]}
             <Margin left={1} right={2}>
               <FormLabel
-                noMargin
                 style={{ fontWeight: sortBy === 'name' ? 'bold' : 'normal' }}
+                noMargin
+                actionable
               >
                 {name}
               </FormLabel>
diff --git a/packages/my-joy-instances/src/components/create-instance/title.js b/packages/my-joy-instances/src/components/create-instance/title.js
index e7bdc2af..00d654ac 100644
--- a/packages/my-joy-instances/src/components/create-instance/title.js
+++ b/packages/my-joy-instances/src/components/create-instance/title.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const Container = styled.div`
   `};
 `;
 
-export default ({ icon, children, collapsed = true, ...rest }) => (
+export default ({ icon, children, invalid, collapsed = true, ...rest }) => (
   <Container {...rest}>
     <Flex>
       <Margin right={1}>
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export default ({ icon, children, collapsed = true, ...rest }) => (
       <Small noMargin>{children}</Small>
     </Flex>
     <Margin top={1} bottom={collapsed ? 7 : 3}>
-      <Divider height={remcalc(1)} />
+      <Divider height={remcalc(1)} error={invalid} />
     </Margin>
   </Container>
 );
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diff --git a/packages/my-joy-instances/src/constants.js b/packages/my-joy-instances/src/constants.js
index 9404206d..d06c2c34 100644
--- a/packages/my-joy-instances/src/constants.js
+++ b/packages/my-joy-instances/src/constants.js
@@ -44,5 +44,6 @@ export const Values = {
   IC_TAG_V_ADD_OPEN: 'INSTANCE_CREATION_TAG_VALUE_ADD_OPEN',
   IC_TAG_V_TAGS: 'INSTANCE_CREATION_TAG_VALUE_TAGS',
   IC_US_V_PROCEEDED: 'INSTANCE_CREATION_USERSCRIPT_VALUE_PROCEEDED',
-  IC_US_V_OPEN: 'INSTANCE_CREATION_USERSCRIPT_VALUE_OPEN'
+  IC_US_V_OPEN: 'INSTANCE_CREATION_USERSCRIPT_VALUE_OPEN',
+  IC_V_VALIDATING: 'INSTANCE_CREATION_VALUE_VALIDATING'
 };
diff --git a/packages/my-joy-instances/src/containers/create-instance/affinity.js b/packages/my-joy-instances/src/containers/create-instance/affinity.js
index 14a3ee0b..1ed6f37b 100644
--- a/packages/my-joy-instances/src/containers/create-instance/affinity.js
+++ b/packages/my-joy-instances/src/containers/create-instance/affinity.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const RULE_DEFAULTS = {
   placement: 'same',
   type: 'name',
   pattern: 'equalling',
-  key: '',
+  name: '',
   value: ''
 };
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export const Affinity = ({
       destroyOnUnmount={false}
       forceUnregisterOnUnmount={false}
       shouldAsyncValidate={shouldAsyncValidate}
-      asyncValidation={handleAsyncValidate}
+      asyncValidate={handleAsyncValidate}
       onSubmit={handleUpdateAffinityRule}
     >
       {formProps =>
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ export default compose(
     },
     handleAsyncValidate: ({ type, ...aff }) => {
       return type === 'name'
-        ? validateRule({ ...aff, key: 'default', type })
+        ? validateRule({ ...aff, type, name: 'default' })
         : validateRule({ ...aff, type });
     },
     handleEdit: () => {
diff --git a/packages/my-joy-instances/src/containers/create-instance/cns.js b/packages/my-joy-instances/src/containers/create-instance/cns.js
index 9cda39ff..3c736188 100644
--- a/packages/my-joy-instances/src/containers/create-instance/cns.js
+++ b/packages/my-joy-instances/src/containers/create-instance/cns.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ const CNSContainer = ({
     {expanded ? (
       <Description>
         Triton CNS is used to automatically update hostnames for your
-        instances*. You can serve multiple instances (with multiple IP
+        instances. You can serve multiple instances (with multiple IP
         addresses) under the same hostname by matching the CNS service names.{' '}
         <a
           href="https://docs.joyent.com/private-cloud/install/cns"
diff --git a/packages/my-joy-instances/src/containers/create-instance/index.js b/packages/my-joy-instances/src/containers/create-instance/index.js
index 661f7c75..e0a97aa4 100644
--- a/packages/my-joy-instances/src/containers/create-instance/index.js
+++ b/packages/my-joy-instances/src/containers/create-instance/index.js
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { Margin } from 'styled-components-spacing';
 import ReduxForm from 'declarative-redux-form';
-import { SubmissionError, destroy } from 'redux-form';
+import { stopAsyncValidation, SubmissionError, destroy } from 'redux-form';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
-import { destroyAll } from 'react-redux-values';
+import { set, destroyAll } from 'react-redux-values';
 import { graphql, compose } from 'react-apollo';
 import intercept from 'apr-intercept';
 import constantCase from 'constant-case';
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ import Firewall from '@containers/create-instance/firewall';
 import CNS from '@containers/create-instance/cns';
 import Affinity from '@containers/create-instance/affinity';
 import CreateInstanceMutation from '@graphql/create-instance.gql';
+import GetInstance from '@graphql/get-instance-small.gql';
+import createClient from '@state/apollo-client';
 import parseError from '@state/parse-error';
 import { Forms, Values } from '@root/constants';
 
@@ -46,17 +48,21 @@ const {
   IC_AFF_V_AFF,
   IC_CNS_V_ENABLED,
   IC_CNS_V_SERVICES,
-  IC_FW_F_ENABLED
+  IC_FW_F_ENABLED,
+  IC_V_VALIDATING
 } = Values;
 
 const CreateInstance = ({
+  history,
+  match,
+  query,
   step,
   error,
   disabled,
+  shouldAsyncValidate,
+  handleAsyncValidate,
   handleSubmit,
-  history,
-  match,
-  query
+  validating
 }) => (
   <ViewContainer>
     <Margin top={4} bottom={4}>
@@ -147,10 +153,15 @@ const CreateInstance = ({
           </Message>
         </Margin>
       ) : null}
-      <ReduxForm form={IC_F} onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
+      <ReduxForm
+        form={IC_F}
+        shouldAsyncValidate={shouldAsyncValidate}
+        asyncValidate={handleAsyncValidate}
+        onSubmit={handleSubmit}
+      >
         {({ handleSubmit, submitting }) => (
           <form onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
-            <Button disabled={disabled} loading={submitting}>
+            <Button disabled={disabled} loading={submitting || validating}>
               Deploy
             </Button>
           </form>
@@ -166,6 +177,8 @@ export default compose(
     const query = queryString.parse(location.search);
     const step = get(match, 'params.step', 'name');
 
+    const validating = get(values, IC_V_VALIDATING, false);
+    const isNameInvalid = get(form, `${IC_NAME_F}.asyncErrors.name`, null);
     const error = get(form, `${IC_F}.error`, null);
     const name = get(form, `${IC_NAME_F}.values.name`, '');
     const image = get(form, `${IC_IMG_F}.values.image`, '');
@@ -173,6 +186,7 @@ export default compose(
     const networks = get(form, `${IC_NW_F}.values`, {});
 
     const enabled =
+      !isNameInvalid &&
       name.length &&
       image.length &&
       pkg.length &&
@@ -180,6 +194,7 @@ export default compose(
 
     if (!enabled) {
       return {
+        validating,
         error,
         query,
         disabled: !enabled,
@@ -213,6 +228,7 @@ export default compose(
     }
 
     return {
+      validating,
       error,
       query,
       forms: Object.keys(form), // improve this
@@ -248,7 +264,7 @@ export default compose(
       conditional,
       placement,
       identity,
-      key,
+      name,
       pattern,
       value
     }) => {
@@ -264,17 +280,50 @@ export default compose(
         ending: value => `/${value}$/`
       };
 
-      const _key = identity === 'name' ? 'instance' : key;
+      const _name = identity === 'name' ? 'instance' : name;
       const _value = patterns[pattern](type === 'name' ? name : value);
 
       return {
         type,
-        key: _key,
+        name: _name,
         value: _value
       };
     };
 
     return {
+      shouldAsyncValidate: ({ trigger }) => {
+        return trigger === 'submit';
+      },
+      handleAsyncValidate: async () => {
+        dispatch(set({ name: IC_V_VALIDATING, value: true }));
+
+        const [nameError, res] = await intercept(
+          createClient().query({
+            fetchPolicy: 'network-only',
+            query: GetInstance,
+            variables: { name }
+          })
+        );
+
+        if (nameError) {
+          return dispatch([
+            set({ name: IC_V_VALIDATING, value: false }),
+            stopAsyncValidation(IC_F, { _error: parseError(nameError) })
+          ]);
+        }
+
+        const { data } = res;
+        const { machines = [] } = data;
+
+        if (machines.length) {
+          return dispatch([
+            set({ name: IC_V_VALIDATING, value: false }),
+            stopAsyncValidation(IC_F, { _error: `${name} already exists.` })
+          ]);
+        }
+
+        dispatch(set({ name: IC_V_VALIDATING, value: false }));
+      },
       handleSubmit: async () => {
         const _affinity = affinity ? parseAffRule(affinity) : null;
         const _name = name.toLowerCase();
@@ -298,7 +347,7 @@ export default compose(
               name: _name,
               package: pkg,
               image,
-              affinity: _affinity,
+              affinity: _affinity ? [_affinity] : [],
               metadata: _metadata,
               tags: _tags,
               firewall_enabled,
diff --git a/packages/my-joy-instances/src/containers/create-instance/name.js b/packages/my-joy-instances/src/containers/create-instance/name.js
index bcfa8b7c..46dcc092 100644
--- a/packages/my-joy-instances/src/containers/create-instance/name.js
+++ b/packages/my-joy-instances/src/containers/create-instance/name.js
@@ -13,15 +13,17 @@ import { NameIcon, H3, Button } from 'joyent-ui-toolkit';
 import Title from '@components/create-instance/title';
 import Name from '@components/create-instance/name';
 import Description from '@components/description';
+import GetRandomName from '@graphql/get-random-name.gql';
 import { instanceName as validateName } from '@state/validators';
 import createClient from '@state/apollo-client';
-import GetRandomName from '@graphql/get-random-name.gql';
+import parseError from '@state/parse-error';
 import { Forms, Values } from '@root/constants';
 
 const { IC_NAME_F } = Forms;
 const { IC_NAME_V_PROCEEDED, IC_NAME_V_RANDOMIZING } = Values;
 
 const NameContainer = ({
+  invalid,
   expanded,
   proceeded,
   name,
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ const NameContainer = ({
       onClick={!expanded && !proceeded && handleEdit}
       collapsed={!expanded && !proceeded}
       icon={<NameIcon />}
+      invalid={!expanded && invalid}
     >
       Instance name
     </Title>
@@ -99,11 +102,12 @@ export default compose(
   connect(
     ({ form, values }, ownProps) => {
       const name = get(form, `${IC_NAME_F}.values.name`, '');
+      const invalid = get(form, `${IC_NAME_F}.asyncErrors.name`, null);
       const randomizing = get(values, IC_NAME_V_RANDOMIZING, false);
       const proceeded = get(values, IC_NAME_V_PROCEEDED, false);
 
       return {
-        ...ownProps,
+        invalid,
         proceeded: proceeded || name.length,
         randomizing,
         name
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diff --git a/packages/my-joy-instances/src/containers/instances/__tests__/__snapshots__/cns.spec.js.snap b/packages/my-joy-instances/src/containers/instances/__tests__/__snapshots__/cns.spec.js.snap
index dee0032b..ad7e6b2e 100644
--- a/packages/my-joy-instances/src/containers/instances/__tests__/__snapshots__/cns.spec.js.snap
+++ b/packages/my-joy-instances/src/containers/instances/__tests__/__snapshots__/cns.spec.js.snap
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ exports[`renders <Cns /> without throwing 1`] = `
           <p
             className="c5"
           >
-            Triton CNS is used to automatically update hostnames for your instances*. You can serve multiple instances (with multiple IP addresses) under the same hostname by matching the CNS service names.
+            Triton CNS is used to automatically update hostnames for your instances. You can serve multiple instances (with multiple IP addresses) under the same hostname by matching the CNS service names.
              
             <a
               href="https://docs.joyent.com/private-cloud/install/cns"
@@ -684,7 +684,6 @@ exports[`renders <Cns /> without throwing 1`] = `
                       id="k"
                       onBlur={null}
                       placeholder="Example: mySQLdb"
-                      required={true}
                     />
                   </div>
                 </div>
@@ -784,7 +783,7 @@ exports[`renders <Cns /> without throwing 1`] = `
     <p
       className="c5"
     >
-      *All hostnames listed here will be confirmed after deployment.
+      Please note: All hostnames listed here will be confirmed after deployment.
     </p>
   </div>
 </div>
@@ -1061,7 +1060,7 @@ exports[`renders <Cns disabled /> without throwing 1`] = `
           <p
             className="c5"
           >
-            Triton CNS is used to automatically update hostnames for your instances*. You can serve multiple instances (with multiple IP addresses) under the same hostname by matching the CNS service names.
+            Triton CNS is used to automatically update hostnames for your instances. You can serve multiple instances (with multiple IP addresses) under the same hostname by matching the CNS service names.
              
             <a
               href="https://docs.joyent.com/private-cloud/install/cns"
@@ -1918,7 +1917,7 @@ exports[`renders <Cns hostnames /> without throwing 1`] = `
           <p
             className="c5"
           >
-            Triton CNS is used to automatically update hostnames for your instances*. You can serve multiple instances (with multiple IP addresses) under the same hostname by matching the CNS service names.
+            Triton CNS is used to automatically update hostnames for your instances. You can serve multiple instances (with multiple IP addresses) under the same hostname by matching the CNS service names.
              
             <a
               href="https://docs.joyent.com/private-cloud/install/cns"
@@ -2218,7 +2217,6 @@ exports[`renders <Cns hostnames /> without throwing 1`] = `
                       id="u"
                       onBlur={null}
                       placeholder="Example: mySQLdb"
-                      required={true}
                     />
                   </div>
                 </div>
@@ -2720,7 +2718,7 @@ exports[`renders <Cns hostnames /> without throwing 1`] = `
     <p
       className="c5"
     >
-      *All hostnames listed here will be confirmed after deployment.
+      Please note: All hostnames listed here will be confirmed after deployment.
     </p>
   </div>
 </div>
@@ -2910,7 +2908,7 @@ exports[`renders <Cns loading /> without throwing 1`] = `
           <p
             className="c5"
           >
-            Triton CNS is used to automatically update hostnames for your instances*. You can serve multiple instances (with multiple IP addresses) under the same hostname by matching the CNS service names.
+            Triton CNS is used to automatically update hostnames for your instances. You can serve multiple instances (with multiple IP addresses) under the same hostname by matching the CNS service names.
              
             <a
               href="https://docs.joyent.com/private-cloud/install/cns"
@@ -3469,7 +3467,7 @@ exports[`renders <Cns loadingError /> without throwing 1`] = `
           <p
             className="c5"
           >
-            Triton CNS is used to automatically update hostnames for your instances*. You can serve multiple instances (with multiple IP addresses) under the same hostname by matching the CNS service names.
+            Triton CNS is used to automatically update hostnames for your instances. You can serve multiple instances (with multiple IP addresses) under the same hostname by matching the CNS service names.
              
             <a
               href="https://docs.joyent.com/private-cloud/install/cns"
@@ -3592,7 +3590,6 @@ exports[`renders <Cns loadingError /> without throwing 1`] = `
                       id="m"
                       onBlur={null}
                       placeholder="Example: mySQLdb"
-                      required={true}
                     />
                   </div>
                 </div>
@@ -4543,7 +4540,7 @@ exports[`renders <Cns mutating /> without throwing 1`] = `
           <p
             className="c5"
           >
-            Triton CNS is used to automatically update hostnames for your instances*. You can serve multiple instances (with multiple IP addresses) under the same hostname by matching the CNS service names.
+            Triton CNS is used to automatically update hostnames for your instances. You can serve multiple instances (with multiple IP addresses) under the same hostname by matching the CNS service names.
              
             <a
               href="https://docs.joyent.com/private-cloud/install/cns"
@@ -4903,7 +4900,6 @@ exports[`renders <Cns mutating /> without throwing 1`] = `
                       id="p"
                       onBlur={null}
                       placeholder="Example: mySQLdb"
-                      required={true}
                     />
                   </div>
                 </div>
@@ -5405,7 +5401,7 @@ exports[`renders <Cns mutating /> without throwing 1`] = `
     <p
       className="c5"
     >
-      *All hostnames listed here will be confirmed after deployment.
+      Please note: All hostnames listed here will be confirmed after deployment.
     </p>
   </div>
 </div>
@@ -6040,7 +6036,7 @@ exports[`renders <Cns mutationError /> without throwing 1`] = `
           <p
             className="c5"
           >
-            Triton CNS is used to automatically update hostnames for your instances*. You can serve multiple instances (with multiple IP addresses) under the same hostname by matching the CNS service names.
+            Triton CNS is used to automatically update hostnames for your instances. You can serve multiple instances (with multiple IP addresses) under the same hostname by matching the CNS service names.
              
             <a
               href="https://docs.joyent.com/private-cloud/install/cns"
@@ -6163,7 +6159,6 @@ exports[`renders <Cns mutationError /> without throwing 1`] = `
                       id="n"
                       onBlur={null}
                       placeholder="Example: mySQLdb"
-                      required={true}
                     />
                   </div>
                 </div>
@@ -6263,7 +6258,7 @@ exports[`renders <Cns mutationError /> without throwing 1`] = `
     <p
       className="c5"
     >
-      *All hostnames listed here will be confirmed after deployment.
+      Please note: All hostnames listed here will be confirmed after deployment.
     </p>
   </div>
 </div>
@@ -6920,7 +6915,7 @@ exports[`renders <Cns services /> without throwing 1`] = `
           <p
             className="c5"
           >
-            Triton CNS is used to automatically update hostnames for your instances*. You can serve multiple instances (with multiple IP addresses) under the same hostname by matching the CNS service names.
+            Triton CNS is used to automatically update hostnames for your instances. You can serve multiple instances (with multiple IP addresses) under the same hostname by matching the CNS service names.
              
             <a
               href="https://docs.joyent.com/private-cloud/install/cns"
@@ -7135,7 +7130,6 @@ exports[`renders <Cns services /> without throwing 1`] = `
                       id="s"
                       onBlur={null}
                       placeholder="Example: mySQLdb"
-                      required={true}
                     />
                   </div>
                 </div>
@@ -7235,7 +7229,7 @@ exports[`renders <Cns services /> without throwing 1`] = `
     <p
       className="c5"
     >
-      *All hostnames listed here will be confirmed after deployment.
+      Please note: All hostnames listed here will be confirmed after deployment.
     </p>
   </div>
 </div>
@@ -7512,7 +7506,7 @@ exports[`renders <Cns services hostnames /> without throwing 1`] = `
           <p
             className="c5"
           >
-            Triton CNS is used to automatically update hostnames for your instances*. You can serve multiple instances (with multiple IP addresses) under the same hostname by matching the CNS service names.
+            Triton CNS is used to automatically update hostnames for your instances. You can serve multiple instances (with multiple IP addresses) under the same hostname by matching the CNS service names.
              
             <a
               href="https://docs.joyent.com/private-cloud/install/cns"
diff --git a/packages/my-joy-instances/src/containers/instances/cns.js b/packages/my-joy-instances/src/containers/instances/cns.js
index ecc3612c..77abd97c 100644
--- a/packages/my-joy-instances/src/containers/instances/cns.js
+++ b/packages/my-joy-instances/src/containers/instances/cns.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ const CnsContainer = ({
     <Margin bottom={1}>
       <Description>
         Triton CNS is used to automatically update hostnames for your
-        instances*. You can serve multiple instances (with multiple IP
+        instances. You can serve multiple instances (with multiple IP
         addresses) under the same hostname by matching the CNS service names.{' '}
         <a
           href="https://docs.joyent.com/private-cloud/install/cns"
diff --git a/packages/my-joy-instances/src/containers/instances/list.js b/packages/my-joy-instances/src/containers/instances/list.js
index 67f8f1be..40772fe7 100644
--- a/packages/my-joy-instances/src/containers/instances/list.js
+++ b/packages/my-joy-instances/src/containers/instances/list.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export const List = ({
   handleCreateImage,
   handleSortBy,
   history,
-  filter
+  filter = ''
 }) => {
   const _instances = forceArray(instances);
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export const List = ({
       : null;
 
   const _error =
-    error && !_instances.length && !_loading ? (
+    error && !_instances.length && !_loading && !filter.length ? (
       <Margin bottom={4}>
         <Message error>
           <MessageTitle>Ooops!</MessageTitle>
diff --git a/packages/my-joy-instances/src/state/validators.js b/packages/my-joy-instances/src/state/validators.js
index 37d38a10..5fce8008 100644
--- a/packages/my-joy-instances/src/state/validators.js
+++ b/packages/my-joy-instances/src/state/validators.js
@@ -56,12 +56,12 @@ const Schemas = {
   cns: {
     name: yup
       .string()
-      .required(msgs.required('Service name'))
-      .matches(matches.nameStart, msgs.nameStart('Service name'))
-      .matches(matches.nameBody, msgs.nameBody('Service name'))
+      .required(msgs.required('Service names'))
+      .matches(matches.nameStart, msgs.nameStart('Service names'))
+      .matches(matches.nameBody, msgs.nameBody('Service names'))
   },
   affinityRule: {
-    key: yup
+    name: yup
       .string()
       .required(msgs.required('Key'))
       .matches(matches.nameStart, msgs.nameStart('Key'))
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ const Schemas = {
     name: yup
       .string()
       .required()
-      .matches(matches.nameStart, msgs.nameStart('Snapshot name'))
-      .matches(matches.nameBody, msgs.nameBody('Snapshot Name'))
+      .matches(matches.nameStart, msgs.nameStart('Snapshot names'))
+      .matches(matches.nameBody, msgs.nameBody('Snapshot names'))
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/ui-toolkit/src/divider/index.js b/packages/ui-toolkit/src/divider/index.js
index 12dc06dc..49f1f616 100644
--- a/packages/ui-toolkit/src/divider/index.js
+++ b/packages/ui-toolkit/src/divider/index.js
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ const Divider = styled(Row)`
   ${is('vertical')`
     transform: rotate(90deg);
   `};
+
+  ${is('error')`
+    background-color: ${props => props.theme.red};
+  `};
 `;
 
 export default Baseline(Divider);