diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/forms/SurveyQuestion.js b/awx/ui/static/js/forms/SurveyQuestion.js
index d7d0fff516..fe50a0a236 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/js/forms/SurveyQuestion.js
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/forms/SurveyQuestion.js
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ export default
                     'user_id<br>host_name<br><div class=&quot;popover-footer&quot;><span class=&quot;key&quot;>esc</span> or click to close</div>" '+
                     'data-placement="right" data-container="body" data-title="Answer Variable Name" class="help-link" data-original-title="" title="" tabindex="-1"><i class="fa fa-question-circle"></i></a> </label>'+
                     '<div><input type="text" ng-model="variable" name="variable" id="survey_question_variable" class="form-control ng-pristine ng-invalid ng-invalid-required" required="" aw-survey-variable-name>'+
-                    '<div class="error ng-hide" id="survey_question-variable-required-error" ng-show="survey_question_form.variable.$dirty &amp;&amp; survey_question_form.variable.$error.required">Please enter an answer variable name.</div>'+
-                    '<div class="error ng-hide" id="survey_question-variable-variable-error" ng-show="survey_question_form.variable.$dirty &amp;&amp; survey_question_form.variable.$error.variable">Please remove the illegal character from the survey question variable name.</div>'+
+                    '<div class="error ng-hide" id="survey_question-variable-required-error" ng-show="survey_question_form.variable.$dirty && survey_question_form.variable.$error.required">Please enter an answer variable name.</div>'+
+                    '<div class="error ng-hide" id="survey_question-variable-variable-error" ng-show="survey_question_form.variable.$dirty && survey_question_form.variable.$error.variable">Please remove the illegal character from the survey question variable name.</div>'+
                     '<div class="error ng-hide" id=survey_question-variable-duplicate-error" ng-show="duplicate">This question variable is already in use.  Please enter a different variable name.</div>' +
                     '<div class="error api-error ng-binding" id="survey_question-variable-api-error" ng-bind="variable_api_error"></div>'+
                     '</div>',
@@ -106,13 +106,13 @@ export default
                 control:'<div class="row">'+
                                 '<div class="col-xs-6">'+
                                     '<label for="text_min"><span class="label-text">Minimum Length</span></label><input id="text_min" type="number" name="text_min" ng-model="text_min" min=0 aw-min="0" aw-max="text_max" class="form-control" integer />'+
-                                    '<div class="error" ng-show="survey_question_form.text_min.$error.number">The minimum length you entered is not a number.  Please enter a number.</div>'+
+                                    '<div class="error" ng-show="survey_question_form.text_min.$error.integer || survey_question_form.text_min.$error.number">The minimum length you entered is not a number.  Please enter a number.</div>'+
                                     '<div class="error" ng-show="survey_question_form.text_min.$error.awMax">The minimium length is too high.  Please enter a lower number.</div>'+
                                     '<div class="error" ng-show="survey_question_form.text_min.$error.awMin">The minimum length is too low.  Please enter a positive number.</div>'+
                                 '</div>'+
                                 '<div class="col-xs-6">'+
                                     '<label for="text_max"><span class="label-text">Maximum Length</span></label><input id="text_max" type="number" name="text_max" ng-model="text_max" aw-min="text_min || 0" min=0 class="form-control" integer >'+
-                                    '<div class="error" ng-show="survey_question_form.text_max.$error.number">The maximum length you entered is not a number.  Please enter a number.</div>'+
+                                    '<div class="error" ng-show="survey_question_form.text_max.$error.integer || survey_question_form.text_max.$error.number">The maximum length you entered is not a number.  Please enter a number.</div>'+
                                     '<div class="error" ng-show="survey_question_form.text_max.$error.awMin">The maximum length is too low.  Please enter a number larger than the minimum length you set.</div>'+
                                 '</div>'+
                             '</div>',
@@ -127,13 +127,13 @@ export default
                 control:'<div class="row">'+
                                 '<div class="col-xs-6">'+
                                     '<label for="textarea_min"><span class="label-text">Minimum Length</span></label><input id="textarea_min" type="number" name="textarea_min" ng-model="textarea_min"  min=0 aw-min="0" aw-max="textarea_max" class="form-control" integer />'+
-                                    '<div class="error" ng-show="survey_question_form.textarea_min.$error.number">The minimum length you entered is not a number.  Please enter a number.</div>'+
+                                    '<div class="error" ng-show="survey_question_form.textarea_min.$error.integer || survey_question_form.textarea_min.$error.number">The minimum length you entered is not a number.  Please enter a number.</div>'+
                                     '<div class="error" ng-show="survey_question_form.textarea_min.$error.awMax">The minimium length is too high.  Please enter a lower number.</div>'+
                                     '<div class="error" ng-show="survey_question_form.textarea_min.$error.awMin">The minimum length is too low.  Please enter a positive number.</div>'+
                                 '</div>'+
                                 '<div class="col-xs-6">'+
                                     '<label for="textarea_max"><span class="label-text">Maximum Length</span></label><input id="textarea_max" type="number" name="textarea_max" ng-model="textarea_max" aw-min="textarea_min || 0" min=0 class="form-control" integer >'+
-                                    '<div class="error" ng-show="survey_question_form.textarea_max.$error.number">The maximum length you entered is not a number.  Please enter a number.</div>'+
+                                    '<div class="error" ng-show="survey_question_form.textarea_max.$error.integer || survey_question_form.textarea_max.$error.number">The maximum length you entered is not a number.  Please enter a number.</div>'+
                                     '<div class="error" ng-show="survey_question_form.textarea_max.$error.awMin">The maximum length is too low.  Please enter a number larger than the minimum length you set.</div>'+
                                 '</div>'+
                             '</div>',
@@ -148,13 +148,13 @@ export default
                 control:'<div class="row">'+
                                 '<div class="col-xs-6">'+
                                     '<label for="password_min"><span class="label-text">Minimum Length</span></label><input id="password_min" type="number" name="password_min" ng-model="password_min" min=0 aw-min="0" aw-max="password_max" class="form-control" integer />'+
-                                    '<div class="error" ng-show="survey_question_form.password_min.$error.number">The minimum length you entered is not a number.  Please enter a number.</div>'+
+                                    '<div class="error" ng-show="survey_question_form.password_min.$error.integer || survey_question_form.password_min.$error.number">The minimum length you entered is not a number.  Please enter a number.</div>'+
                                     '<div class="error" ng-show="survey_question_form.password_min.$error.awMax">The minimium length is too high.  Please enter a lower number.</div>'+
                                     '<div class="error" ng-show="survey_question_form.password_min.$error.awMin">The minimum length is too low.  Please enter a positive number.</div>'+
                                 '</div>'+
                                 '<div class="col-xs-6">'+
                                     '<label for="password_max"><span class="label-text">Maximum Length</span></label><input id="password_max" type="number" name="password_max" ng-model="password_max" aw-min="password_min || 0" min=0 class="form-control" integer >'+
-                                    '<div class="error" ng-show="survey_question_form.password_max.$error.number">The maximum length you entered is not a number.  Please enter a number.</div>'+
+                                    '<div class="error" ng-show="survey_question_form.password_max.$error.integer || survey_question_form.password_max.$error.number">The maximum length you entered is not a number.  Please enter a number.</div>'+
                                     '<div class="error" ng-show="survey_question_form.password_max.$error.awMin">The maximum length is too low.  Please enter a number larger than the minimum length you set.</div>'+
                                 '</div>'+
                             '</div>',
diff --git a/awx/ui/static/lib/ansible/directives.js b/awx/ui/static/lib/ansible/directives.js
index 1ac2599250..cf97f9d8e8 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/lib/ansible/directives.js
+++ b/awx/ui/static/lib/ansible/directives.js
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ angular.module('AWDirectives', ['RestServices', 'Utilities', 'AuthService', 'Job
         require: 'ngModel',
         scope: { ngModel: '=ngModel' },
         template: '<div class="survey_taker_input" ng-repeat="option in ngModel.options">' +
-            '<label><input type="checkbox" ng-model="cbModel[option.value]" ' +
+            '<label style="font-weight:normal"><input type="checkbox" ng-model="cbModel[option.value]" ' +
             'value="{{option.value}}" class="mc" ng-change="update(this.value)" />' +
             '<span>'+
             '{{option.value}}'+
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ angular.module('AWDirectives', ['RestServices', 'Utilities', 'AuthService', 'Job
                     var min = (attr.awMin) ? scope.$eval(attr.awMin)  :  -Infinity;
                     if (!Empty(min) && !Empty(viewValue) && Number(viewValue) < min) {
                         ctrl.$setValidity('awMin', false);
-                        return undefined;
+                        return viewValue;
                     } else {
                         ctrl.$setValidity('awMin', true);
                         return viewValue;
@@ -217,17 +217,17 @@ angular.module('AWDirectives', ['RestServices', 'Utilities', 'AuthService', 'Job
                         if ( elm.attr('min') &&
                             ( viewValue === '' || viewValue === null || parseInt(viewValue,10) < parseInt(elm.attr('min'),10) ) ) {
                             ctrl.$setValidity('min', false);
-                            return undefined;
+                            return viewValue;
                         }
                         if ( elm.attr('max') && ( parseInt(viewValue,10) > parseInt(elm.attr('max'),10) ) ) {
                             ctrl.$setValidity('max', false);
-                            return undefined;
+                            return viewValue;
                         }
                         return viewValue;
                     }
                     // Invalid, return undefined (no model update)
                     ctrl.$setValidity('integer', false);
-                    return undefined;
+                    return viewValue;
                 });
             }
         };
@@ -238,16 +238,25 @@ angular.module('AWDirectives', ['RestServices', 'Utilities', 'AuthService', 'Job
     .directive('awSurveyVariableName', function() {
         var FLOAT_REGEXP = /^[a-zA-Z_$][0-9a-zA-Z_$]*$/;
         return {
+            restrict: 'A',
             require: 'ngModel',
             link: function(scope, elm, attrs, ctrl) {
+                ctrl.$setValidity('required', true); // we only want the error message for incorrect characters to be displayed
                 ctrl.$parsers.unshift(function(viewValue) {
-                    if (FLOAT_REGEXP.test(viewValue) && viewValue.indexOf(' ') === -1) { //check for a spaces
-                        ctrl.$setValidity('variable', true);
+                    if(viewValue.length !== 0){
+                      if (FLOAT_REGEXP.test(viewValue) && viewValue.indexOf(' ') === -1) { //check for a spaces
+                          ctrl.$setValidity('variable', true);
+                          return viewValue;
+                        }
+                        else{
+                          ctrl.$setValidity('variable', false); // spaces found, therefore throw error.
+                          return viewValue;
+                        }
+                      }
+                      else{
+                        ctrl.$setValidity('variable', true); // spaces found, therefore throw error.
                         return viewValue;
-                    } else {
-                        ctrl.$setValidity('variable', false); // spaces found, therefore throw error
-                        return undefined;
-                    }
+                      }
                 });
             }
         };