diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/components/FormActionGroup/FormActionGroup.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/components/FormActionGroup/FormActionGroup.jsx
index 16c88d8341..7ad011719b 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/components/FormActionGroup/FormActionGroup.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/components/FormActionGroup/FormActionGroup.jsx
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import styled from 'styled-components';
 import { withI18n } from '@lingui/react';
 import { t } from '@lingui/macro';
 import { ActionGroup as PFActionGroup, Button } from '@patternfly/react-core';
-import styled from 'styled-components';
+
+const ErrorMessage = styled('div')`
+  color: var(--pf-global--danger-color--200);
+  font-weight: var(--pf-global--FontWeight--bold);
+`;
 
 const ActionGroup = styled(PFActionGroup)`
   display: flex;
@@ -11,19 +16,25 @@ const ActionGroup = styled(PFActionGroup)`
   --pf-c-form__group--m-action--MarginTop: 0;
 
   .pf-c-form__actions {
-    display: grid;
-    gap: 24px;
-    grid-template-columns: auto auto;
-    margin: 0;
-
     & > button {
       margin: 0;
     }
+
+    & > :not(:first-child) {
+      margin-left: 24px;
+    }
   }
 `;
 
-const FormActionGroup = ({ onSubmit, submitDisabled, onCancel, i18n }) => (
+const FormActionGroup = ({
+  onSubmit,
+  submitDisabled,
+  onCancel,
+  errorMessage,
+  i18n,
+}) => (
   <ActionGroup>
+    {errorMessage ? <ErrorMessage>{errorMessage}</ErrorMessage> : null}
     <Button
       aria-label={i18n._(t`Save`)}
       variant="primary"
@@ -48,10 +59,12 @@ FormActionGroup.propTypes = {
   onCancel: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   onSubmit: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   submitDisabled: PropTypes.bool,
+  errorMessage: PropTypes.node,
 };
 
 FormActionGroup.defaultProps = {
   submitDisabled: false,
+  errorMessage: null,
 };
 
 export default withI18n()(FormActionGroup);
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/components/FormField/FormSubmitError.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/components/FormField/FormSubmitError.jsx
index 186f17bf7c..e9adcc0ca1 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/components/FormField/FormSubmitError.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/components/FormField/FormSubmitError.jsx
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { useFormikContext } from 'formik';
-import { t } from '@lingui/macro';
-import { withI18n } from '@lingui/react';
-import ErrorDetail from '@components/ErrorDetail';
-import AlertModal from '@components/AlertModal';
 
-function FormSubmitError({ error, i18n }) {
+function FormSubmitError({ error }) {
   const [formError, setFormError] = useState(null);
   const { setErrors } = useFormikContext();
 
@@ -18,6 +14,8 @@ function FormSubmitError({ error, i18n }) {
       setErrors(error.response.data);
       setFormError(null);
     } else {
+      /* eslint-disable-next-line no-console */
+      console.error(error);
       setFormError(error);
     }
   }, [error, setErrors]);
@@ -26,17 +24,7 @@ function FormSubmitError({ error, i18n }) {
     return null;
   }
 
-  return (
-    <AlertModal
-      variant="danger"
-      title={i18n._(t`Error!`)}
-      isOpen={formError}
-      onClose={() => setFormError(null)}
-    >
-      {i18n._(t`An error occurred when saving`)}
-      <ErrorDetail error={formError} />
-    </AlertModal>
-  );
+  return <span>{formError.message}</span>;
 }
 
-export default withI18n()(FormSubmitError);
+export default FormSubmitError;
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/components/FormField/FormSubmitError.test.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/components/FormField/FormSubmitError.test.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..59a7b7d283
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/components/FormField/FormSubmitError.test.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { act } from 'react-dom/test-utils';
+import { mountWithContexts } from '@testUtils/enzymeHelpers';
+import { Formik } from 'formik';
+import FormSubmitError from './FormSubmitError';
+
+describe('<FormSubmitError>', () => {
+  test('should render null when no error present', () => {
+    const wrapper = mountWithContexts(
+      <Formik>{() => <FormSubmitError error={null} />}</Formik>
+    );
+    expect(wrapper.find('FormSubmitError').text()).toEqual('');
+  });
+
+  test('should pass field errors to Formik', () => {
+    const error = {
+      response: {
+        data: {
+          name: 'invalid',
+        },
+      },
+    };
+    const wrapper = mountWithContexts(
+      <Formik>
+        {({ errors }) => (
+          <div>
+            <p>{errors.name}</p>
+            <FormSubmitError error={error} />
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </Formik>
+    );
+    expect(wrapper.find('p').text()).toEqual('invalid');
+  });
+
+  test('should display error message if field errors not provided', async () => {
+    const realConsole = global.console;
+    global.console = {
+      error: jest.fn(),
+    };
+    const error = {
+      message: 'There was an error',
+    };
+    let wrapper;
+    await act(async () => {
+      wrapper = mountWithContexts(
+        <Formik>{() => <FormSubmitError error={error} />}</Formik>
+      );
+    });
+    wrapper.update();
+    expect(wrapper.text()).toEqual('There was an error');
+    expect(global.console.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(error);
+    global.console = realConsole;
+  });
+});
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/shared/JobTemplateForm.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/shared/JobTemplateForm.jsx
index 932e610849..06d30cb1e3 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/shared/JobTemplateForm.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/screens/Template/shared/JobTemplateForm.jsx
@@ -593,8 +593,11 @@ class JobTemplateForm extends Component {
             </FormRow>
           </div>
         </AdvancedFieldsWrapper>
-        <FormActionGroup onCancel={handleCancel} onSubmit={handleSubmit} />
-        <FormSubmitError error={submitError} />
+        <FormActionGroup
+          onCancel={handleCancel}
+          onSubmit={handleSubmit}
+          errorMessage={<FormSubmitError error={submitError} />}
+        />
       </Form>
     );
   }