diff --git a/application/controllers/Station.php b/application/controllers/Station.php
index 78f138d32..a11639dd0 100644
--- a/application/controllers/Station.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Station.php
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class Station extends CI_Controller
 
 		$this->form_validation->set_rules('station_profile_name', 'Station Profile Name', 'required');
 		$this->form_validation->set_rules('dxcc', 'DXCC', 'required');
+		$this->form_validation->set_rules('gridsquare', 'Locator', 'callback_check_locator');
 
 		if ($this->form_validation->run() == FALSE) {
 			$data['page_title'] = __("Create Station Location");
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ class Station extends CI_Controller
 			$data['page_title'] = __("Edit Station Location: ") . $data['my_station_profile']->station_profile_name;
 
 			$this->form_validation->set_rules('dxcc', 'DXCC', 'required');
+			$this->form_validation->set_rules('gridsquare', 'Locator', 'callback_check_locator');
 			if ($this->form_validation->run() == FALSE) {
 				$this->load->view('interface_assets/header', $data);
 				$this->load->view('station_profile/edit');
@@ -180,4 +182,14 @@ class Station extends CI_Controller
 		}
 	}
 
+	function check_locator($grid = '') {
+		$this->load->library('Qra');
+		if ($this->qra->validate_grid($grid)) {
+			return true;
+		} else {
+			$this->form_validation->set_message('check_locator', 'Please check value for grid locator ('.strtoupper($grid).').');
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/application/views/station_profile/create.php b/application/views/station_profile/create.php
index 1481fb13b..3375ef2cb 100644
--- a/application/views/station_profile/create.php
+++ b/application/views/station_profile/create.php
@@ -28,6 +28,20 @@ if ($dxcc_list->result() > 0) {
 		</div>
 	<?php } ?>
 
+	<?php if($this->session->flashdata('notice')) { ?>
+		<div id="message" >
+		<?php echo $this->session->flashdata('notice'); ?>
+		</div>
+	<?php } ?>
+
+	<?php $this->load->helper('form'); ?>
+
+	<?php if(validation_errors()) { ?>
+		<div class="alert alert-danger">
+			<?php echo validation_errors(); ?>
+		</div>
+	<?php } ?>
+
 <div class="card">
   <div class="card-header">
     <?php echo $page_title; ?>
@@ -36,16 +50,6 @@ if ($dxcc_list->result() > 0) {
     <h5 class="card-title"></h5>
     <p class="card-text"></p>
 
-		<?php if($this->session->flashdata('notice')) { ?>
-			<div id="message" >
-			<?php echo $this->session->flashdata('notice'); ?>
-			</div>
-		<?php } ?>
-
-		<?php $this->load->helper('form'); ?>
-
-		<?php echo validation_errors(); ?>
-
 		<form method="post" action="<?php echo site_url('station/create'); ?>" name="create_profile">
 		  <div class="mb-3">
 		    <label for="stationNameInput"><?= __("Location Name"); ?></label>
diff --git a/application/views/station_profile/edit.php b/application/views/station_profile/edit.php
index 3c727af93..2b3ab30d0 100644
--- a/application/views/station_profile/edit.php
+++ b/application/views/station_profile/edit.php
@@ -43,7 +43,11 @@ if ($dxcc_list->result() > 0) {
 
 	<?php $this->load->helper('form'); ?>
 
-	<?php echo validation_errors(); ?>
+   <?php if(validation_errors()) { ?>
+      <div class="alert alert-danger">
+         <?php echo validation_errors(); ?>
+      </div>
+   <?php } ?>
 
 	<?php if($my_station_profile->station_id != NULL) {
 		$form_action = __("Update");
diff --git a/application/views/user/edit.php b/application/views/user/edit.php
index 545482245..beef056cf 100644
--- a/application/views/user/edit.php
+++ b/application/views/user/edit.php
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 
 	<?php if(validation_errors()) { ?>
     <div class="alert alert-danger">
-    	<a class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="alert">x</a>
  		<?php echo validation_errors(); ?>
     </div>
 	<?php } ?>