diff --git a/src/app/auth/new-password/new-password.page.html b/src/app/auth/new-password/new-password.page.html
index b5798a0961..4a6937ee91 100644
--- a/src/app/auth/new-password/new-password.page.html
+++ b/src/app/auth/new-password/new-password.page.html
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
                 Password cannot be empty
               </div>
               <div
-                *ngIf="fg.controls.confirmPassword.touched && fg.controls.confirmPassword.invalid && fg.controls.confirmPassword.errors.passwordMismatch"
+                *ngIf="fg.controls.confirmPassword.touched && fg.controls.confirmPassword.invalid && fg.controls.confirmPassword.errors.passwordMismatch && !fg.controls.confirmPassword.errors.required"
                 class="new-password__error"
               >
                 Passwords do not match