diff --git a/stylesheets/_modal.scss b/stylesheets/_modal.scss
index 8446da1a3..78bf60a05 100644
--- a/stylesheets/_modal.scss
+++ b/stylesheets/_modal.scss
@@ -78,28 +78,6 @@
   }
 }
 
-.add-moderators-dialog,
-.remove-moderators-dialog,
-.edit-profile-dialog {
-  .error-message {
-    text-align: center;
-    color: var(--danger-color);
-    display: block;
-    user-select: none;
-  }
-
-  .error-faded {
-    opacity: 0;
-    margin-top: -5px;
-    transition: all 100ms linear;
-  }
-
-  .error-shown {
-    opacity: 1;
-    transition: all 250ms linear;
-  }
-}
-
 .loki-dialog {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
diff --git a/ts/components/dialog/UpdateGroupNameDialog.tsx b/ts/components/dialog/UpdateGroupNameDialog.tsx
index 83cf07c1e..7a45b93cd 100644
--- a/ts/components/dialog/UpdateGroupNameDialog.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/dialog/UpdateGroupNameDialog.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-misused-promises */
-import classNames from 'classnames';
 import React, { useState } from 'react';
 
 import { useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
 import useKey from 'react-use/lib/useKey';
+import styled from 'styled-components';
 import { useIsClosedGroup, useIsPublic } from '../../hooks/useParamSelector';
 import { ConvoHub } from '../../session/conversations';
 import { ClosedGroup } from '../../session/group/closed-group';
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ function GroupAvatar({
   );
 }
 
+const StyledError = styled.p`
+  text-align: center;
+  color: var(--danger-color);
+  display: block;
+  user-select: none;
+`;
+
 export function UpdateGroupNameDialog(props: { conversationId: string }) {
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
   const { conversationId } = props;
@@ -112,7 +119,7 @@ export function UpdateGroupNameDialog(props: { conversationId: string }) {
           });
           dispatch(updateNameAction as any);
 
-          return; // keeping the dialog open until the async thunk is done
+          return; // keeping the dialog open until the async thunk is done (via isNameChangePending)
         }
 
         void ClosedGroup.initiateClosedGroupUpdate(conversationId, trimmedGroupName, null);
@@ -135,8 +142,6 @@ export function UpdateGroupNameDialog(props: { conversationId: string }) {
     originalGroupName || window.i18n('unknown'),
   ]);
 
-  const errorMessageClasses = classNames('error-message', errorMsg ? 'error-shown' : 'error-faded');
-
   const isAdmin = !isCommunity;
   // return null;
 
@@ -149,7 +154,7 @@ export function UpdateGroupNameDialog(props: { conversationId: string }) {
       {errorMsg ? (
         <>
           <SpacerMD />
-          <p className={errorMessageClasses}>{errorMsg}</p>
+          <StyledError>{errorMsg}</StyledError>
           <SpacerMD />
         </>
       ) : null}