diff --git a/src/layouts/EditHomepage/EditHomepage.jsx b/src/layouts/EditHomepage/EditHomepage.jsx
index 169a212b5..ed9d5bcaa 100644
--- a/src/layouts/EditHomepage/EditHomepage.jsx
+++ b/src/layouts/EditHomepage/EditHomepage.jsx
@@ -1097,8 +1097,9 @@ const EditHomepage = ({ match }) => {
                   if we put the declaration out of the components.
                   This is because we have a blocking conditional `isLoaded` that gets set only after data is fetched.
               */}
-              {getErrorsFromHomepageState(homepageState).some((message) =>
-                message.includes("longer")
+              {getErrorsFromHomepageState(homepageState).some(
+                (message) =>
+                  message.includes("longer") || message.includes("specify")
               ) && (
                 <Text
                   mr="0.25rem"
diff --git a/src/layouts/EditHomepage/utils.ts b/src/layouts/EditHomepage/utils.ts
index a70d3a6b4..cdc6d23d3 100644
--- a/src/layouts/EditHomepage/utils.ts
+++ b/src/layouts/EditHomepage/utils.ts
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export const getErrorsFromHomepageState = ({
   const heroFieldErrors = _(heroSection)
     .omit(["key_highlights", "dropdown"])
     .mapValues((val, key) => validateHeroSectionFields(key, val))
-    .values()
+    .filter()
     .value()
 
   // NOTE: Section is an object keyed by the section type