diff --git a/src/_helpers/util.js b/src/_helpers/util.js
index 07b1b18..082b1fe 100644
--- a/src/_helpers/util.js
+++ b/src/_helpers/util.js
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ export const util = {
 
                     } else if (response.status === 422) {
                         console.log('handleCrudResponse: received 422, error: ' + JSON.stringify(data));
-                        setValidationErrors(data, messages, errors);
+                        util.setValidationErrors(data, messages, errors);
                     }
 
                     const error = (data && data.message) || response.statusText;
@@ -139,9 +139,11 @@ export const util = {
                 if (parts.length === 3 && parts[0] === 'err') {
                     const field = parts[1];
                     const messageTemplate = data[i].messageTemplate.replace(/\./g, '_');
-                    const message = messages.hasOwnProperty(messageTemplate) ? messages[messageTemplate] : '???'+messageTemplate;
+                    const message = messages[messageTemplate];
                     errors.add({field: field, msg: message});
-                    console.log('>>>>> field '+field+' added error: '+message+', errors='+JSON.stringify(errors));
+                //     console.log('>>>>> field '+field+' added error: '+message+', errors='+JSON.stringify(errors));
+                // } else {
+                //     console.log('>>>>> data item did not contain a valid error: '+JSON.stringify(data[i]));
                 }
             }
             // todo: else add "global" error message for unrecognized/non-field error
diff --git a/src/_services/system.service.js b/src/_services/system.service.js
index a011117..53bebcf 100644
--- a/src/_services/system.service.js
+++ b/src/_services/system.service.js
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ function loadIsActivated () {
         .then(activated => { return activated; });
 }
 
-function activate (activation) {
+function activate (activation, messages, errors) {
     const requestOptions = util.putNoAuth(activation);
     return fetch(`${config.apiUrl}/auth/activate`, requestOptions)
-        .then(util.handleBasicResponse)
+        .then(util.handleCrudResponse(messages, errors))
         .then(admin => { return admin; });
 }
 
diff --git a/src/_store/system.module.js b/src/_store/system.module.js
index ba18be6..24081a7 100644
--- a/src/_store/system.module.js
+++ b/src/_store/system.module.js
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ const actions = {
                 error => commit('loadIsActivatedFailure', error)
             );
     },
-    activate({ commit }, activation) {
+    activate({ commit }, {activation, messages, errors}) {
         commit('activateRequest');
-        systemService.activate(activation)
+        systemService.activate(activation, messages, errors)
             .then(
                 admin => {
                     commit('activateSuccess', admin);
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ const mutations = {
         state.activated = activated;
     },
     loadIsActivatedFailure(state, error) {
-        state.errors.activated = error;
+        state.error = error;
     },
 
     activateRequest(state) {
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ const mutations = {
     },
     activateFailure(state, error) {
         state.status.activating = false;
-        state.errors.activated = error;
+        state.error = error;
     },
 
     loadSystemConfigsRequest(state) {},
diff --git a/src/auth/ActivationPage.vue b/src/auth/ActivationPage.vue
index 87fa5d7..9e709e3 100644
--- a/src/auth/ActivationPage.vue
+++ b/src/auth/ActivationPage.vue
@@ -5,38 +5,38 @@
             <div class="form-group">
                 <label for="name">{{messages.field_label_username}}</label>
                 <input type="text" v-model="name" v-validate="'required'" name="name" class="form-control" :class="{ 'is-invalid': submitted && errors.has('name') }" />
-                <div v-if="submitted && errors.has('name')" class="invalid-feedback">{{ errors.first('name') }}</div>
+                <div v-if="submitted && errors.has('name')" class="invalid-feedback d-block">{{ errors.first('name') }}</div>
             </div>
             <div class="form-group">
                 <label htmlFor="password">{{messages.field_label_password}}</label>
                 <input type="password" v-model="password" v-validate="{ required: true, min: 6 }" name="password" class="form-control" :class="{ 'is-invalid': submitted && errors.has('password') }" />
-                <div v-if="submitted && errors.has('password')" class="invalid-feedback">{{ errors.first('password') }}</div>
+                <div v-if="submitted && errors.has('password')" class="invalid-feedback d-block">{{ errors.first('password') }}</div>
             </div>
             <div class="form-group">
                 <label for="description">{{messages.field_label_description}}</label>
                 <input type="text" v-model="description" name="description" class="form-control" :class="{ 'is-invalid': submitted && errors.has('description') }" />
-                <div v-if="submitted && errors.has('description')" class="invalid-feedback">{{ errors.first('description') }}</div>
+                <div v-if="submitted && errors.has('description')" class="invalid-feedback d-block">{{ errors.first('description') }}</div>
             </div>
             <div class="form-group">
                 <label for="networkName">{{messages.field_label_network_name}}</label>
                 <input type="text" v-model="networkName" name="networkName" class="form-control" :class="{ 'is-invalid': submitted && errors.has('networkName') }" />
-                <div v-if="submitted && errors.has('networkName')" class="invalid-feedback">{{ errors.first('networkName') }}</div>
+                <div v-if="submitted && errors.has('networkName')" class="invalid-feedback d-block">{{ errors.first('networkName') }}</div>
             </div>
 
             <!-- DNS -->
             <div class="form-group">
                 <h3>{{messages.form_section_title_dns}}</h3>
+                <div v-if="submitted && errors.has('dns')" class="invalid-feedback d-block"><h5>{{ errors.first('dns') }}</h5></div>
                 <label for="dnsName">{{messages.field_label_dns_service}}</label>
                 <select v-model="dnsName" name="dnsName" class="form-control">
                     <option v-for="opt in dnsTemplates" v-bind:value="opt.name">{{messages['driver_'+opt.driverClass]}}</option>
                 </select>
                 <span v-html="messages['description_'+dnsByName[dnsName].driverClass]"></span>
-                <div v-if="submitted && errors.has('dns')" class="invalid-feedback">{{ errors.first('dns') }}</div>
             </div>
             <div class="form-group">
                 <label for="domainName">{{messages.field_label_domain}}</label>
                 <input type="text" v-model="domainName" name="domainName" class="form-control" :class="{ 'is-invalid': submitted && errors.has('domain') }" />
-                <div v-if="submitted && errors.has('domain')" class="invalid-feedback">{{ errors.first('domain') }}</div>
+                <div v-if="submitted && errors.has('domain')" class="invalid-feedback d-block">{{ errors.first('domain') }}</div>
                 <span>{{messages.field_label_domain_description}}</span>
             </div>
 
@@ -60,12 +60,12 @@
             <!-- Storage -->
             <div class="form-group">
                 <h3>{{messages.form_section_title_storage}}</h3>
+                <div v-if="submitted && errors.has('storage')" class="invalid-feedback d-block"><h5>{{ errors.first('storage') }}</h5></div>
                 <label for="storageName">{{messages.field_label_storage_service}}</label>
                 <select v-model="storageName" name="storage" class="form-control">
                     <option v-for="opt in storageTemplates" v-bind:value="opt.name">{{messages['driver_'+opt.driverClass]}}</option>
                 </select>
                 <span v-html="messages['description_'+storageByName[storageName].driverClass]"></span>
-                <div v-if="submitted && errors.has('storage')" class="invalid-feedback">{{ errors.first('storage') }}</div>
             </div>
 
             <!-- Storage fields -->
@@ -248,9 +248,9 @@
                     storage: this.cloudActivationObject(this.storageByName[this.storageName], this.storageCredentials, this.storageConfig),
                     domain: this.domainActivationObject()
                 };
-                console.log('sending activation JSON = '+JSON.stringify(activation));
+                // console.log('sending activation: '+JSON.stringify(activation));
                 this.submitted = true;
-                this.activate(activation);
+                this.activate({activation: activation, messages: this.messages, errors: this.errors});
             }
         },
         watch: {
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@
                 if (active) this.$router.replace('/');
             },
             dnsName (name) {
-                console.log('dns changed to '+name);
+                // console.log('dns changed to '+name);
                 if (typeof this.dnsByName[name].credentials !== 'undefined') {
                     this.dnsCredentials = toCredentialsMap(this.dnsByName[name].credentials);
                 }
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@
                 }
             },
             storageName (name) {
-                console.log('storage changed to '+name);
+                // console.log('storage changed to '+name);
                 if (typeof this.storageByName[name].credentials !== 'undefined') {
                     this.storageCredentials = toCredentialsMap(this.storageByName[name].credentials);
                 }