diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/promotelinkform.html b/r2/r2/templates/promotelinkform.html
index f3dcc2d63..2145664b4 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/promotelinkform.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/promotelinkform.html
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ ${unsafe(js.use('sponsored'))}
     <input name="${name}"
            value="${value}" id="${name}" class="rounded styled-input" readonly="readonly" size="10" />
     <div id="datepicker-${name}" class="datepicker"></div>
+    ${error_field("BAD_DATE", name, "div")}
+    ${error_field("DATE_TOO_EARLY", name, "div")}
+    ${error_field("DATE_TOO_LATE", name, "div")}
     <script type="text/javascript">
       ${initfuncname} = function() {
           attach_calendar("#${name}", "#${minDateSrc}", "#${maxDateSrc}",
@@ -291,11 +294,6 @@ ${self.javascript_setup()}
                                 min_date_offset="86400000">
                 function(elem) { r.sponsored.on_date_change(); }
               </%self:datepicker>
-
-              ${error_field("BAD_DATE", "startdate", "div")}
-              ${error_field("DATE_TOO_EARLY", "startdate", "div")}
-              ${error_field("BAD_DATE", "enddate", "div")}
-              ${error_field("DATE_TOO_EARLY", "enddate", "div")}
               ${error_field("BAD_DATE_RANGE", "enddate", "div")}
             </td>
           </tr>
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/roadblocks.html b/r2/r2/templates/roadblocks.html
index 2e600ac71..8048cfbd3 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/roadblocks.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/roadblocks.html
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ ${unsafe(js.use('sponsored'))}
       <tr>
         <th>for date</th>
         <td class="prefright">
-          ${error_field("BAD_DATE", "startdate", "div")}
-          ${error_field("BAD_DATE", "enddate", "div")}
           ${error_field("BAD_DATE_RANGE", "enddate", "div")}
         <%p:datepicker name="startdate", value="${thing.startdate}"
                           minDateSrc="date-min" initfuncname="init_startdate">