diff --git a/_locales/en/messages.json b/_locales/en/messages.json
index 2045d1f5c..5ee80af32 100644
--- a/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -2488,9 +2488,6 @@
     "message": "Profile name cannot be empty",
     "description": "Error message displayed on empty profile name"
   },
-  "maxGroupMembersError": {
-    "message": "Max number of members for small group chats is: "
-  },
   "nonAdminDeleteMember": {
     "message": "Only group admin can remove members!"
   },
@@ -2799,5 +2796,34 @@
   },
   "devicePairedSuccessfully": {
     "message": "Device linked successfully"
+  },
+  "invalidGroupName": {
+    "message": "Group Name length must be between 1 to $maxSize$",
+    "description": "Error message displayed on invalid group name",
+    "placeholders": {
+      "maxSize": {
+        "content": "$1",
+        "example": "125"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "invalidGroupSize": {
+    "message": "Closed Group size must be between 1 to $maxSize$",
+    "description": "Error message displayed on invalid closed group size",
+    "placeholders": {
+      "maxSize": {
+        "content": "$1",
+        "example": "10"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "maxGroupMembersError": {
+    "message": "Max number of members for small group chats is $maxSize$",
+    "placeholders": {
+      "maxSize": {
+        "content": "$1",
+        "example": "10"
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/js/views/invite_friends_dialog_view.js b/js/views/invite_friends_dialog_view.js
index 09ab91d81..1cc7c0ec0 100644
--- a/js/views/invite_friends_dialog_view.js
+++ b/js/views/invite_friends_dialog_view.js
@@ -72,11 +72,9 @@
           // Do not trigger an update if there is too many members
           if (
             newMembers.length + existingMembers.length >
-            window.SMALL_GROUP_SIZE_LIMIT
+            window.CONSTANTS.SMALL_GROUP_SIZE_LIMIT
           ) {
-            const msg = `${window.i18n('maxGroupMembersError')} ${
-              window.SMALL_GROUP_SIZE_LIMIT
-            }`;
+            const msg = window.i18n('maxGroupMembersError', window.CONSTANTS.SMALL_GROUP_SIZE_LIMIT);
 
             window.pushToast({
               title: msg,
diff --git a/ts/components/conversation/UpdateGroupMembersDialog.tsx b/ts/components/conversation/UpdateGroupMembersDialog.tsx
index 8af584530..27de62c49 100644
--- a/ts/components/conversation/UpdateGroupMembersDialog.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/conversation/UpdateGroupMembersDialog.tsx
@@ -202,17 +202,6 @@ export class UpdateGroupMembersDialog extends React.Component<Props, State> {
       }
     });
 
-    const newMemberCount = this.getMemberCount(updatedFriends);
-
-    if (newMemberCount > window.CONSTANTS.SMALL_GROUP_SIZE_LIMIT) {
-      const msg = `${this.props.i18n('maxGroupMembersError')} ${
-        window.CONSTANTS.SMALL_GROUP_SIZE_LIMIT
-      }`;
-      this.onShowError(msg);
-
-      return;
-    }
-
     this.setState(state => {
       return {
         ...state,
diff --git a/ts/components/session/LeftPaneChannelSection.tsx b/ts/components/session/LeftPaneChannelSection.tsx
index e47d8c215..569d9bec1 100644
--- a/ts/components/session/LeftPaneChannelSection.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/session/LeftPaneChannelSection.tsx
@@ -399,11 +399,28 @@ export class LeftPaneChannelSection extends React.Component<Props, State> {
     groupMembers: Array<ContactType>
   ) {
     // Validate groupName and groupMembers length
+    if (groupName.length === 0 ||
+      groupName.length > window.CONSTANTS.MAX_GROUP_NAME_LENGTH) {
+        window.pushToast({
+          title: window.i18n('invalidGroupName', window.CONSTANTS.MAX_GROUP_NAME_LENGTH),
+          type: 'error',
+          id: 'invalidGroupName',
+        });
+
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // >= because we add ourself as a member after this. so a 10 group is already invalid as it will be 11 with ourself
     if (
       groupMembers.length === 0 ||
-      groupName.length === 0 ||
-      groupName.length > window.CONSTANTS.MAX_GROUP_NAME_LENGTH
+      groupMembers.length >= window.CONSTANTS.SMALL_GROUP_SIZE_LIMIT
     ) {
+      window.pushToast({
+        title: window.i18n('invalidGroupSize', window.CONSTANTS.SMALL_GROUP_SIZE_LIMIT),
+        type: 'error',
+        id: 'invalidGroupSize',
+      });
+
       return;
     }