diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/components/FormField/FormSubmitError.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/components/FormField/FormSubmitError.jsx
index 714ca4119d87..44ad062f592e 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/components/FormField/FormSubmitError.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/components/FormField/FormSubmitError.jsx
@@ -2,6 +2,26 @@ import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { useFormikContext } from 'formik';
 import { Alert } from '@patternfly/react-core';
 
+const findErrorStrings = (obj, messages = []) => {
+  if (typeof obj === 'string') {
+    messages.push(obj);
+  } else if (typeof obj === 'object') {
+    Object.keys(obj).forEach(key => {
+      const value = obj[key];
+      if (typeof value === 'string') {
+        messages.push(value);
+      } else if (Array.isArray(value)) {
+        value.forEach(arrValue => {
+          messages = findErrorStrings(arrValue, messages);
+        });
+      } else if (typeof value === 'object') {
+        messages = findErrorStrings(value, messages);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+  return messages;
+};
+
 function FormSubmitError({ error }) {
   const [errorMessage, setErrorMessage] = useState(null);
   const { setErrors } = useFormikContext();
@@ -18,14 +38,7 @@ function FormSubmitError({ error }) {
       const errorMessages = error.response.data;
       setErrors(errorMessages);
 
-      let messages = [];
-      Object.values(error.response.data).forEach(value => {
-        if (Array.isArray(value)) {
-          messages = messages.concat(value);
-        } else {
-          messages.push(value);
-        }
-      });
+      const messages = findErrorStrings(error.response.data);
       setErrorMessage(messages.length > 0 ? messages : null);
     } else {
       /* eslint-disable-next-line no-console */
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/components/FormField/FormSubmitError.test.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/components/FormField/FormSubmitError.test.jsx
index 7dd41922bdb9..30656b4d627a 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/components/FormField/FormSubmitError.test.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/components/FormField/FormSubmitError.test.jsx
@@ -52,4 +52,30 @@ describe('<FormSubmitError>', () => {
     expect(global.console.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(error);
     global.console = realConsole;
   });
+
+  test('should display error message if field error is nested', async () => {
+    const error = {
+      response: {
+        data: {
+          name: 'There was an error with name',
+          inputs: {
+            url: 'Error with url',
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    };
+    let wrapper;
+    await act(async () => {
+      wrapper = mountWithContexts(
+        <Formik>{() => <FormSubmitError error={error} />}</Formik>
+      );
+    });
+    wrapper.update();
+    expect(
+      wrapper.find('Alert').contains(<div>There was an error with name</div>)
+    ).toEqual(true);
+    expect(wrapper.find('Alert').contains(<div>Error with url</div>)).toEqual(
+      true
+    );
+  });
 });