diff --git a/alfa-client/libs/design-system/src/lib/form/error-message/error-message.component.ts b/alfa-client/libs/design-system/src/lib/form/error-message/error-message.component.ts
index d5e3314b58f8e9fd96cbe15a09c7788fc8e6530f..bec8bcec6bd62ca08fdb0e3688e0bbab6611c5f9 100644
--- a/alfa-client/libs/design-system/src/lib/form/error-message/error-message.component.ts
+++ b/alfa-client/libs/design-system/src/lib/form/error-message/error-message.component.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { ExclamateIconComponent } from '../../icons/exclamate-icon/exclamate-ico
   selector: 'ods-error-message',
   standalone: true,
   imports: [CommonModule, ExclamateIconComponent],
-  styles: [':host {@apply flex text-error mt-2 mb-2 text-sm items-center}'],
+  styles: [':host {@apply flex text-error my-2 text-sm items-center font-medium}'],
   template: `<ods-exclamate-icon class="mr-1"></ods-exclamate-icon><ng-content></ng-content>`,
 })
 export class ErrorMessageComponent {}
diff --git a/alfa-client/libs/design-system/src/lib/form/error-message/error-message.stories.ts b/alfa-client/libs/design-system/src/lib/form/error-message/error-message.stories.ts
index 7a3537402744cf3da587a4ac3bfeecf4b8382dd6..dc3d2aa289ec0bbf966f1a08c02f998ffb2053c6 100644
--- a/alfa-client/libs/design-system/src/lib/form/error-message/error-message.stories.ts
+++ b/alfa-client/libs/design-system/src/lib/form/error-message/error-message.stories.ts
@@ -17,8 +17,4 @@ const meta: Meta<ErrorMessageComponent> = {
 export default meta;
 type Story = StoryObj<ErrorMessageComponent>;
 
-export const Default: Story = {
-  args: {
-    error: 'Text of error',
-  },
-};
+export const Default: Story = {};