diff --git a/API/Controllers/PersonController.cs b/API/Controllers/PersonController.cs
index d489e45f0..670570dc4 100644
--- a/API/Controllers/PersonController.cs
+++ b/API/Controllers/PersonController.cs
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public class PersonController : BaseApiController
         }
 
         var success = await _personService.UpdatePersonAliasesAsync(person, dto.Aliases);
-        if (!success) return BadRequest(_localizationService.Translate(User.GetUserId(), "aliases-have-overlap"));
+        if (!success) return BadRequest(await _localizationService.Translate(User.GetUserId(), "aliases-have-overlap"));
 
 
         person.Name = dto.Name?.Trim();
diff --git a/UI/Web/src/app/shared/edit-list/edit-list.component.ts b/UI/Web/src/app/shared/edit-list/edit-list.component.ts
index 850e68003..c5b3d121e 100644
--- a/UI/Web/src/app/shared/edit-list/edit-list.component.ts
+++ b/UI/Web/src/app/shared/edit-list/edit-list.component.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ export class EditListComponent implements OnInit {
 
   ngOnInit() {
     this.items.forEach(item => this.addItem(item));
+    if (this.items.length === 0) {
+      this.addItem("");
+    }
 
 
     this.form.valueChanges.pipe(