diff --git a/static/css/core-ui.css b/static/css/core-ui.css
index 570492b4b..02ffbb34a 100644
--- a/static/css/core-ui.css
+++ b/static/css/core-ui.css
@@ -278,13 +278,6 @@
   padding: 6px;
 }
 
-.config-setup-tool-element label {
-  padding-left: 10px;
-  padding-right: 10px;
-  margin: 4px;
-  cursor: pointer;
-}
-
 .config-file-field-element input {
   display: inline-block;
   width: 78px;
@@ -302,6 +295,7 @@
 .co-checkbox label {
   position: relative;
   padding-left: 28px;
+  cursor: pointer;
 }
 
 .co-checkbox label:before {
diff --git a/static/directives/config/config-setup-tool.html b/static/directives/config/config-setup-tool.html
index 391ba0ce8..a2c3c0fad 100644
--- a/static/directives/config/config-setup-tool.html
+++ b/static/directives/config/config-setup-tool.html
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@
             <td>Server Hostname:</td>
             <td>
               <span class="config-string-field" binding="config.SERVER_HOSTNAME"
-                    placeholder="Hostname (and optional port if non-standard)"></span>
+                    placeholder="Hostname (and optional port if non-standard)"
+                    pattern="^[a-zA-Z-0-9\.]+(:[0-9]+)?$"></span>
               <div class="help-text">
                  The HTTP host (and optionally the port number if a non-standard HTTP/HTTPS port) of the location
                   where the registry will be accessible on the network
@@ -119,7 +120,8 @@
             <td>Redis Hostname:</td>
             <td>
               <span class="config-string-field" binding="mapped.redis.host"
-                    placeholder="The redis server hostname"></span>
+                    placeholder="The redis server hostname"
+                    pattern="^[a-zA-Z-0-9\.]+(:[0-9]+)?$"></span>
             </td>
           </tr>
           <tr>
@@ -213,7 +215,8 @@
             <td>SMTP Server:</td>
             <td>
               <span class="config-string-field" binding="config.MAIL_SERVER"
-                    placeholder="SMTP server for sending e-mail"></span>
+                    placeholder="SMTP server for sending e-mail"
+                    pattern="^[a-zA-Z-0-9\.]+(:[0-9]+)?$"></span>
             </td>
           </tr>
           <tr>
@@ -235,8 +238,8 @@
           <tr>
             <td>Mail Sender:</td>
             <td>
-              <span class="config-string-field" binding="config.DEFAULT_MAIL_SENDER"
-                    placeholder="E-mail address"></span>
+              <input class="form-control" type="email" ng-model="config.DEFAULT_MAIL_SENDER"
+                     placeholder="E-mail address"></span>
               <div class="help-text">
                 E-mail address from which all e-mails are sent. If not specified,
                 <code>support@quay.io</code> will be used.
@@ -374,7 +377,7 @@
               <span class="config-string-field"
                     binding="config.GITHUB_LOGIN_CONFIG.GITHUB_ENDPOINT"
                     placeholder="https://my.githubserver"
-                    pattern="https?://([a-zA-Z0-9]+\.?\/?)+">
+                    pattern="^https?://([a-zA-Z0-9]+\.?\/?)+$">
               </span>
               <div class="help-text">
                 The Github Enterprise endpoint. Must start with http:// or https://.
@@ -506,7 +509,7 @@
               <span class="config-string-field"
                     binding="config.GITHUB_TRIGGER_CONFIG.GITHUB_ENDPOINT"
                     placeholder="https://my.githubserver"
-                    pattern="https?://([a-zA-Z0-9]+\.?\/?)+">
+                    pattern="^https?://([a-zA-Z0-9]+\.?\/?)+$">
               </span>
               <div class="help-text">
                 The Github Enterprise endpoint. Must start with http:// or https://.
diff --git a/static/js/controllers.js b/static/js/controllers.js
index 171aa3cac..f4d5f2349 100644
--- a/static/js/controllers.js
+++ b/static/js/controllers.js
@@ -2924,7 +2924,7 @@ function SuperUserAdminCtrl($scope, $timeout, ApiService, Features, UserService,
       $scope.creatingUser = false;
       $scope.newUser = {};
       $scope.createdUser = resp;
-      $scope.loadUsers();
+      $scope.loadUsersInternal();
     }, errorHandler)
   };
 
@@ -3028,12 +3028,16 @@ function SuperUserAdminCtrl($scope, $timeout, ApiService, Features, UserService,
   };
 
   $scope.createSuperUser = function() {
+    $scope.createSuperuserIssue = null;
     $scope.configStep = 'creating-superuser';
     ApiService.scCreateInitialSuperuser($scope.superUser, null).then(function(resp) {
       UserService.load();
       $('#createSuperuserModal').modal('hide');
       $scope.checkContainerStatus();
-    }, ApiService.errorDisplay('Could not create superuser'));
+    }, function(resp) {
+      $scope.configStep = 'create-superuser';
+      $scope.createSuperuserIssue = ApiService.getErrorMessage(resp, 'Could not create superuser');
+    });
   };
 
   $scope.checkContainerStatus = function() {
diff --git a/static/partials/super-user.html b/static/partials/super-user.html
index 46cf248a4..78e8c6f51 100644
--- a/static/partials/super-user.html
+++ b/static/partials/super-user.html
@@ -292,7 +292,9 @@
 
             <div class="form-group">
               <label>Password</label>
-              <input class="form-control" type="password" ng-model="superUser.password" required>
+              <input class="form-control" type="password" ng-model="superUser.password"
+                     ng-pattern="/^[^\s]+$/"
+                     ng-minlength="8" required>
             </div>
 
             <div class="form-group">
@@ -302,6 +304,9 @@
             </div>
 
           </div>
+          <div class="modal-footer alert alert-warning" ng-show="createSuperuserIssue">
+            {{ createSuperuserIssue }}
+          </div>
           <div class="modal-footer">
             <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary" ng-disabled="!superuserForm.$valid"
                     ng-show="configStep == 'create-superuser'">