diff --git a/src/ui-kit/form-controls/autocomplete-multiselect/autocomplete-multiselect.component.ts b/src/ui-kit/form-controls/autocomplete-multiselect/autocomplete-multiselect.component.ts
index 503c96a54..8444aa485 100644
--- a/src/ui-kit/form-controls/autocomplete-multiselect/autocomplete-multiselect.component.ts
+++ b/src/ui-kit/form-controls/autocomplete-multiselect/autocomplete-multiselect.component.ts
@@ -232,6 +232,10 @@ export class SamAutocompleteMultiselectComponent
     if (this.list.length > 0) {
       this.list = this.sortByCategory(this.list);
     }
+  }
+
+  public ngAfterViewInit()
+  {
     if (!this.control) {
       return;
     }
@@ -240,6 +244,7 @@ export class SamAutocompleteMultiselectComponent
         this.wrapper.formatErrors(this.control);
       });
       this.wrapper.formatErrors(this.control);
+      this.ref.detectChanges();
     } else {
       this.samFormService.formEventsUpdated$.subscribe((evt: any) => {
         if ( (!evt.root || evt.root === this.control.root) &&
diff --git a/src/ui-kit/form-controls/autocomplete-multiselect/autocomplete-multiselect.spec.ts b/src/ui-kit/form-controls/autocomplete-multiselect/autocomplete-multiselect.spec.ts
index b5d084461..57075cf10 100644
--- a/src/ui-kit/form-controls/autocomplete-multiselect/autocomplete-multiselect.spec.ts
+++ b/src/ui-kit/form-controls/autocomplete-multiselect/autocomplete-multiselect.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { TestBed, async, ComponentFixture } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
-import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms';
+import { FormsModule, FormControl } from '@angular/forms';
 import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
 import { ChangeDetectorRef } from '@angular/core';
 import { BrowserAnimationsModule } from '@angular/platform-browser/animations';
@@ -193,5 +193,14 @@ describe('The Sam Autocomplete Multiselect Component', () => {
         fixture.detectChanges();
         expect(component.value[0]).toBe(component.options[0]);
     });
+
+    it('Should load control error message on init', () => {
+      component.control = new FormControl("");
+      //component.control.setValue("");
+      component.control.markAsDirty();
+      component.control.setErrors({ testValidation: { message: "testMessage"}});
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      expect(component.wrapper.errorMessage).toBe("testMessage");
+  });
   });
 });