diff --git a/app/src/organisms/AppSettings/ManualIpHostnameForm.tsx b/app/src/organisms/AppSettings/ManualIpHostnameForm.tsx
index b94b0e6f429..7791d0b5d56 100644
--- a/app/src/organisms/AppSettings/ManualIpHostnameForm.tsx
+++ b/app/src/organisms/AppSettings/ManualIpHostnameForm.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as React from 'react'
 import { useDispatch } from 'react-redux'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
-import { FieldError, Resolver, useForm } from 'react-hook-form'
+import { useForm } from 'react-hook-form'
 import styled from 'styled-components'
 
 import {
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { StyledText } from '../../atoms/text'
 import { addManualIp } from '../../redux/config'
 import { startDiscovery } from '../../redux/discovery'
 
+import type { FieldError, Resolver } from 'react-hook-form'
 import type { Dispatch } from '../../redux/types'
 
 const FlexForm = styled.form`
@@ -90,7 +91,6 @@ export function ManualIpHostnameForm({
   ): Record<string, FieldError> => {
     const ip = data.ip.trim()
     let message: string | undefined
-    // ToDo: kj 12/19/2022 for this, the best way is to use the regex because invisible unicode characters
     if (!ip) {
       message = t('add_ip_error')
     }
diff --git a/app/src/organisms/ConfigurePipette/ConfigForm.tsx b/app/src/organisms/ConfigurePipette/ConfigForm.tsx
index 3b77e8fc78a..a3e1ed1d2cb 100644
--- a/app/src/organisms/ConfigurePipette/ConfigForm.tsx
+++ b/app/src/organisms/ConfigurePipette/ConfigForm.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import forOwn from 'lodash/forOwn'
 import keys from 'lodash/keys'
 import omit from 'lodash/omit'
 import set from 'lodash/set'
+import { useForm } from 'react-hook-form'
 import { Box, OVERFLOW_AUTO } from '@opentrons/components'
 import { ConfigFormResetButton } from './ConfigFormResetButton'
 import {
@@ -14,13 +15,13 @@ import {
   ConfigQuirkGroup,
 } from './ConfigFormGroup'
 
+import type { FieldError, Resolver } from 'react-hook-form'
 import type { FormValues } from './ConfigFormGroup'
 import type {
   PipetteSettingsField,
   PipetteSettingsFieldsMap,
   UpdatePipetteSettingsData,
 } from '@opentrons/api-client'
-import { FieldError, Resolver, useForm } from 'react-hook-form'
 
 export interface DisplayFieldProps extends PipetteSettingsField {
   name: string
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ const POWER_KEYS = ['plungerCurrent', 'pickUpCurrent', 'dropTipCurrent']
 const TIP_KEYS = ['dropTipSpeed', 'pickUpDistance']
 const QUIRK_KEY = 'quirks'
 
-export const ConfigForm = (props: ConfigFormProps): JSX.Element => {
+export function ConfigForm(props: ConfigFormProps): JSX.Element {
   const {
     updateInProgress,
     formId,
@@ -55,6 +56,44 @@ export const ConfigForm = (props: ConfigFormProps): JSX.Element => {
     groupLabels,
   } = props
 
+  const getInitialValues: () => FormValues = () => {
+    const fields = getVisibleFields()
+    const initialFieldValues = mapValues<
+      PipetteSettingsFieldsMap,
+      string | boolean
+    >(fields, f => {
+      if (f.value === true || f.value === false) return f.value
+      // @ts-expect-error(sa, 2021-05-27): avoiding src code change, use optional chain to access f.value
+      return f.value !== f.default ? f.value.toString() : ''
+    })
+    const initialQuirkValues = settings[QUIRK_KEY]
+    const initialValues = Object.assign(
+      {},
+      initialFieldValues,
+      initialQuirkValues
+    )
+
+    return initialValues
+  }
+  const initialValues = getInitialValues()
+
+  const resolver: Resolver<FormValues> = values => {
+    let errors = {}
+    errors = validate(values, errors)
+    return { values, errors }
+  }
+
+  const {
+    handleSubmit,
+    reset,
+    getValues,
+    control,
+    formState: { errors },
+  } = useForm<FormValues>({
+    defaultValues: initialValues,
+    resolver: resolver,
+  })
+
   const getFieldsByKey = (
     keys: string[],
     fields: PipetteSettingsFieldsMap
@@ -166,32 +205,6 @@ export const ConfigForm = (props: ConfigFormProps): JSX.Element => {
     return errors
   }
 
-  const resolver: Resolver<FormValues> = values => {
-    let errors = {}
-    errors = validate(values, errors)
-    return { values, errors }
-  }
-
-  const getInitialValues: () => FormValues = () => {
-    const fields = getVisibleFields()
-    const initialFieldValues = mapValues<
-      PipetteSettingsFieldsMap,
-      string | boolean
-    >(fields, f => {
-      if (f.value === true || f.value === false) return f.value
-      // @ts-expect-error(sa, 2021-05-27): avoiding src code change, use optional chain to access f.value
-      return f.value !== f.default ? f.value.toString() : ''
-    })
-    const initialQuirkValues = settings[QUIRK_KEY]
-    const initialValues = Object.assign(
-      {},
-      initialFieldValues,
-      initialQuirkValues
-    )
-
-    return initialValues
-  }
-
   const fields = getVisibleFields()
   const UNKNOWN_KEYS = getUnknownKeys()
   const plungerFields = getFieldsByKey(PLUNGER_KEYS, fields)
@@ -200,18 +213,6 @@ export const ConfigForm = (props: ConfigFormProps): JSX.Element => {
   const quirkFields = getKnownQuirks()
   const quirksPresent = quirkFields.length > 0
   const unknownFields = getFieldsByKey(UNKNOWN_KEYS, fields)
-  const initialValues = getInitialValues()
-
-  const {
-    handleSubmit,
-    reset,
-    getValues,
-    control,
-    formState: { errors },
-  } = useForm<FormValues>({
-    defaultValues: initialValues,
-    resolver: resolver,
-  })
 
   const handleReset = (): void => {
     const newValues = mapValues(getValues(), v => {
diff --git a/app/src/organisms/ConfigurePipette/ConfigFormGroup.tsx b/app/src/organisms/ConfigurePipette/ConfigFormGroup.tsx
index 95595cdd325..d4c507b3ef4 100644
--- a/app/src/organisms/ConfigurePipette/ConfigFormGroup.tsx
+++ b/app/src/organisms/ConfigurePipette/ConfigFormGroup.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from 'react'
-import { Control, Controller } from 'react-hook-form'
+import { Controller } from 'react-hook-form'
 import {
   FormGroup,
   Flex,
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { InputField } from '../../atoms/InputField'
 import { StyledText } from '../../atoms/text'
 import styles from './styles.css'
 
+import type { Control } from 'react-hook-form'
 import type { DisplayFieldProps, DisplayQuirkFieldProps } from './ConfigForm'
 
 export interface FormColumnProps {
diff --git a/app/src/organisms/Devices/RobotSettings/AdvancedTab/AdvancedTabSlideouts/RenameRobotSlideout.tsx b/app/src/organisms/Devices/RobotSettings/AdvancedTab/AdvancedTabSlideouts/RenameRobotSlideout.tsx
index d1c00fc4bd7..f3e5b7fcd41 100644
--- a/app/src/organisms/Devices/RobotSettings/AdvancedTab/AdvancedTabSlideouts/RenameRobotSlideout.tsx
+++ b/app/src/organisms/Devices/RobotSettings/AdvancedTab/AdvancedTabSlideouts/RenameRobotSlideout.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as React from 'react'
 import { useSelector, useDispatch } from 'react-redux'
 import { useHistory } from 'react-router-dom'
-import { useForm, Resolver, Controller, FieldError } from 'react-hook-form'
+import { useForm, Controller } from 'react-hook-form'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 import {
   Flex,
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import { InputField } from '../../../../../atoms/InputField'
 import { Banner } from '../../../../../atoms/Banner'
 import { useIsFlex } from '../../../hooks'
 
+import { Resolver, FieldError } from 'react-hook-form'
 import type { UpdatedRobotName } from '@opentrons/api-client'
 import type { State, Dispatch } from '../../../../../redux/types'
 interface RenameRobotSlideoutProps {
diff --git a/app/src/organisms/Devices/RobotSettings/ConnectNetwork/ConnectModal/FormModal.tsx b/app/src/organisms/Devices/RobotSettings/ConnectNetwork/ConnectModal/FormModal.tsx
index 3ef26c600da..9046c9f58bb 100644
--- a/app/src/organisms/Devices/RobotSettings/ConnectNetwork/ConnectModal/FormModal.tsx
+++ b/app/src/organisms/Devices/RobotSettings/ConnectNetwork/ConnectModal/FormModal.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from 'react'
-import { Control, Controller } from 'react-hook-form'
+import { Controller } from 'react-hook-form'
 import styled, { css } from 'styled-components'
 
 import {
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { SecurityField } from './SecurityField'
 import { FIELD_TYPE_KEY_FILE, FIELD_TYPE_SECURITY } from '../constants'
 import * as Copy from '../i18n'
 
+import type { Control } from 'react-hook-form'
 import type { ConnectFormField, ConnectFormValues, WifiNetwork } from '../types'
 
 const fieldStyle = css`
diff --git a/app/src/organisms/Devices/RobotSettings/ConnectNetwork/ConnectModal/form-fields.ts b/app/src/organisms/Devices/RobotSettings/ConnectNetwork/ConnectModal/form-fields.ts
index 952d3b7ffb4..1a91d2ac994 100644
--- a/app/src/organisms/Devices/RobotSettings/ConnectNetwork/ConnectModal/form-fields.ts
+++ b/app/src/organisms/Devices/RobotSettings/ConnectNetwork/ConnectModal/form-fields.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import get from 'lodash/get'
-import { FieldError } from 'react-hook-form'
 
 import * as Constants from '../constants'
 import * as Copy from '../i18n'
 
+import type { FieldError } from 'react-hook-form'
 import type {
   WifiNetwork,
   WifiKey,
@@ -149,16 +149,16 @@ export function validateConnectFormFields(
     securityType: formSecurityType,
     psk: formPsk,
   } = values
-  let message: string | undefined
+  let errorMessage: string | undefined
 
-  if (network === null && !formSsid) {
-    message = Copy.FIELD_IS_REQUIRED(Copy.LABEL_SSID)
-    return message != null
+  if (network === null && (formSsid == null || formSsid.length === 0)) {
+    errorMessage = Copy.FIELD_IS_REQUIRED(Copy.LABEL_SSID)
+    return errorMessage != null
       ? {
           ...errors,
           ssid: {
             type: 'ssidError',
-            message: message,
+            message: errorMessage,
           },
         }
       : errors
@@ -168,13 +168,13 @@ export function validateConnectFormFields(
     (network === null || network.securityType === Constants.SECURITY_WPA_EAP) &&
     !formSecurityType
   ) {
-    message = Copy.FIELD_IS_REQUIRED(Copy.LABEL_SECURITY)
-    return message != null
+    errorMessage = Copy.FIELD_IS_REQUIRED(Copy.LABEL_SECURITY)
+    return errorMessage != null
       ? {
           ...errors,
           securityType: {
             type: 'securityTypeError',
-            message: message,
+            message: errorMessage,
           },
         }
       : errors
@@ -185,16 +185,16 @@ export function validateConnectFormFields(
       formSecurityType === Constants.SECURITY_WPA_PSK) &&
     (!formPsk || formPsk.length < Constants.CONFIGURE_PSK_MIN_LENGTH)
   ) {
-    message = Copy.FIELD_NOT_LONG_ENOUGH(
+    errorMessage = Copy.FIELD_NOT_LONG_ENOUGH(
       Copy.LABEL_PSK,
       Constants.CONFIGURE_PSK_MIN_LENGTH
     )
-    return message != null
+    return errorMessage != null
       ? {
           ...errors,
           psk: {
             type: 'pskError',
-            message: message,
+            message: errorMessage,
           },
         }
       : errors
diff --git a/app/src/organisms/Devices/RobotSettings/ConnectNetwork/ConnectModal/form-state.ts b/app/src/organisms/Devices/RobotSettings/ConnectNetwork/ConnectModal/form-state.ts
index ad61d62f6b4..9552ec55c80 100644
--- a/app/src/organisms/Devices/RobotSettings/ConnectNetwork/ConnectModal/form-state.ts
+++ b/app/src/organisms/Devices/RobotSettings/ConnectNetwork/ConnectModal/form-state.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
-import * as React from 'react'
-import {
-  useForm,
+import { useEffect } from 'react'
+import { useForm } from 'react-hook-form'
+import { usePrevious } from '@opentrons/components'
+import type {
   ControllerFieldState,
   ControllerRenderProps,
   FieldValues,
 } from 'react-hook-form'
-import { usePrevious } from '@opentrons/components'
-
 import type { ConnectFormValues, ConnectFormFieldProps } from '../types'
 
 export const useResetFormOnSecurityChange = (): void => {
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@ export const useResetFormOnSecurityChange = (): void => {
   const securityType = getValues('securityType')
   const prevSecurityType = usePrevious(securityType)
 
-  React.useEffect(() => {
+  useEffect(() => {
     if (prevSecurityType && securityType !== prevSecurityType) {
       clearErrors('ssid')
       clearErrors('securityType')
diff --git a/app/src/organisms/Devices/RobotSettings/ConnectNetwork/ConnectModal/index.tsx b/app/src/organisms/Devices/RobotSettings/ConnectNetwork/ConnectModal/index.tsx
index 15935d0af78..c0762a46ccd 100644
--- a/app/src/organisms/Devices/RobotSettings/ConnectNetwork/ConnectModal/index.tsx
+++ b/app/src/organisms/Devices/RobotSettings/ConnectNetwork/ConnectModal/index.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from 'react'
-import { Control, useForm, Resolver } from 'react-hook-form'
+import { useForm } from 'react-hook-form'
 
 import { useResetFormOnSecurityChange } from './form-state'
 import {
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
 
 import { FormModal } from './FormModal'
 
+import type { Control, Resolver } from 'react-hook-form'
 import type {
   ConnectFormValues,
   WifiConfigureRequest,
diff --git a/app/src/organisms/Devices/RobotSettings/ConnectNetwork/types.ts b/app/src/organisms/Devices/RobotSettings/ConnectNetwork/types.ts
index 3d2e5d6b11b..1f70fd48800 100644
--- a/app/src/organisms/Devices/RobotSettings/ConnectNetwork/types.ts
+++ b/app/src/organisms/Devices/RobotSettings/ConnectNetwork/types.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { FieldError } from 'react-hook-form'
+import type { FieldError } from 'react-hook-form'
 import type {
   WifiNetwork,
   EapOption,
diff --git a/app/src/pages/NameRobot/index.tsx b/app/src/pages/NameRobot/index.tsx
index 952b4a62e8c..7b4026ac6a3 100644
--- a/app/src/pages/NameRobot/index.tsx
+++ b/app/src/pages/NameRobot/index.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from 'react'
-import { Controller, FieldError, Resolver, useForm } from 'react-hook-form'
+import { Controller, useForm } from 'react-hook-form'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 import { useSelector, useDispatch } from 'react-redux'
 import { css } from 'styled-components'
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import { SmallButton } from '../../atoms/buttons'
 import { StepMeter } from '../../atoms/StepMeter'
 import { useIsUnboxingFlowOngoing } from '../../organisms/RobotSettingsDashboard/NetworkSettings/hooks'
 import { ConfirmRobotName } from '../../organisms/OnDeviceDisplay/NameRobot/ConfirmRobotName'
-
+import type { FieldError, Resolver } from 'react-hook-form'
 import type { UpdatedRobotName } from '@opentrons/api-client'
 import type { State, Dispatch } from '../../redux/types'
 
@@ -84,11 +84,11 @@ export function NameRobot(): JSX.Element {
     errors: Record<string, FieldError>
   ): Record<string, FieldError> => {
     const newName = data.newRobotName
-    let message: string | undefined
+    let errorMessage: string | undefined
     // In ODD users cannot input letters and numbers from software keyboard
     // so the app only checks the length of input string
     if (newName.length < 1) {
-      message = t('name_rule_error_name_length')
+      errorMessage = t('name_rule_error_name_length')
     }
 
     if (
@@ -96,16 +96,16 @@ export function NameRobot(): JSX.Element {
         robot => newName === robot.name && robot.ip !== ipAddress
       )
     ) {
-      message = t('name_rule_error_exist')
+      errorMessage = t('name_rule_error_exist')
     }
 
     const updatedErrors =
-      message != null
+      errorMessage != null
         ? {
             ...errors,
             newRobotName: {
               type: 'error',
-              message: message,
+              message: errorMessage,
             },
           }
         : errors