diff --git a/src/registrar/forms/application_wizard.py b/src/registrar/forms/application_wizard.py
index c28e46162..5c9236b0a 100644
--- a/src/registrar/forms/application_wizard.py
+++ b/src/registrar/forms/application_wizard.py
@@ -736,8 +736,9 @@ class NoOtherContactsForm(RegistrarForm):
         required=True,
         # label has to end in a space to get the label_suffix to show
         label=(
-            "Please explain why there are no other employees from your organization "
-            "we can contact to help us assess your eligibility for a .gov domain."
+            "You don't need to provide names of other employees now, but it may "
+            "slow down our assessment of your eligibility. Describe why there are "
+            "no other employees who can help verify your request."
         ),
         widget=forms.Textarea(),
         validators=[
diff --git a/src/registrar/templates/application_other_contacts.html b/src/registrar/templates/application_other_contacts.html
index 7a901dfc5..f7d783a30 100644
--- a/src/registrar/templates/application_other_contacts.html
+++ b/src/registrar/templates/application_other_contacts.html
@@ -13,15 +13,25 @@
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block form_required_fields_help_text %}
-{% include "includes/required_fields.html" %}
+{# commenting out to remove this block from this point in the page #}
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block form_fields %}
 
-  {{ forms.0 }}
-  {# forms.0 is a small yes/no form that toggles the visibility of "other contact" formset #}
+    <fieldset class="usa-fieldset margin-top-2">
+      <legend>
+        <h2>Are there other employees who can help verify your request?</h2>
+      </legend>
+
+      {% with add_class="usa-radio__input--tile" add_legend_class="usa-sr-only" %}
+        {% input_with_errors forms.0.has_other_contacts %}
+      {% endwith %}
+      {# forms.0 is a small yes/no form that toggles the visibility of "other contact" formset #}
+
+    </fieldset>
 
     <div id="other-employees">
+        {% include "includes/required_fields.html" %}
         {{ forms.1.management_form }}
         {# forms.1 is a formset and this iterates over its forms #}
         {% for form in forms.1.forms %}
@@ -59,6 +69,10 @@
     </div>
 
     <div id="no-other-employees">
+        <fieldset class="usa-fieldset margin-top-2">
+          <legend>
+            <h2>No other employees from your organization?</h2>
+          </legend>
         {% with attr_maxlength=1000 %}
             {% input_with_errors forms.2.no_other_contacts_rationale %}
         {% endwith %}
diff --git a/src/registrar/views/application.py b/src/registrar/views/application.py
index 68e476ebf..c183457b5 100644
--- a/src/registrar/views/application.py
+++ b/src/registrar/views/application.py
@@ -385,6 +385,7 @@ class ApplicationWizard(ApplicationWizardPermissionView, TemplateView):
             # always save progress
             self.save(forms)
         else:
+            logger.info("all forms are not valid")
             context = self.get_context_data()
             context["forms"] = forms
             return render(request, self.template_name, context)
@@ -501,26 +502,22 @@ class OtherContacts(ApplicationWizard):
             # test for has_contacts
             if other_contacts_yes_no_form.cleaned_data.get('has_other_contacts'):
                 logger.info("has other contacts")
-                # remove data from no_other_contacts_form and set
-                # form to always_valid
+                # mark the no_other_contacts_form for deletion
                 no_other_contacts_form.mark_form_for_deletion()
                 # test that the other_contacts_forms and no_other_contacts_forms are valid
                 all_forms_valid = all(form.is_valid() for form in forms[1:])
             else:
                 logger.info("has no other contacts")
-                # remove data from each other_contacts_form
+                # mark the other_contacts_forms formset for deletion
                 other_contacts_forms.mark_formset_for_deletion()
-                # set the delete data to on in each form
-                # Create a mutable copy of the QueryDict    
-                # mutable_data = QueryDict(mutable=True)
-                # mutable_data.update(self.request.POST.copy())
-
-                # for i, form in enumerate(other_contacts_forms.forms):
-                #     form_prefix = f'other_contacts-{i}'
-                #     mutable_data[f'{form_prefix}-deleted'] = 'on'
-                #     other_contacts_forms.forms[i].data = mutable_data.copy() 
                 all_forms_valid = all(form.is_valid() for form in forms[1:])
         else:
+            logger.info("yes no form is invalid")
+            # if yes no form is invalid, no choice has been made
+            # mark other forms for deletion so that their errors are not
+            # returned
+            other_contacts_forms.mark_formset_for_deletion()
+            no_other_contacts_form.mark_form_for_deletion()
             all_forms_valid = False
         return all_forms_valid