diff --git a/cashtab/src/components/Alias/Alias.js b/cashtab/src/components/Alias/Alias.js
--- a/cashtab/src/components/Alias/Alias.js
+++ b/cashtab/src/components/Alias/Alias.js
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@
         aliasServerError,
         aliasPrices,
         setAliasPrices,
+        aliasPriceError,
+        setAliasPriceError,
     } = ContextValue;
     const walletState = getWalletState(wallet);
     const { balances } = walletState;
@@ -119,7 +121,7 @@
             try {
                 setAliasPrices(await queryAliasServer('prices'));
             } catch (err) {
-                setAliasValidationError(
+                setAliasPriceError(
                     `Failed to fetch alias price information from server. Alias registration disabled. Refresh page to try again.`,
                 );
                 passLoadingStatus(false);
@@ -500,12 +502,21 @@
                                     <Form.Item>
                                         <AliasInput
                                             validateStatus={
-                                                isValidAliasInput ? '' : 'error'
+                                                isValidAliasInput &&
+                                                aliasPriceError === false
+                                                    ? ''
+                                                    : 'error'
                                             }
                                             help={
-                                                aliasValidationError
-                                                    ? aliasValidationError
-                                                    : ''
+                                                aliasPriceError ? (
+                                                    aliasPriceError
+                                                ) : (
+                                                    <>
+                                                        {aliasValidationError
+                                                            ? aliasValidationError
+                                                            : ''}
+                                                    </>
+                                                )
                                             }
                                             inputProps={{
                                                 addonAfter: ' . xec',
@@ -532,11 +543,10 @@
                                                     aliasPrices.prices
                                                         .length !== 1
                                                 ) {
-                                                    setAliasValidationError(
-                                                        `Alias registration is temporarily unavailable, please check again later.`,
+                                                    setAliasPriceError(
+                                                        `Alias pricing error, registration is temporarily unavailable. Please check again later.`,
                                                     );
                                                     setIsValidAliasInput(false);
-                                                    return;
                                                 }
                                                 // TODO Once chronik-client has been upgraded for in-node chronik, update
                                                 // this price parsing logic to use the new ws for blockheight comparisons.
@@ -602,7 +612,8 @@
                                                 !isValidAliasAddressInput ||
                                                 aliasValidationError !==
                                                     false ||
-                                                aliasServerError !== false
+                                                aliasServerError !== false ||
+                                                aliasPriceError !== false
                                             }
                                             onClick={() =>
                                                 preparePreviewModal()
@@ -660,9 +671,12 @@
                                               )}
                                     </Space>
                                     <AlertMsg>
-                                        {aliasServerError &&
-                                            aliasValidationError === false &&
-                                            aliasServerError}
+                                        {aliasPriceError
+                                            ? aliasPriceError
+                                            : aliasValidationError
+                                            ? aliasValidationError
+                                            : aliasServerError &&
+                                              aliasServerError}
                                     </AlertMsg>
                                 </CustomCollapseCtn>
                                 <CustomCollapseCtn
@@ -710,9 +724,12 @@
                                               )}
                                     </Space>
                                     <AlertMsg>
-                                        {aliasServerError &&
-                                            aliasValidationError === false &&
-                                            aliasServerError}
+                                        {aliasPriceError
+                                            ? aliasPriceError
+                                            : aliasValidationError
+                                            ? aliasValidationError
+                                            : aliasServerError &&
+                                              aliasServerError}
                                     </AlertMsg>
                                 </CustomCollapseCtn>
                             </NamespaceCtn>
diff --git a/cashtab/src/components/Alias/__tests__/Alias.test.js b/cashtab/src/components/Alias/__tests__/Alias.test.js
--- a/cashtab/src/components/Alias/__tests__/Alias.test.js
+++ b/cashtab/src/components/Alias/__tests__/Alias.test.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
 // Activate alias features
 aliasSettings.aliasEnabled = true;
-
+/* eslint testing-library/no-container: 0 */
 describe('<Alias />', () => {
     afterEach(async () => {
         jest.clearAllMocks();
@@ -183,13 +183,13 @@
             ).toHaveTextContent('chicken444.xec');
         });
     });
-    it('Registered and Pending lists still renders when aliasValidationError is populated and aliasServerError is false', async () => {
+    it('Registered and Pending lists still renders upon alias pricing response error and aliasServerError is false', async () => {
         const mockedChronik = await initializeCashtabStateForTests(
             walletWithXecAndTokens,
             localforage,
         );
 
-        // Note: Not mocking the '/prices' API call here in order to populate aliasValidationError
+        // Note: Not mocking the '/prices' API call here in order to populate aliasPriceError
 
         // Mock the refreshAliases() call to alias-server's '/address' endpoint upon component load
         const addressFetchUrl = `${aliasSettings.aliasServerBaseUrl}/address/${walletWithXecAndTokens.Path1899.cashAddress}`;
@@ -201,7 +201,22 @@
                     Promise.resolve(aliasAddressTwoRegisteredOnePending),
             });
 
-        render(<CashtabTestWrapper chronik={mockedChronik} route="/alias" />);
+        const { container } = render(
+            <CashtabTestWrapper chronik={mockedChronik} route="/alias" />,
+        );
+
+        // Ensure the alias pricing error exists and the Register Alias button is disabled
+        // Note: the pricing error in <AliasInput> is wrapped within an AntdFormWrapper, hence
+        // getByTestId is not possible. getByText is also problematic in that it returns multiple
+        // instances and attempts to reference the [0] index results in not found response.
+        // As a final mitigation, using the querySelector here because the output from findByText
+        // shows the pricing error message residing within the [class="ant-form-item-explain-error"] tag.
+        expect(
+            container.querySelector('[class="ant-form-item-explain-error"]'),
+        ).toBeInTheDocument();
+        expect(
+            screen.getByRole('button', { name: /Register Alias/ }),
+        ).toHaveProperty('disabled', true);
 
         // Registered and Pending Alias dropdowns are rendered
         expect(
diff --git a/cashtab/src/hooks/useWallet.js b/cashtab/src/hooks/useWallet.js
--- a/cashtab/src/hooks/useWallet.js
+++ b/cashtab/src/hooks/useWallet.js
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
     });
     const [aliasPrices, setAliasPrices] = useState(null);
     const [aliasServerError, setAliasServerError] = useState(false);
+    const [aliasPriceError, setAliasPriceError] = useState(false);
     const [aliasIntervalId, setAliasIntervalId] = useState(null);
     const [chaintipBlockheight, setChaintipBlockheight] = useState(0);
     const { balances, tokens } = isValidStoredWallet(wallet)
@@ -1550,6 +1551,8 @@
         setAliases,
         aliasServerError,
         setAliasServerError,
+        aliasPriceError,
+        setAliasPriceError,
         aliasPrices,
         setAliasPrices,
         getActiveWalletFromLocalForage,