diff --git a/lib/towerops_web/live/device_live/form.html.heex b/lib/towerops_web/live/device_live/form.html.heex
index 36fe30d1..7c3dc32e 100644
--- a/lib/towerops_web/live/device_live/form.html.heex
+++ b/lib/towerops_web/live/device_live/form.html.heex
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@
         field={@form[:name]}
         type="text"
         label="Device Name"
+        placeholder={
+          if @monitoring_mode == "snmp_and_icmp",
+            do: "Leave blank to automatically populate from SNMP device name (sysName)",
+            else: nil
+        }
         required={@monitoring_mode == "icmp_only"}
       />
-      <%= if @monitoring_mode == "snmp_and_icmp" do %>
-        <p class="mt-1 text-sm text-zinc-600 dark:text-zinc-400">
-          Leave blank to automatically populate from SNMP device name (sysName) during discovery.
-        </p>
-      <% end %>
 
       <.input field={@form[:ip_address]} type="text" label="IP Address" required />