diff --git a/client/src/common/components/eventTimes/EventTimes.jsx b/client/src/common/components/eventTimes/EventTimes.jsx
index 74658bb7c..1bd928127 100644
--- a/client/src/common/components/eventTimes/EventTimes.jsx
+++ b/client/src/common/components/eventTimes/EventTimes.jsx
@@ -1,25 +1,24 @@
 import EditableTimer from '../../input/EditableTimer';
 import DelayValue from '../../input/DelayValue';
-import { showErrorToast } from '../../helpers/toastManager';
+import { showWarningToast } from '../../helpers/toastManager';
 
 export default function EventTimes(props) {
   const { updateValues, delay, timeStart, timeEnd } = props;
 
-  // TODO: how to handle midnight rollover
   const handleValidate = (entry, v) => {
-    // if one of the fields is not set, all good
+    // we dont inforce validation here
 
     if (v == null || timeStart == null || timeEnd == null) return true;
-    if (v === 0 || timeStart === 0 || timeEnd === 0) return true;
+    if (timeStart === 0) return true;
 
-    let validate = { value: false, catch: 'undefined error' };
-    if (entry === 'timeStart')
-      validate = { value: v < timeEnd, catch: 'Start time later than end time' };
-    else if (entry === 'timeEnd')
-      validate = { value: v > timeStart, catch: 'End time earlier than start time' };
+    let validate = { value: true, catch: '' };
+    if (entry === 'timeStart' && v > timeEnd)
+      validate.catch = 'Start time later than end time';
+    else if (entry === 'timeEnd' && v < timeStart)
+      validate.catch = 'End time earlier than start time';
 
-    if (validate.value === false)
-      showErrorToast('Time Input Invalid', validate.catch);
+    if (validate.catch !== '')
+      showWarningToast('Time Input Warning', validate.catch);
     return validate.value;
   };
 
diff --git a/client/src/common/helpers/toastManager.jsx b/client/src/common/helpers/toastManager.jsx
index 3d6e417db..1f686a8ac 100644
--- a/client/src/common/helpers/toastManager.jsx
+++ b/client/src/common/helpers/toastManager.jsx
@@ -14,3 +14,15 @@ export const showErrorToast = (title, description) => {
     isClosable: true,
   });
 };
+
+// warning toast
+export const showWarningToast = (title, description) => {
+  toast({
+    title: title,
+    description: description,
+    position: 'top-left',
+    variant: 'subtle',
+    status: 'warning',
+    isClosable: true,
+  });
+};