diff --git a/VDS/Components/DropdownSelect/DropdownSelect.swift b/VDS/Components/DropdownSelect/DropdownSelect.swift
index 80f94988..d69475d3 100644
--- a/VDS/Components/DropdownSelect/DropdownSelect.swift
+++ b/VDS/Components/DropdownSelect/DropdownSelect.swift
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ open class DropdownSelect: EntryFieldBase {
             $0.axis = .horizontal
             $0.spacing = VDSFormControls.spaceInset
         }
-        controlContainerView.addSubview(controlStackView)
+        fieldContainerView.addSubview(controlStackView)
         controlStackView.pinToSuperView()
         
         controlStackView.addArrangedSubview(dropdownField)
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ open class DropdownSelect: EntryFieldBase {
     
     open override func updateAccessibility() {
         super.updateAccessibility()
-        var selectedOption = selectedOptionLabel.text ?? ""
+        let selectedOption = selectedOptionLabel.text ?? ""
         containerStackView.accessibilityLabel = "Dropdown Select, \(selectedOption) \(isReadOnly ? ", read only" : "")"
         containerStackView.accessibilityHint = isReadOnly || !isEnabled ? "" : "Double tap to open."
     }
diff --git a/VDS/Components/TextFields/EntryFieldBase.swift b/VDS/Components/TextFields/EntryFieldBase.swift
index 5c549564..94fcd694 100644
--- a/VDS/Components/TextFields/EntryFieldBase.swift
+++ b/VDS/Components/TextFields/EntryFieldBase.swift
@@ -40,6 +40,19 @@ open class EntryFieldBase: Control, Changeable, FormFieldInternalValidatable {
     //--------------------------------------------------
     // MARK: - Private Properties
     //--------------------------------------------------
+    ///This is the stackView that is the first subView of the EntryFieldBase, that will
+    ///layout the following hierarchy
+    ///
+    ///- primaryStackView (vertical)
+    ///---- titleLabel
+    ///---- containerView (has the border for the user to interact with.
+    ///------ containerHorizontal
+    ///--------- fieldContainerView (subclass implements, ie UITextField, UITextView, etc...)
+    ///--------- statusIcon (error, succes, or overridden by dev)
+    ///---- UIView (getBottomContainer)
+    ///------ bottomContainerStackView (vertical)
+    ///------- errorLabel
+    ///--------helpLabel
     internal var stackView: UIStackView = {
         return UIStackView().with {
             $0.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
@@ -63,13 +76,7 @@ open class EntryFieldBase: Control, Changeable, FormFieldInternalValidatable {
         }
     }()
     
-    internal var controlContainerView: UIView = {
-        return UIView().with {
-            $0.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
-        }
-    }()
-        
-    internal var bottomContainerView: UIView = {
+    internal var fieldContainerView: UIView = {
         return UIView().with {
             $0.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
         }
@@ -229,18 +236,15 @@ open class EntryFieldBase: Control, Changeable, FormFieldInternalValidatable {
         containerStackView.pinToSuperView(.uniform(VDSLayout.space3X))
     
         //add the view to add input fields
-        containerStackView.addArrangedSubview(controlContainerView)
+        containerStackView.addArrangedSubview(fieldContainerView)
         containerStackView.addArrangedSubview(statusIcon)
-        containerStackView.setCustomSpacing(VDSLayout.space3X, after: controlContainerView)
+        containerStackView.setCustomSpacing(VDSLayout.space3X, after: fieldContainerView)
 
         //get the container this is what show helper text, error text
         //can include other for character count, max length
         let bottomContainer = getBottomContainer()
         
-        //add bottomContainerStackView
         //this is the vertical stack that contains error text, helper text
-        bottomContainerView.addSubview(bottomContainerStackView)
-        bottomContainerStackView.pinToSuperView()
         bottomContainerStackView.addArrangedSubview(errorLabel)
         bottomContainerStackView.addArrangedSubview(helperLabel)
         
@@ -324,7 +328,7 @@ open class EntryFieldBase: Control, Changeable, FormFieldInternalValidatable {
    
     /// Container for the area in which helper or error text presents.
     open func getBottomContainer() -> UIView {
-        return bottomContainerView
+        return bottomContainerStackView
     }
     
     internal func updateRules() {
diff --git a/VDS/Components/TextFields/InputField/InputField.swift b/VDS/Components/TextFields/InputField/InputField.swift
index a01cbc79..c416aba7 100644
--- a/VDS/Components/TextFields/InputField/InputField.swift
+++ b/VDS/Components/TextFields/InputField/InputField.swift
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ open class InputField: EntryFieldBase {
             $0.axis = .horizontal
             $0.spacing = VDSLayout.space3X
         }
-        controlContainerView.addSubview(controlStackView)
+        fieldContainerView.addSubview(controlStackView)
         controlStackView.pinToSuperView()
         
         controlStackView.addArrangedSubview(leftImageView)
diff --git a/VDS/Components/TextFields/TextArea/TextArea.swift b/VDS/Components/TextFields/TextArea/TextArea.swift
index 5ea944a3..8c4a0b15 100644
--- a/VDS/Components/TextFields/TextArea/TextArea.swift
+++ b/VDS/Components/TextFields/TextArea/TextArea.swift
@@ -43,17 +43,7 @@ open class TextArea: EntryFieldBase {
             $0.spacing = VDSLayout.space3X
         }
     }()
-    
-    internal var bottomStackView: UIStackView = {
-        return UIStackView().with {
-            $0.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
-            $0.axis = .horizontal
-            $0.distribution = .fill
-            $0.alignment = .top
-            $0.spacing = VDSLayout.space2X
-        }
-    }()
-    
+        
     open var characterCounterLabel = Label().with {
         $0.setContentCompressionResistancePriority(.required, for: .vertical)
         $0.textStyle = .bodySmall
@@ -164,7 +154,7 @@ open class TextArea: EntryFieldBase {
         containerStackView.pinToSuperView(.uniform(VDSFormControls.spaceInset))
         minWidthConstraint = containerView.widthAnchor.constraint(greaterThanOrEqualToConstant: containerSize.width)
         minWidthConstraint?.isActive = true
-        controlContainerView.addSubview(textView)
+        fieldContainerView.addSubview(textView)
         textView
             .pinTop()
             .pinLeading()
@@ -254,9 +244,16 @@ open class TextArea: EntryFieldBase {
     
     /// Container for the area showing helper text, error text, character count, maximum length value.
     open override func getBottomContainer() -> UIView {
-        bottomStackView.addArrangedSubview(bottomContainerView)
-        bottomStackView.addArrangedSubview(characterCounterLabel)
-        return bottomStackView
+        let stackView = UIStackView().with {
+            $0.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
+            $0.axis = .horizontal
+            $0.distribution = .fill
+            $0.alignment = .top
+            $0.spacing = VDSLayout.space2X
+        }
+        stackView.addArrangedSubview(super.getBottomContainer())
+        stackView.addArrangedSubview(characterCounterLabel)
+        return stackView
     }
     
     /// Used to update any Accessibility properties.