diff --git a/addons/rose/addon/components/rose/form/helper-text/index.hbs b/addons/rose/addon/components/rose/form/helper-text/index.hbs
index 4dadb4d55..7b803ae83 100644
--- a/addons/rose/addon/components/rose/form/helper-text/index.hbs
+++ b/addons/rose/addon/components/rose/form/helper-text/index.hbs
@@ -4,5 +4,9 @@
   ...attributes
 >
   {{yield}}
-<a href={{@link}} target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener'>{{@linkText}}</a>
+  {{#if @link}} 
+    {{#if @linkText}}
+      <a href={{@link}} target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener'>{{@linkText}}</a>
+    {{/if}}
+  {{/if}}
 </span>
diff --git a/addons/rose/addon/components/rose/form/helper-text/index.stories.mdx b/addons/rose/addon/components/rose/form/helper-text/index.stories.mdx
index 19d8e4fac..bddd52683 100644
--- a/addons/rose/addon/components/rose/form/helper-text/index.stories.mdx
+++ b/addons/rose/addon/components/rose/form/helper-text/index.stories.mdx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Displays helpful messages related to a form field.  This component is used
 by form fields and should not be used directly.
 
 ```html
-<Rose::Form::HelperText @id="helper-text-{{field.id}}" @link='text link' @linkText='text goes here'>
+<Rose::Form::HelperText @id="helper-text-{{field.id}}" @link='link' @linkText='link text goes here'>
   Helper text
 </Rose::Form::HelperText>
 ```
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ by form fields and should not be used directly.
     context: {
       error: boolean('error', false),
       link: text('link', 'http://www.example.net/'),
-      linkText: text('linkText', 'link text')
+      linkText: text('linkText', 'sample link text')
     },
   }}</Story>
 </Preview>