Template.commentSubmit.onCreated(function () { Session.set('commentSubmitErrors', {}); }); Template.commentSubmit.helpers({ errorMessage: function (field) { return Session.get('commentSubmitErrors')[field]; }, errorClass: function (field) { return !!Session.get('commentSubmitErrors')[field] ? 'has-error' : ''; } }); Template.commentSubmit.events({ 'submit form': function (e, template) { e.preventDefault(); var $body = $(e.target).find('[name=body]'); var comment = { body: $body.val(), postId: template.data._id }; var errors = {}; if (!comment.body) { errors.body = "Please write some content"; return Session.set('commentSubmitErrors', errors); } Meteor.call('commentInsert', comment, function (error, commentId) { if (error) { throwError(error.reason); } else { $body.val(''); } }); } });