diff --git a/src/app/facility_manager/facilitymanager.module.ts b/src/app/facility_manager/facilitymanager.module.ts
index 4585a0b5ff..7097df402b 100644
--- a/src/app/facility_manager/facilitymanager.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/facility_manager/facilitymanager.module.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { BsDatepickerModule } from 'ngx-bootstrap/datepicker';
 import { NgbPaginationModule, NgbTypeaheadModule } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
 import { NgSelectModule } from '@ng-select/ng-select';
 import { AlertComponent, BadgeComponent } from '@coreui/angular';
+import { TooltipModule } from 'ngx-bootstrap/tooltip';
 import { FacilityProjectsOverviewComponent } from '../facility_manager/facilityprojectsoverview.component';
 import { ImageTagComponent } from '../facility_manager/imagetags.component';
 import { FacilitymanagerRoutingModule } from './facilitymanager-routing.module';
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ import { SharedModuleModule } from '../shared/shared_modules/shared-module.modul
 		SharedModuleModule,
 		AlertComponent,
 		BadgeComponent,
+		TooltipModule,
 	],
 	declarations: [
 		FacilityProjectsOverviewComponent,
diff --git a/src/app/facility_manager/resources/gpu-specification-overview/gpu-specification-overview.component.html b/src/app/facility_manager/resources/gpu-specification-overview/gpu-specification-overview.component.html
index 154db47262..6200b355ec 100644
--- a/src/app/facility_manager/resources/gpu-specification-overview/gpu-specification-overview.component.html
+++ b/src/app/facility_manager/resources/gpu-specification-overview/gpu-specification-overview.component.html
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 <div class="card border-success" id="new_GPU_card" style="margin: 5px">
 	<div class="card-body">
+		<div class="alert alert-warning">
+			These specifications are global and can be used for all Facilities in their Machine definitions.
+			<br />However, an existing specification can only be modified by a manager of the facility that created it.
+		</div>
+
 		<h5 class="card-title">New GPU</h5>
 		<div class="row" [formGroup]="newGPUFormGroup">
 			<div class="col-2">
@@ -93,17 +98,22 @@ <h5 class="card-title">New GPU</h5>
 	id="{{ gpu?.id + '_card' }}"
 	*ngFor="let gpu of gpuSpecifications"
 	style="margin: 5px"
-	[ngClass]="this.gpuSpecificationUpdateList[gpu.id] ? 'border-warning' : 'border-primary'"
+	[ngClass]="gpuSpecificationUpdateList[gpu.id] ? 'border-warning' : 'border-primary'"
 >
 	<div class="card-body">
 		<h5 class="card-title">{{ gpu?.type }}</h5>
 		<div class="row" [formGroup]="gpuFormGroups[gpu.id]">
 			<div class="col-2" style="margin: 5px">
 				<div class="text-muted"><small>Actions</small></div>
-				<div class="btn-group-vertical" role="group">
+				<div
+					class="btn-group-vertical"
+					role="group"
+					tooltip="Only an admin from the facility which created the specification can alter it"
+				>
 					<button
 						(click)="deleteGPUSpecification(gpu.id)"
 						class="btn btn-danger"
+						[disabled]="!gpu.is_changeable"
 						*ngIf="!this.gpuSpecificationUpdateList[gpu.id]"
 					>
 						Remove
@@ -111,20 +121,21 @@ <h5 class="card-title">{{ gpu?.type }}</h5>
 					<button
 						class="btn btn-warning"
 						(click)="changeGPUSpecificationToUpdate(gpu)"
-						*ngIf="!this.gpuSpecificationUpdateList[gpu.id]"
+						[disabled]="!gpu.is_changeable"
+						*ngIf="!gpuSpecificationUpdateList[gpu.id]"
 					>
 						Update
 					</button>
 					<button
 						(click)="updateGPUSpecification(gpu); changeGPUSpecificationToUpdate(gpu)"
 						class="btn btn-success"
-						*ngIf="this.gpuSpecificationUpdateList[gpu.id]"
+						*ngIf="gpuSpecificationUpdateList[gpu.id]"
 					>
 						Save
 					</button>
 					<button
 						class="btn btn-info"
-						*ngIf="this.gpuSpecificationUpdateList[gpu.id]"
+						*ngIf="gpuSpecificationUpdateList[gpu.id]"
 						(click)="reloadGPUSpecification(gpu); changeGPUSpecificationToUpdate(gpu)"
 					>
 						Cancel
diff --git a/src/app/facility_manager/resources/gpu-specification.ts b/src/app/facility_manager/resources/gpu-specification.ts
index 85a4fbdd55..52168c581f 100644
--- a/src/app/facility_manager/resources/gpu-specification.ts
+++ b/src/app/facility_manager/resources/gpu-specification.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 export class GPUSpecification {
 	id: string;
 	type: string = 'UNUSED';
+	is_changeable: boolean = false;
 	ram: number = 0;
 	cores: number = 0;
 
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ export class GPUSpecification {
 			this.type = gpuSpecification.type;
 			this.ram = gpuSpecification.ram;
 			this.cores = gpuSpecification.cores;
+			this.is_changeable = gpuSpecification.is_changeable;
 		}
-
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/app/facility_manager/resources/resourcemachine-overview/resourcemachine-overview.component.ts b/src/app/facility_manager/resources/resourcemachine-overview/resourcemachine-overview.component.ts
index 3d3f73c5ef..668327eeae 100644
--- a/src/app/facility_manager/resources/resourcemachine-overview/resourcemachine-overview.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/facility_manager/resources/resourcemachine-overview/resourcemachine-overview.component.ts
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ export class ResourcemachineOverviewComponent implements OnInit {
 			);
 		} else {
 			const machine: ResourceMachine = this.resourceMachines.find(
-				(gpu: GPUSpecification): boolean => gpu.id === machine_id,
+				(res: ResourceMachine): boolean => res.id === machine_id,
 			);
 			const gpu_id: string = this.machinesFormGroups[machine_id].get(`${machine.id}_gpu_used_${slot}`).value;
 			machine.gpu_slots[slot] = this.gpu_types.find((gpu: GPUSpecification): boolean => gpu.id === gpu_id);