Keeping modal dialog open after validation error laravel

So basically I have a blade.php, controller page and a form request page(validation). I'm trying to keep my modal dialog open if there is an error but I just cant figure it out, what part of code am I missing out on or needs to be changed?

blade.php

<div id="register" class="modal fade" role="dialog">
...

<script type="text/javascript">
if ({{ Input::old('autoOpenModal', 'false') }}) {
    //JavaScript code that open up your modal.
    $('#register').modal('show');
}
</script>

Controller.php

class ManageAccountsController extends Controller
{
    public $userRepository;

    public function __construct(UserRepository $userRepository)
    {
        $this->userRepository = $userRepository;
    }

    public function index() 
    {
        $users = User::orderBy('name')->get();
        $roles = Role::all();

        return view('manage_accounts', compact('users', 'roles'));
    }

    public function register(StoreNewUserRequest $request)
    {
        // process the form here
        $this->userRepository->upsert($request);
        Session::flash('flash_message', 'User successfully added!');

        //$input = Input::except('password', 'password_confirm');
        //$input['autoOpenModal'] = 'true'; //Add the auto open indicator flag as an input.

        return redirect()->back();
    }
}

class UserRepository {

    public function upsert($data)
    {

            // Now we can separate this upsert function here
        $user = new User;
        $user->name     = $data['name'];
        $user->email    = $data['email'];
        $user->password = Hash::make($data['password']);
        $user->mobile   = $data['mobile'];
        $user->role_id  = $data['role_id'];

            // save our user
        $user->save();

        return $user;
    }
}

request.php

class StoreNewUserRequest extends Request
{
    /**
     * Determine if the user is authorized to make this request.
     *
     * @return bool
     */
    public function authorize()
    {
        return true;
    }

    /**
     * Get the validation rules that apply to the request.
     *
     * @return array
     */
    public function rules()
    {
        // create the validation rules ------------------------

        return [
        'name'             => 'required',                        // just a normal required validation
        'email'            => 'required|email|unique:users',     // required and must be unique in the user table
        'password'         => 'required|min:8|alpha_num',
        'password_confirm' => 'required|same:password',           // required and has to match the password field
        'mobile'           => 'required', 
        'role_id'          => 'required'
        ];
    }
}

Laravel automatically checks for errors in the session data and so, an $errors variable is actually always available on all your views. If you want to display a modal when there are any errors present, you can try something like this:

<script type="text/javascript">
@if (count($errors) > 0)
    $('#register').modal('show');
@endif
</script>