diff --git a/app/Controllers/EmployeeRestController.php b/app/Controllers/EmployeeRestController.php
index 0cd0fdd..804af72 100755
--- a/app/Controllers/EmployeeRestController.php
+++ b/app/Controllers/EmployeeRestController.php
@@ -803,12 +803,9 @@ class EmployeeRestController extends AdminController
                  {  
                     if(isset($result['error_type'])){
                         $result = $empServiceController->getExcelErrorData($file_id);
-                        return $this->respond(['status' => 'failed', 'code' => 404, 'message' => "file upload failed with errors",'data' => $result], 200);
+                        return $this->respond(['status' => 'failed', 'code' => 404, 'message' => 'The data format is invalid. Click "Next" to view details.','data' => $result], 200);
                     }else {
-                        $message = "file upload failed with errors";
-                        if(isset($result['error_data'])){
-                            $message = $result['error_data'];
-                        }
+                        $message = "The import file is in an incorrect format. Please compare it with our template file to correct it.";
                         return $this->respond(['status' => 'failed', 'code' => 404, 'message' => $message,'data' => $result], 200);
                     }
                  }