diff --git a/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2022/row_parser.rb b/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2022/row_parser.rb
index 7bae0e9ff..fc105f0cc 100644
--- a/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2022/row_parser.rb
+++ b/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2022/row_parser.rb
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ private
 
   def validate_location_exists
     if scheme && field_5.present? && location.nil?
-      errors.add(:field_5, "Location could be found with provided scheme code", category: :setup)
+      errors.add(:field_5, "Location could not be found with the provided scheme code", category: :setup)
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2023/row_parser.rb b/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2023/row_parser.rb
index a7a33eb13..0f81ff543 100644
--- a/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2023/row_parser.rb
+++ b/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2023/row_parser.rb
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ private
 
   def validate_location_exists
     if scheme && field_17.present? && location.nil?
-      errors.add(:field_17, "Location could be found with provided scheme code", category: :setup)
+      errors.add(:field_17, "Location could not be found with the provided scheme code", category: :setup)
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2022/row_parser_spec.rb b/spec/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2022/row_parser_spec.rb
index 4a35bcf86..1a1a0caf9 100644
--- a/spec/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2022/row_parser_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2022/row_parser_spec.rb
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ RSpec.describe BulkUpload::Lettings::Year2022::RowParser do
         end
 
         it "returns as setup error" do
-          expect(parser.errors.where(:field_5, category: :setup).map(&:message)).to eql(["Location could be found with provided scheme code"])
+          expect(parser.errors.where(:field_5, category: :setup).map(&:message)).to eql(["Location could not be found with the provided scheme code"])
         end
       end
     end