diff --git a/app/templates/views/check.html b/app/templates/views/check.html
index a9c3b3a2d..82dbdac45 100644
--- a/app/templates/views/check.html
+++ b/app/templates/views/check.html
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     <div class="bottom-gutter">
       {% call banner_wrapper(type='dangerous') %}
         <h1 class='banner-title'>
-          Your file needs to have {{ recipients.recipient_column_headers | formatted_list(
+          Your file needs {{ recipients.recipient_column_headers | formatted_list(
             prefix='a column called',
             prefix_plural='columns called'
           ) }}
diff --git a/tests/app/main/views/test_send.py b/tests/app/main/views/test_send.py
index a4c063a1e..f1653264a 100644
--- a/tests/app/main/views/test_send.py
+++ b/tests/app/main/views/test_send.py
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def test_upload_csvfile_with_errors_shows_check_page_with_errors(
             +447700900986
         """,
         (
-            'Your file needs to have a column called ‘phone number’ '
+            'Your file needs a column called ‘phone number’ '
             'Your file has columns called ‘telephone’ and ‘name’. '
             'Skip to file contents'
         )