diff --git a/app/utils.py b/app/utils.py
index fbefa6aed..eeba867dc 100644
--- a/app/utils.py
+++ b/app/utils.py
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ def get_errors_for_csv(recipients, template_type):
     if recipients.rows_with_missing_data:
         number_of_rows_with_missing_data = len(list(recipients.rows_with_missing_data))
         if 1 == number_of_rows_with_missing_data:
-            errors.append("fill in 1 empty cell")
+            errors.append("enter missing data in 1 row")
         else:
-            errors.append("fill in {} empty cells".format(number_of_rows_with_missing_data))
+            errors.append("enter missing data in {} rows".format(number_of_rows_with_missing_data))
 
     return errors
 
diff --git a/tests/app/main/test_errors_for_csv.py b/tests/app/main/test_errors_for_csv.py
index 471c9fed2..3ea2cf6f4 100644
--- a/tests/app/main/test_errors_for_csv.py
+++ b/tests/app/main/test_errors_for_csv.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ MockRecipients = namedtuple(
             [
                 'add a column called ‘name’',
                 'fix 1 phone number',
-                'fill in 1 empty cell'
+                'enter missing data in 1 row'
             ]
         ),
         (
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ MockRecipients = namedtuple(
             [
                 'add columns called ‘name’, ‘date’, and ‘time’',
                 'fix 4 phone numbers',
-                'fill in 4 empty cells'
+                'enter missing data in 4 rows'
             ]
         )
     ]