diff --git a/lang/en/block_badgeawarder.php b/lang/en/block_badgeawarder.php
index 2e57929..ca4a726 100644
--- a/lang/en/block_badgeawarder.php
+++ b/lang/en/block_badgeawarder.php
@@ -41,9 +41,10 @@
 $string['selectcountry'] = 'Select Default Country';
 $string['csv'] = 'The badge CSV file';
 $string['csvdelimiter'] = 'CSV delimiter';
+$string['csvdelimitererror'] = 'Incorrect field delimiter detected.';
 $string['csvfileerror'] = 'There was an error in your CSV upload file';
 $string['csvformaterror'] = '<br>The CSV manager failed to find all required fields, The BadgeAwarder requires
-the fields firstname, lastname, badge, email on the first row.<br>If you receive this message either one of these fields were missing or you have not chosen the correct field delimiter.';
+the fields firstname, lastname, badge, email on the first row.<br>If you receive this message one of these fields were missing.';
 $string['csvline'] = 'CSV line';
 $string['defaultuploadtype'] = 'Default upload type';
 $string['defaultdelimiter'] = 'Default delimiter';
diff --git a/processor.php b/processor.php
index e3ebf61..5ec4d36 100644
--- a/processor.php
+++ b/processor.php
@@ -600,6 +600,20 @@ public function reset() {
     protected function validate() {
         global $COURSE;
         foreach ($this->filecolumns as $requiredcolumn) {
+
+            foreach ($this->columns as $test) {
+                // Checks that the columns do not still contain delimiters.
+                // If they still contain delimiters this means the wrong delimiter was used.
+                $delimiters = array(',', ';', ':', '\t');
+                foreach ($delimiters as $delimiter) {
+                    if (strpos($test, $delimiter)){
+                        $returnlink = new moodle_url('/course/view.php', array('id' => $COURSE->id));
+                        throw new moodle_exception('csvloaderror', 'error',
+                            $returnlink, get_string('csvdelimitererror', 'block_badgeawarder'), '');
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
             if (!in_array($requiredcolumn, $this->columns)) {
                 $returnlink = new moodle_url('/course/view.php', array('id' => $COURSE->id));
                 throw new moodle_exception('csvloaderror', 'error',