diff --git a/client/src/components/campaign/round-new/round-new.component.js b/client/src/components/campaign/round-new/round-new.component.js
index f72784b1..68315216 100644
--- a/client/src/components/campaign/round-new/round-new.component.js
+++ b/client/src/components/campaign/round-new/round-new.component.js
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ function controller($filter, $mdDialog, $state, adminService, alertService, data
             .filter((value, index, array) => array.indexOf(value) === index)
             .join('\n');
 
-          const text = `${warningsList.join(', ')}\n\n${filesList}`;
+          const text = `${warningsList.join('\n\n')}\n\n${filesList}`;
 
           const dialog = $mdDialog
             .confirm()
diff --git a/montage/admin_endpoints.py b/montage/admin_endpoints.py
index b2f1f1fc..b9b51a73 100644
--- a/montage/admin_endpoints.py
+++ b/montage/admin_endpoints.py
@@ -356,7 +356,13 @@ def import_entries(user_dao, round_id, request_dict):
                   'round_id': prev_round_id}
     elif import_method == SELECTED_METHOD:
         file_names = request_dict['file_names']
-        entries = coord_dao.add_entries_by_name(round_id, file_names)
+        entries, warnings = coord_dao.add_entries_by_name(round_id, file_names)
+        if warnings:
+            formatted_warnings = '\n'.join([
+                '- {}'.format(warning) for warning in warnings
+            ])
+            msg = 'unable to load {} files:\n{}'.format(len(warnings), formatted_warnings)
+            import_warnings.append({'import issues', msg})
         params = {'file_names': file_names}
     else:
         raise NotImplementedResponse()
diff --git a/montage/labs.py b/montage/labs.py
index 30e79a4d..f53d2eba 100644
--- a/montage/labs.py
+++ b/montage/labs.py
@@ -90,8 +90,9 @@ def get_file_info(filename):
     params = (filename.replace(' ', '_'),)
     results = fetchall_from_commonswiki(query, params)
     if results:
-        results = results[0]
-    return results
+        return results[0]
+    else:
+        return None
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/montage/loaders.py b/montage/loaders.py
index e968ea34..57ba5001 100644
--- a/montage/loaders.py
+++ b/montage/loaders.py
@@ -126,8 +126,10 @@ def load_name_list(file_obj, source='local'):
         edicts, warnings = get_by_filename_remote(rl)
     else:
         for filename in rl:
-            edict, warnings = get_file_info(filename)
-            edicts.append(edict)
+            file_info = get_file_info(filename)
+            if file_info is not None:
+                edict, warnings = file_info
+                edicts.append(edict)
 
     for edict in edicts:
         try:
@@ -182,18 +184,25 @@ def get_entries_from_gsheet(raw_url, source='local'):
 
 
 def load_by_filename(filenames, source='local'):
-    ret = []
+    entries = []
+    warnings = []
     if source == 'remote':
         files, warnings = get_by_filename_remote(filenames)
     else:
         files = []
         for filename in filenames:
             file_info = get_file_info(filename)
-            files.append(file_info)
+            if file_info is not None:
+                files.append(file_info)
+            else:
+                warnings.append(
+                    'file "%s" does not exist, please check that its name is spelled correctly, '
+                    'that it has not been renamed or removed' % (filename,)
+                )
     for edict in files:
         entry = make_entry(edict)
-        ret.append(entry)
-    return ret
+        entries.append(entry)
+    return entries, warnings
 
 
 def load_category(category_name, source='local'):
diff --git a/montage/rdb.py b/montage/rdb.py
index 845d4cc0..afb2b365 100644
--- a/montage/rdb.py
+++ b/montage/rdb.py
@@ -1545,14 +1545,14 @@ def add_entries_by_name(self, round_id, file_names):
             source = 'remote'
         else:
             source = 'local'
-        entries = loaders.load_by_filename(file_names, source=source)
+        entries, warnings = loaders.load_by_filename(file_names, source=source)
         entries, new_entry_count = self.add_entries(rnd, entries)
 
         msg = ('%s loaded %s entries from filenames, %s new entries added'
                % (self.user.username, len(entries), new_entry_count))
         self.log_action('add_entries', message=msg, round=rnd)
 
-        return entries
+        return entries, warnings
 
     def add_entries_from_csv(self, round_id, csv_url):
         # NOTE: this no longer creates RoundEntries, use