diff --git a/client/src/components/Upload/DragAndDropModal.vue b/client/src/components/Upload/DragAndDropModal.vue
index f881cd749876..558f515925d5 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Upload/DragAndDropModal.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/Upload/DragAndDropModal.vue
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { computed, ref } from "vue";
 import { Toast } from "@/composables/toast";
 
 const modalContentElement = ref(null);
-const { isFileOverDocument, isFileOverDropZone } = useFileDrop(modalContentElement, onDrop, onDropFail, true);
+const { isFileOverDocument, isFileOverDropZone } = useFileDrop(modalContentElement, onDrop, onDropCancel, true);
 
 const modalClass = computed(() => {
     if (isFileOverDropZone.value) {
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ function onDrop(event) {
     }
 }
 
-function onDropFail(event) {
+function onDropCancel(event) {
     if (event.dataTransfer?.files?.length > 0) {
-        Toast.error("Please try again", "File failed");
+        Toast.error("Please try again", "Upload cancelled");
     }
 }
 </script>
diff --git a/client/src/composables/fileDrop.ts b/client/src/composables/fileDrop.ts
index 2dc48db2f8bc..9ffdde5aba9b 100644
--- a/client/src/composables/fileDrop.ts
+++ b/client/src/composables/fileDrop.ts
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ export type FileDropHandler = (event: DragEvent) => void;
  * Custom File-Drop composable
  * @param dropZone Element which files should be dropped on
  * @param onDrop callback function called when drop occurs
- * @param onDropFail callback function called when drop fails (missed zone)
+ * @param onDropCancel callback function called when drop cancelled
  * @param solo when true, only reacts if no modal is open
  * @param idleTime how long to wait until state resets
  */
 export function useFileDrop(
     dropZone: MaybeRefOrGetter<EventTarget | null | undefined>,
     onDrop: Ref<FileDropHandler> | FileDropHandler,
-    onDropFail: Ref<FileDropHandler> | FileDropHandler,
+    onDropCancel: Ref<FileDropHandler> | FileDropHandler,
     solo: MaybeRefOrGetter<boolean>,
     idleTime = 800
 ) {
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ export function useFileDrop(
                         const dropHandler = unref(onDrop);
                         dropHandler(event as DragEvent);
                     } else {
-                        const dropFailHandler = unref(onDropFail);
-                        dropFailHandler(event as DragEvent);
+                        const dropCancelHandler = unref(onDropCancel);
+                        dropCancelHandler(event as DragEvent);
                     }
                     return "idle";
                 case "dragend":