diff --git a/public/views/import.html b/public/views/import.html
index da78df49a..4a75fc928 100644
--- a/public/views/import.html
+++ b/public/views/import.html
@@ -34,9 +34,17 @@
 
   <div ng-show="type == '12' ">
     <div class="box-notification m20b" ng-show="import.error">
-      <span class="text-warning">
-        {{import.error|translate}}
-      </span>
+      <div ng-show="import.importErr" class="text-warning">
+        <div >
+        </div>
+
+        <div class="m10 text-bold"  translate>Could not access the wallet at the server. Please check:</div>
+<div  class="p25l"  translate> The password of the recovery phrase (if set) </div>
+<div   class="p25l" translate> The derivation path</div>
+<div  class="p25l" translate> The wallet service URL </div>
+<div   class="p25l" translate> NOTE: To import a wallet from a 3rd party software, please go to Add Wallet &gt; Create Wallet, and specify the seed there.</div>
+<div  class="text-right"> <span translate>Error</span>: {{import.error|translate}}</div>
+      </div>
     </div>
     <div class="row large-12 columns">
         <form name="importForm12" ng-submit="import.importMnemonic(importForm12)" novalidate>
diff --git a/src/js/controllers/import.js b/src/js/controllers/import.js
index 35d18b5a4..0309346ae 100644
--- a/src/js/controllers/import.js
+++ b/src/js/controllers/import.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('importController',
     $scope.bwsurl = defaults.bws.url;
     $scope.derivationPath = derivationPathHelper.default;
     $scope.account = 1;
+    self.importErr = false;
 
     window.ignoreMobilePause = true;
     $scope.$on('$destroy', function() {
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('importController',
       }, 100);
     });
 
+
     var updateSeedSourceSelect = function() {
       self.seedOptions = [];
 
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('importController',
       try {
         str2 = sjcl.decrypt(self.password, str);
       } catch (e) {
-        err = gettext('Could not decrypt file, check your spending password');
+        err = gettext('Could not decrypt file, check your password');
         $log.warn(e);
       };
 
@@ -92,6 +94,8 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('importController',
           self.loading = false;
           if (err) {
             self.error = err;
+            self.importErr = true;
+
             $ionicScrollDelegate.scrollTop();
             return $timeout(function() {
               $scope.$apply();
@@ -112,6 +116,8 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('importController',
           self.loading = false;
           if (err) {
             self.error = err;
+            self.importErr = true;
+
             $ionicScrollDelegate.scrollTop();
             return $timeout(function() {
               $scope.$apply();
@@ -265,6 +271,7 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('importController',
         return;
       }
       this.error = '';
+      this.importErr = false;
 
       var account = +$scope.account;