diff --git a/app/server/appsmith-server/src/main/java/com/appsmith/server/solutions/ce/ImportExportApplicationServiceCEImpl.java b/app/server/appsmith-server/src/main/java/com/appsmith/server/solutions/ce/ImportExportApplicationServiceCEImpl.java
index 428a1da88f..e9d88fd0c6 100644
--- a/app/server/appsmith-server/src/main/java/com/appsmith/server/solutions/ce/ImportExportApplicationServiceCEImpl.java
+++ b/app/server/appsmith-server/src/main/java/com/appsmith/server/solutions/ce/ImportExportApplicationServiceCEImpl.java
@@ -954,7 +954,7 @@ public class ImportExportApplicationServiceCEImpl implements ImportExportApplica
     private String validateApplicationJson(ApplicationJson importedDoc) {
         String errorField = "";
         if (CollectionUtils.isEmpty(importedDoc.getPageList())) {
-            errorField = FieldName.PAGES;
+            errorField = FieldName.PAGE_LIST;
         } else if (importedDoc.getExportedApplication() == null) {
             errorField = FieldName.APPLICATION;
         } else if (importedDoc.getActionList() == null) {
@@ -1835,7 +1835,8 @@ public class ImportExportApplicationServiceCEImpl implements ImportExportApplica
         String errorField = validateApplicationJson(importedDoc);
         if (!errorField.isEmpty()) {
             log.error("Error in importing application. Field {} is missing", errorField);
-            return Mono.error(new AppsmithException(AppsmithError.NO_RESOURCE_FOUND, errorField, INVALID_JSON_FILE));
+            return Mono.error(new AppsmithException(
+                    AppsmithError.VALIDATION_FAILURE, "Field '" + errorField + "' is missing in the JSON."));
         }
 
         Application importedApplication = importedDoc.getExportedApplication();
diff --git a/app/server/appsmith-server/src/test/java/com/appsmith/server/solutions/ImportExportApplicationServiceTests.java b/app/server/appsmith-server/src/test/java/com/appsmith/server/solutions/ImportExportApplicationServiceTests.java
index 07e25034da..9c33e45d88 100644
--- a/app/server/appsmith-server/src/test/java/com/appsmith/server/solutions/ImportExportApplicationServiceTests.java
+++ b/app/server/appsmith-server/src/test/java/com/appsmith/server/solutions/ImportExportApplicationServiceTests.java
@@ -842,7 +842,8 @@ public class ImportExportApplicationServiceTests {
                 .expectErrorMatches(throwable -> throwable instanceof AppsmithException
                         && throwable
                                 .getMessage()
-                                .equals(AppsmithError.NO_RESOURCE_FOUND.getMessage(FieldName.PAGES, INVALID_JSON_FILE)))
+                                .equals(AppsmithError.VALIDATION_FAILURE.getMessage(
+                                        "Field '" + FieldName.PAGE_LIST + "' is missing in the JSON.")))
                 .verify();
     }
 
@@ -858,8 +859,8 @@ public class ImportExportApplicationServiceTests {
                 .expectErrorMatches(throwable -> throwable instanceof AppsmithException
                         && throwable
                                 .getMessage()
-                                .equals(AppsmithError.NO_RESOURCE_FOUND.getMessage(
-                                        FieldName.APPLICATION, INVALID_JSON_FILE)))
+                                .equals(AppsmithError.VALIDATION_FAILURE.getMessage(
+                                        "Field '" + FieldName.APPLICATION + "' is missing in the JSON.")))
                 .verify();
     }
 
@@ -4198,7 +4199,8 @@ public class ImportExportApplicationServiceTests {
                 .expectErrorMatches(throwable -> throwable instanceof AppsmithException
                         && throwable
                                 .getMessage()
-                                .equals(AppsmithError.NO_RESOURCE_FOUND.getMessage(FieldName.PAGES, INVALID_JSON_FILE)))
+                                .equals(AppsmithError.VALIDATION_FAILURE.getMessage(
+                                        "Field '" + FieldName.PAGE_LIST + "' is missing in the JSON.")))
                 .verify();
 
         // Verify that the app card is not created