diff --git a/app/server/appsmith-server/src/main/java/com/appsmith/server/exceptions/AppsmithError.java b/app/server/appsmith-server/src/main/java/com/appsmith/server/exceptions/AppsmithError.java
index 2d1db9e839d4..ce3aab16d9ba 100644
--- a/app/server/appsmith-server/src/main/java/com/appsmith/server/exceptions/AppsmithError.java
+++ b/app/server/appsmith-server/src/main/java/com/appsmith/server/exceptions/AppsmithError.java
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public enum AppsmithError {
 
     REMOVE_LAST_ORG_ADMIN_ERROR(400, 4037, "The last admin can not be removed from an organization", AppsmithErrorAction.DEFAULT, null, ErrorType.INTERNAL_ERROR),
     INVALID_CRUD_PAGE_REQUEST(400, 4038, "Unable to process page generation request, {0}", AppsmithErrorAction.DEFAULT, null, ErrorType.BAD_REQUEST),
-    INVALID_IMPORTED_FILE_ERROR(400, 4039, "You seem to have imported an application from an older version of Appsmith. This is not supported. Please export your application again from your Appsmith server before importing it again.", AppsmithErrorAction.DEFAULT, null, ErrorType.BAD_REQUEST),
+    INVALID_IMPORTED_FILE_ERROR(400, 4039, "Provided file is from different version, please wait till Appsmith gets auto-updated to latest version. This may take a day or two. We are really sorry for the inconvenience caused", AppsmithErrorAction.DEFAULT, null, ErrorType.INTERNAL_ERROR),
     INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR(500, 5000, "Internal server error while processing request", AppsmithErrorAction.LOG_EXTERNALLY, null, ErrorType.INTERNAL_ERROR),
     REPOSITORY_SAVE_FAILED(500, 5001, "Failed to save the repository. Try again.", AppsmithErrorAction.DEFAULT, null, ErrorType.INTERNAL_ERROR),
     PLUGIN_INSTALLATION_FAILED_DOWNLOAD_ERROR(500, 5002, "Plugin installation failed due to an error while " +
diff --git a/app/server/appsmith-server/src/main/java/com/appsmith/server/solutions/ImportExportApplicationService.java b/app/server/appsmith-server/src/main/java/com/appsmith/server/solutions/ImportExportApplicationService.java
index 484acbd6c133..3cd53ebb3e4c 100644
--- a/app/server/appsmith-server/src/main/java/com/appsmith/server/solutions/ImportExportApplicationService.java
+++ b/app/server/appsmith-server/src/main/java/com/appsmith/server/solutions/ImportExportApplicationService.java
@@ -357,8 +357,14 @@ public Mono<Application> importApplicationInOrganization(String organizationId,
         
         if(!errorField.isEmpty()) {
             return Mono.error(new AppsmithException(AppsmithError.NO_RESOURCE_FOUND, errorField, INVALID_JSON_FILE));
-        } else if(importedDoc.getAppsmithVersion() == null
-            || !releaseNotesService.getReleasedVersion().equals(importedDoc.getAppsmithVersion())) {
+        } else if(importedDoc.getAppsmithVersion() == null) {
+            return Mono.error(
+                new AppsmithException(
+                    AppsmithError.JSON_PROCESSING_ERROR,
+                    ": Unable to find version field in the uploaded file. Can you please try exporting the " +
+                        "application from source Appsmith server and then importing it once again"
+                ));
+        } else if(!releaseNotesService.getReleasedVersion().equals(importedDoc.getAppsmithVersion())) {
             return Mono.error(new AppsmithException(AppsmithError.INVALID_IMPORTED_FILE_ERROR));
         }
         
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 488201e9c108..e54383b4b1c4 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
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ public void importApplicationFromValidJsonFileTest() {
                 final List<Datasource> datasourceList = tuple.getT2();
                 final List<ActionDTO> actionDTOS = tuple.getT3();
                 final List<PageDTO> pageList = tuple.getT4();
-
+                
                 assertThat(application.getName()).isEqualTo("valid_application");
                 assertThat(application.getOrganizationId()).isNotNull();
                 assertThat(application.getPages()).hasSize(2);
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ public void importApplicationWithoutVersionTest() {
         StepVerifier
             .create(resultMono)
             .expectErrorMatches(throwable -> throwable instanceof AppsmithException &&
-                throwable.getMessage().equals(AppsmithError.INVALID_IMPORTED_FILE_ERROR.getMessage()))
+                throwable.getMessage().contains(AppsmithError.JSON_PROCESSING_ERROR.getMessage(": Unable to find version field in the uploaded file.")))
             .verify();
     }