diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/services/data/ImportService.java b/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/services/data/ImportService.java
index 2eb73aec322..f0ef984f1eb 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/services/data/ImportService.java
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/production/services/data/ImportService.java
@@ -786,9 +786,8 @@ public LinkedList<TempProcess> parseImportedEADCollection(DataRecord importedEAD
         List<Element> childElements = getEADElements(eadCollectionDocument, eadChildProcessLevel);
 
         if (parentElements.size() != 1) {
-            throw new ProcessGenerationException(
-                    String.format("EAD XML does not contain exactly one element of parent level '%s'!",
-                            eadParentProcessLevel));
+            throw new ProcessGenerationException(Helper.getTranslation(
+                    "importError.wrongNumberOfEadParentLevelElements", eadParentProcessLevel));
         }
 
         // create temp processes for parent (e.g. "collection") and children (e.g. "files")
diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/resources/messages/errors_de.properties b/Kitodo/src/main/resources/messages/errors_de.properties
index 5204a55a81b..dcd4eaed90e 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/resources/messages/errors_de.properties
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/resources/messages/errors_de.properties
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ errorImporting=Fehler beim Importieren von PPN {0}: {1}
 importFailedError=Der Import von {0} ist fehlgeschlagen. Die Fehlermeldung lautet\: {1}.
 imagePaginationError=Es wurden {1} Bilder gefunden, aber {0} Bilder erwartet. Bitte \u00FCberpr\u00FCfen Sie die Paginierung.
 importError.emptyDocument=Vorgang konnte nicht aus geladenem XML-Dokument erzeugt werden.
+importError.wrongNumberOfEadParentLevelElements=EAD-XML enth\u00E4lt nicht genau ein Element vom ausgew\u00E4hltem EAD-Level "{0}"!
 invalidIdentifierCharacter=Der Wert des Identifikationsmerkmals {0} enth\u00E4lt ung\u00FCltige Zeichen.
 invalidIdentifierSame=Das Identifikationsmerkmal {0} enth\u00E4lt in {1} und {2} den gleichen Wert.
 
diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/resources/messages/errors_en.properties b/Kitodo/src/main/resources/messages/errors_en.properties
index 1f56eeebc3d..d6cce6df241 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/resources/messages/errors_en.properties
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/resources/messages/errors_en.properties
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ errorImporting=Error importing PPN {0}: {1}
 importFailedError=The import of {0} failed. The error message is\: {1}
 imagePaginationError={1} images found but {0} images expected. Please check the pagination.
 importError.emptyDocument=Unable to create process from imported XML document.
+importError.wrongNumberOfEadParentLevelElements=EAD XML does not contain exactly one element of parent level "{0}"!
 invalidIdentifierCharacter=The value of the identifier {0} contains invalid characters.
 invalidIdentifierSame=The identifier {0} has the same value in {1} and {2}.