diff --git a/src/app/admin/admin-import-batch-page/batch-import-page.component.html b/src/app/admin/admin-import-batch-page/batch-import-page.component.html
index 190eb0d409..1092443436 100644
--- a/src/app/admin/admin-import-batch-page/batch-import-page.component.html
+++ b/src/app/admin/admin-import-batch-page/batch-import-page.component.html
@@ -20,10 +20,15 @@
     </small>
   </div>
 
-  <ui-switch [checkedLabel]="'admin.metadata-import.page.toggle.upload' | translate"
+  <ui-switch color="#ebebeb"
+             [checkedLabel]="'admin.metadata-import.page.toggle.upload' | translate"
              [uncheckedLabel]="'admin.metadata-import.page.toggle.url' | translate"
              [checked]="isUpload"
              (change)="toggleUpload()" ></ui-switch>
+  <small class="form-text text-muted">
+    {{'admin.batch-import.page.toggle.help' | translate}}
+  </small>
+  
 
   <ds-file-dropzone-no-uploader
     *ngIf="isUpload"
diff --git a/src/app/admin/admin-import-batch-page/batch-import-page.component.spec.ts b/src/app/admin/admin-import-batch-page/batch-import-page.component.spec.ts
index 2c465d3f3d..341aefb704 100644
--- a/src/app/admin/admin-import-batch-page/batch-import-page.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/admin/admin-import-batch-page/batch-import-page.component.spec.ts
@@ -178,10 +178,10 @@ describe('BatchImportPageComponent', () => {
         proceed.click();
         fixture.detectChanges();
       }));
-      it('metadata-import script is invoked with --u and the file url', () => {
+      it('metadata-import script is invoked with --url and the file url', () => {
         const parameterValues: ProcessParameter[] = [
           Object.assign(new ProcessParameter(), { name: '--add' }),
-          Object.assign(new ProcessParameter(), { name: '--u', value: 'example.fileURL.com' })
+          Object.assign(new ProcessParameter(), { name: '--url', value: 'example.fileURL.com' })
         ];
         expect(scriptService.invoke).toHaveBeenCalledWith(BATCH_IMPORT_SCRIPT_NAME, parameterValues, [null]);
       });
@@ -200,10 +200,10 @@ describe('BatchImportPageComponent', () => {
         proceed.click();
         fixture.detectChanges();
       }));
-      it('metadata-import script is invoked with --u and the file url and -v validate-only', () => {
+      it('metadata-import script is invoked with --url and the file url and -v validate-only', () => {
         const parameterValues: ProcessParameter[] = [
           Object.assign(new ProcessParameter(), { name: '--add' }),
-          Object.assign(new ProcessParameter(), { name: '--u', value: 'example.fileURL.com' }),
+          Object.assign(new ProcessParameter(), { name: '--url', value: 'example.fileURL.com' }),
           Object.assign(new ProcessParameter(), { name: '-v', value: true }),
         ];
         expect(scriptService.invoke).toHaveBeenCalledWith(BATCH_IMPORT_SCRIPT_NAME, parameterValues, [null]);
diff --git a/src/app/admin/admin-import-batch-page/batch-import-page.component.ts b/src/app/admin/admin-import-batch-page/batch-import-page.component.ts
index 79da641cc6..744b3aecce 100644
--- a/src/app/admin/admin-import-batch-page/batch-import-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/admin/admin-import-batch-page/batch-import-page.component.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,11 @@ export class BatchImportPageComponent {
    */
   public importMetadata() {
     if (this.fileObject == null && isEmpty(this.fileURL)) {
-      this.notificationsService.error(this.translate.get('admin.metadata-import.page.error.addFile'));
+      if (this.isUpload) {
+        this.notificationsService.error(this.translate.get('admin.metadata-import.page.error.addFile'));
+      } else {
+        this.notificationsService.error(this.translate.get('admin.metadata-import.page.error.addFileUrl'));
+      }
     } else {
       const parameterValues: ProcessParameter[] = [
         Object.assign(new ProcessParameter(), { name: '--add' })
@@ -93,7 +97,7 @@ export class BatchImportPageComponent {
         parameterValues.push(Object.assign(new ProcessParameter(), { name: '--zip', value: this.fileObject.name }));
       } else {
         this.fileObject = null;
-        parameterValues.push(Object.assign(new ProcessParameter(), { name: '--u', value: this.fileURL }));
+        parameterValues.push(Object.assign(new ProcessParameter(), { name: '--url', value: this.fileURL }));
       }
       if (this.dso) {
         parameterValues.push(Object.assign(new ProcessParameter(), { name: '--collection', value: this.dso.uuid }));
diff --git a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5 b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
index 5eb069c804..6d7ce0b884 100644
--- a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
+++ b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
@@ -568,6 +568,8 @@
 
   "admin.batch-import.page.help": "Select the Collection to import into. Then, drop or browse to a Simple Archive Format (SAF) zip file that includes the Items to import",
 
+  "admin.batch-import.page.toggle.help": "It is possible to perform import either with file upload or via URL, use above toggle to set the input source",
+
   "admin.metadata-import.page.dropMsg": "Drop a metadata CSV to import",
 
   "admin.batch-import.page.dropMsg": "Drop a batch ZIP to import",
@@ -584,6 +586,8 @@
 
   "admin.metadata-import.page.error.addFile": "Select file first!",
 
+  "admin.metadata-import.page.error.addFileUrl": "Insert file url first!",
+
   "admin.batch-import.page.error.addFile": "Select Zip file first!",
 
   "admin.metadata-import.page.toggle.upload": "Upload",