diff --git a/application/controllers/Api.php b/application/controllers/Api.php
index a94798177..8b7f22328 100644
--- a/application/controllers/Api.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Api.php
@@ -243,8 +243,15 @@ class API extends CI_Controller {
 				$return_msg[]='Dryrun works';
 			}
 
-			http_response_code(201);
-			echo json_encode(['status' => 'created', 'type' => $obj['type'], 'string' => $obj['string'], 'adif_count' => $adif_count, 'adif_errors' => $adif_errors, 'messages' => $return_msg ]);
+			if ($adif_errors == 0) {
+				http_response_code(201);
+				echo json_encode(['status' => 'created', 'type' => $obj['type'], 'string' => $obj['string'], 'adif_count' => $adif_count, 'adif_errors' => $adif_errors, 'messages' => $return_msg ]);
+			} else {
+				$return_msg[]=$custom_errors;
+				http_response_code(400);
+				echo json_encode(['status' => 'abort', 'type' => $obj['type'], 'string' => $obj['string'], 'adif_count' => $adif_count, 'adif_errors' => $adif_errors, 'messages' => $return_msg ]);
+			}
+
 
 		}