diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/upload.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/upload.coffee
index 3eb804d23..a85faaa43 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/upload.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/upload.coffee
@@ -310,10 +310,12 @@ bulkCorrectionUpload = (fileInput) ->
         # Disable upload if uploaded (zip)-file is empty
         # Temporary fix for ":type option required" error in the
         # app/controllers/submissions_controller.rb -> show_correction
-        fileSizes = dataAll.map((data) => data.metadata.size)
-        if fileSizes.includes(0)
-          console.log('empty file encountered during bulk upload')
-          alert($('#bulk-uploadButton-button-actual').data('tr-failure-empty-file'))
+        for data in dataAll
+          if data.metadata.size > 0
+            continue
+          console.log('empty file encountered during bulk upload: ' + data.metadata.filename)
+          alert(data.metadata.filename + ' ' +
+            $('#bulk-uploadButton-button-actual').data('tr-failure-empty-file-bulk'))
           $('#bulk-uploadButton-button-actual').hide()
           $(metaData).empty()
           return
diff --git a/app/views/tutorials/_bulk_correction_form.html.erb b/app/views/tutorials/_bulk_correction_form.html.erb
index fbdf45e16..7980c387d 100644
--- a/app/views/tutorials/_bulk_correction_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/tutorials/_bulk_correction_form.html.erb
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
                     data-tr-failure="<%= t('submission.upload_failure')%>"
                     data-tr-missing-consent="<%= t('submission.missing_consent')%>"
                     data-tr-failure-empty-file="<%= t('submission.upload_failure_empty_file')%>"
+                    data-tr-failure-empty-file-bulk="<%= t('submission.upload_failure_empty_file_bulk')%>"
                     data-tr-post-processing="<%= t('basics.post_processing')%>"
                     class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-secondary"
                     >
diff --git a/config/locales/de.yml b/config/locales/de.yml
index 1a693a43f..a378ff103 100644
--- a/config/locales/de.yml
+++ b/config/locales/de.yml
@@ -2667,6 +2667,9 @@ de:
     upload_failure_empty_file: >
       Die hochgeladene Datei ist leer.
       Bitte vergewissere dich, dass die Datei nicht beschädigt ist.
+    upload_failure_empty_file_bulk: >
+      ist leer.
+      Bitte vergewissere dich, dass die Datei nicht beschädigt ist.
     file_size_too_big: Die Datei ist eigentlich zu groß, kann aber hochgeladen werden.
     file_size_way_too_big:  Die Dateigröße überschreitet das Limit. Bitte optimiere sie.
     optimization_help_html: >
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index b4ef6c4a0..8dbc5f8b4 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -2514,6 +2514,9 @@ en:
     upload_failure_empty_file: >
       The uploaded file is empty.
       Please make sure that the file is not corrupted.
+    upload_failure_empty_file_bulk: >
+      is empty.
+      Please make sure that the file is not corrupted.
     file_size_too_big: The filesize exceeds the limit, nevertheless it is uploadable.
     file_size_way_too_big: The filesize exceeds the limit. Please optimize it.
     optimization_help_html: >