diff --git a/grails-app/services/au/org/ala/biocollect/merit/ProjectService.groovy b/grails-app/services/au/org/ala/biocollect/merit/ProjectService.groovy
index 93311545f..d5658d7aa 100644
--- a/grails-app/services/au/org/ala/biocollect/merit/ProjectService.groovy
+++ b/grails-app/services/au/org/ala/biocollect/merit/ProjectService.groovy
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ class ProjectService {
     Map importSciStarterProjects() throws SocketTimeoutException, Exception{
         String url = "${grailsApplication.config.ecodata.service.url}/project/importProjectsFromSciStarter";
         Map response = webService.doPostWithParams(url, [:]);
-        if(response.resp && response.resp.count != null){
+        if(response.resp && response.resp.created != null){
             return response.resp
         } else {
             if(response.error.contains('Timed out')){
diff --git a/grails-app/views/admin/tools.gsp b/grails-app/views/admin/tools.gsp
index 9fed06c5b..b92a0ebd3 100644
--- a/grails-app/views/admin/tools.gsp
+++ b/grails-app/views/admin/tools.gsp
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
                                 method:"POST"
                             }
                     ).done(function(result) {
-                        alert("Successfully imported " + result.count + " SciStarter projects!");
+                        alert("SciStarter import complete: " + result.created + " created, " + result.updated + " updated, " + result.ignored + " ignored");
                         document.location.reload();
                     }).fail(function (result) {
                         alert(result.statusText);