diff --git a/libraries/webInterface/gui/index.js b/libraries/webInterface/gui/index.js
index fc4e9242d..5956e4e2a 100644
--- a/libraries/webInterface/gui/index.js
+++ b/libraries/webInterface/gui/index.js
@@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@ realityServer.gotClick = function (event) {
 
             realityServer.myTargetDropzone.on('error', function(file, message) {
                 if (typeof message.error !== 'undefined') {
-                    showErrorNotification(message.error);
+                    showErrorNotification(message.error, 10000); // show for 10 seconds
                 }
             });
         } else {
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 27038bf58..2a2eb386e 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -4295,7 +4295,7 @@ function objectWebServer() {
                         console.log('targetUpload', req.params.id);
                         var fileExtension = getFileExtension(filename);
 
-                        if (fileExtension === 'jpg' || fileExtension === 'dat') {
+                        if (fileExtension === 'jpg' || fileExtension === 'dat' || fileExtension === 'xml') {
                             if (!fs.existsSync(folderD + '/' + identityFolderName + '/target/')) {
                                 fs.mkdirSync(folderD + '/' + identityFolderName + '/target/', '0766', function (err) {
                                     if (err) {
@@ -4547,8 +4547,12 @@ function objectWebServer() {
                                 console.log('could not unzip file');
                             }
                         } else {
-                            res.status(200);
-                            res.send('done');
+                            let errorString = 'File type is not recognized target data. ' +
+                                'You uploaded .' + fileExtension + ' but only ' +
+                                '.dat, .jpg, .xml, and .zip are supported.';
+                            res.status(400).send({
+                                error: errorString
+                            });
                         }
 
                     } else {