diff --git a/src/main/java/org/caosdb/server/jobs/core/InsertFilesInDir.java b/src/main/java/org/caosdb/server/jobs/core/InsertFilesInDir.java
index 7f9cf9be2496344473b487b24ab90d2d37e86a5c..5c39985b6d4b5cd836d351d53b78480c2d77436c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/caosdb/server/jobs/core/InsertFilesInDir.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/caosdb/server/jobs/core/InsertFilesInDir.java
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ public class InsertFilesInDir extends FlagJob {
             .addMessage(
                 new Message(
                     MessageType.Warning,
-                    MessageCode.MESSAGE_CODE_UNKNOWN,
+                    MessageCode.MESSAGE_CODE_ENTITY_DOES_NOT_EXIST,
                     "Explicitly excluded file: " + sub.getCanonicalPath()));
         return false;
       }
@@ -335,12 +335,11 @@ public class InsertFilesInDir extends FlagJob {
       return false;
     }
     if (FileUtils.isSymlink(sub)) {
-      getContainer()
-          .addMessage(
-              new Message(
-                  MessageType.Warning,
-                  MessageCode.MESSAGE_CODE_UNKNOWN,
-                  "Directory or file is symbolic link: " + sub.getAbsolutePath()));
+      getContainer().addMessage(SYMBOLIC_LINK_WARNING);
+      new Message(
+          MessageType.Warning,
+          MessageCode.MESSAGE_CODE_ENTITY_HAS_UNQUALIFIED_PARENTS,
+          "Directory or file is symbolic link: " + sub.getAbsolutePath());
       if (!this.forceSymLinks) {
         return false;
       }