diff --git a/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/search/mdview/mdviewModule.js b/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/search/mdview/mdviewModule.js
index a243036000c..f0c1229100b 100644
--- a/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/search/mdview/mdviewModule.js
+++ b/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/search/mdview/mdviewModule.js
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
             // Data needs improvements
             // See https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/issues/723
             gnAlertService.addAlert({
-              msg: reason.data.description,
+              msg: reason.data.message || reason.data.description,
               type: "danger"
             });
           }
diff --git a/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/search/resultsview/SelectionDirective.js b/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/search/resultsview/SelectionDirective.js
index f9f16d196e6..3f645d03f93 100644
--- a/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/search/resultsview/SelectionDirective.js
+++ b/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/search/resultsview/SelectionDirective.js
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
                   },
                   function (r) {
                     gnAlertService.addAlert({
-                      msg: r.data.description,
+                      msg: r.data.message || r.data.description,
                       delay: 20000,
                       type: "danger"
                     });
diff --git a/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/validationtools/GnmdInspireValidationDirective.js b/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/validationtools/GnmdInspireValidationDirective.js
index 7f40ff3a3aa..41aff20e788 100644
--- a/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/validationtools/GnmdInspireValidationDirective.js
+++ b/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/validationtools/GnmdInspireValidationDirective.js
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
                     });
                   } else {
                     gnAlertService.addAlert({
-                      msg: error.data.description,
+                      msg: error.data.message || error.data.description,
                       type: "danger"
                     });
                   }