diff --git a/locales/en/public.json b/locales/en/public.json
index 2d7c2e38b..ffddddda1 100644
--- a/locales/en/public.json
+++ b/locales/en/public.json
@@ -274,6 +274,10 @@
       "TITLE": "Quick Starts"
     }
   },
+  "RecordingLabelFields": {
+    "INVALID_UPLOADS_one": "The following file did not contain valid recording metadata:",
+    "INVALID_UPLOADS_other": "The following files did not contain valid recording metadata:"
+  },
   "SETTINGS": {
     "AUTO_REFRESH": {
       "CHECKBOX_LABEL": "Enabled",
diff --git a/src/app/Archives/ArchiveUploadModal.tsx b/src/app/Archives/ArchiveUploadModal.tsx
index 91c410e81..163c3c220 100644
--- a/src/app/Archives/ArchiveUploadModal.tsx
+++ b/src/app/Archives/ArchiveUploadModal.tsx
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ export const ArchiveUploadModal: React.FC<ArchiveUploadModalProps> = ({ onClose,
 
   return (
     <Modal
-      appendTo={portalRoot}
       isOpen={props.visible}
       variant={ModalVariant.large}
       showClose={true}
diff --git a/src/app/RecordingMetadata/RecordingLabel.tsx b/src/app/RecordingMetadata/RecordingLabel.tsx
index 561dd37a9..24116a662 100644
--- a/src/app/RecordingMetadata/RecordingLabel.tsx
+++ b/src/app/RecordingMetadata/RecordingLabel.tsx
@@ -66,8 +66,9 @@ export const parseLabelsFromFile = (file: File): Observable<RecordingLabel[]> =>
               value: labelObj[key],
             });
           });
+          return labels;
         }
-        return labels;
+        throw new Error('No labels found in file');
       })
   );
 };
diff --git a/src/app/RecordingMetadata/RecordingLabelFields.tsx b/src/app/RecordingMetadata/RecordingLabelFields.tsx
index 5fe951d3b..c8fee3c21 100644
--- a/src/app/RecordingMetadata/RecordingLabelFields.tsx
+++ b/src/app/RecordingMetadata/RecordingLabelFields.tsx
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ import {
 } from '@patternfly/react-core';
 import { CloseIcon, ExclamationCircleIcon, FileIcon, PlusCircleIcon, UploadIcon } from '@patternfly/react-icons';
 import * as React from 'react';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { catchError, Observable, of, zip } from 'rxjs';
 
 export interface RecordingLabelFieldsProps {
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ export const RecordingLabelFields: React.FunctionComponent<RecordingLabelFieldsP
 }) => {
   const inputRef = React.useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null); // Use ref to refer to child component
   const addSubscription = useSubscriptions();
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
 
   const [loading, setLoading] = React.useState(false);
   const [invalidUploads, setInvalidUploads] = React.useState<string[]>([]);
@@ -217,9 +219,9 @@ export const RecordingLabelFields: React.FunctionComponent<RecordingLabelFieldsP
             headerIcon={<ExclamationCircleIcon />}
             bodyContent={
               <>
-                <Text component="h4">{`The following file${
-                  invalidUploads.length > 1 ? 's' : ''
-                } did not contain valid recording metadata:`}</Text>
+                <Text component="h4">
+                  {t('RecordingLabelFields.INVALID_UPLOADS', { count: invalidUploads.length })}
+                </Text>
                 <List>
                   {invalidUploads.map((uploadName) => (
                     <ListItem key={uploadName} icon={<FileIcon />}>