diff --git a/cms/templates/import.html b/cms/templates/import.html
index 84e136fef9..18d9a1604d 100644
--- a/cms/templates/import.html
+++ b/cms/templates/import.html
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         <h2>Please <a href="https://edge.edx.org/courses/edX/edx101/edX_Studio_Reference/about" target="_blank">read the documentation</a> before attempting an import!</h2>
         <p><strong>Importing a new course will delete all content currently associated with your course
         and replace it with the contents of the uploaded file.</strong></p>
-        <p>File uploads must be zip files containing, at a minimum, a <code>course.xml</code> file.</p>
+        <p>File uploads must be gzipped tar files (.tar.gz or .tgz) containing, at a minimum, a <code>course.xml</code> file.</p>
         <p>Please note that if your course has any problems with auto-generated <code>url_name</code> nodes,
         re-importing your course could cause the loss of student data associated with those problems.</p>
       </div>