diff --git a/backend/api/src/create-answer-cpmm.ts b/backend/api/src/create-answer-cpmm.ts
index d366d223a0..d8f1b7271c 100644
--- a/backend/api/src/create-answer-cpmm.ts
+++ b/backend/api/src/create-answer-cpmm.ts
@@ -81,10 +81,7 @@ const verifyContract = async (contractId: string, creatorId: string) => {
   const contract = await getContractSupabase(contractId)
   if (!contract) throw new APIError(404, 'Contract not found')
   if (contract.token !== 'MANA') {
-    throw new APIError(
-      403,
-      'Must add answer to the mana version of the contract'
-    )
+    throw new APIError(403, 'Cannot add answers to sweepstakes question')
   }
   if (contract.mechanism !== 'cpmm-multi-1')
     throw new APIError(403, 'Requires a cpmm multiple choice contract')
diff --git a/backend/shared/src/create-cash-contract.ts b/backend/shared/src/create-cash-contract.ts
index 824f98aae3..7bb3c6bd53 100644
--- a/backend/shared/src/create-cash-contract.ts
+++ b/backend/shared/src/create-cash-contract.ts
@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@ export async function createCashContractMain(
 
       let answers: Answer[] = []
       if (manaContract.outcomeType === 'MULTIPLE_CHOICE') {
-        if (manaContract.addAnswersMode === 'ANYONE')
+        if (manaContract.addAnswersMode !== 'DISABLED')
           throw new APIError(
             400,
-            `Cannot make sweepstakes question for free response contract`
+            `Cannot add answers to multi sweepstakes question`
           )
 
         answers = await getAnswersForContract(tx, manaContractId)