diff --git a/openmetadata-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/service/jdbi3/GlossaryRepository.java b/openmetadata-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/service/jdbi3/GlossaryRepository.java
index 1bfd75e94635..819d2251e675 100644
--- a/openmetadata-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/service/jdbi3/GlossaryRepository.java
+++ b/openmetadata-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/service/jdbi3/GlossaryRepository.java
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ private List<TermReference> getTermReferences(CSVPrinter printer, CSVRecord csvR
         importFailure(
             printer,
             invalidField(
-                6, "Term References should be given in the format referenceName:endpoint url."),
+                6, "Term References should be given in the format referenceName;endpoint url."),
             csvRecord);
         processRecord = false;
         return null;
diff --git a/openmetadata-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/service/resources/glossary/GlossaryResourceTest.java b/openmetadata-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/service/resources/glossary/GlossaryResourceTest.java
index 45d3efdc6387..aa71c798e794 100644
--- a/openmetadata-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/service/resources/glossary/GlossaryResourceTest.java
+++ b/openmetadata-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/service/resources/glossary/GlossaryResourceTest.java
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ record = ",g1,dsp1,dsc1,h1;h2;h3,,term1:http://term1,,,,,";
           getFailedRecord(
               record,
               invalidField(
-                  6, "Term References should be given in the format referenceName:endpoint url."))
+                  6, "Term References should be given in the format referenceName;endpoint url."))
         };
     assertRows(result, expectedRows);