diff --git a/classquiz/helpers/__init__.py b/classquiz/helpers/__init__.py
index fbb8f8a..254d0ee 100644
--- a/classquiz/helpers/__init__.py
+++ b/classquiz/helpers/__init__.py
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ async def handle_import_from_excel(data: BinaryIO, user: User) -> Quiz:
     for i, row in enumerate(ws.iter_rows(min_row=14, min_col=2, max_row=100, max_col=8, values_only=True)):
         if row[0] is None:
             continue
-        question = row[0]
+        question = str(row[0])
         if len(question) > 300:
             raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail=f"Question {i + 1} is longer than 300")
         try:
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/i18n/locales/en.json b/frontend/src/lib/i18n/locales/en.json
index a54b1fd..ec654cd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/i18n/locales/en.json
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/i18n/locales/en.json
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
         "classquiz_quiz": "A ClassQuiz-Quiz",
         "upload_file_ending": "Upload the file ending in .cqa or .xlsx",
         "this_side_classquiz": "On this side you can import quizzes, which were exported from ClassQuiz.",
-        "this_side_classquiz_excel": "You can also upload excel files, if you've filled out the following template.",
+        "this_side_classquiz_excel": "You can also upload excel files, if you've filled out the following template. If a quiz with the title already exists, it will append the questions to the existing quiz.",
         "download_template_here": "Download the template"
     },
     "admin_page": {