diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/ui/src/components/configuration-components/ValidationErrorMessages.js b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/ui/src/components/configuration-components/ValidationErrorMessages.js
index a5782948a..803e4e7e7 100644
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/ui/src/components/configuration-components/ValidationErrorMessages.js
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/ui/src/components/configuration-components/ValidationErrorMessages.js
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-import {IP, IP_RANGE} from './ValidationFormats';
+import {IP, IP_RANGE, VALID_DIR_LINUX, VALID_DIR_WINDOWS} from './ValidationFormats';
+
+let invalidDirMessage = 'Invalid directory. Path should be absolute or begin with an environment variable.';
 
 export default function transformErrors(errors) {
   return errors.map(error => {
@@ -8,6 +10,10 @@ export default function transformErrors(errors) {
       error.message = 'Invalid IP range, refer to description for valid examples.'
     } else if (error.name === 'format' && error.params.format === IP) {
       error.message = 'Invalid IP.'
+    } else if (error.name === 'format' && error.params.format === VALID_DIR_LINUX) {
+      error.message = invalidDirMessage
+    } else if (error.name === 'format' && error.params.format === VALID_DIR_WINDOWS) {
+      error.message = invalidDirMessage
     }
     return error;
   });