diff --git a/atlas/templates/atlas/user_uploads.html b/atlas/templates/atlas/user_uploads.html
index 06b43b25..7b283177 100644
--- a/atlas/templates/atlas/user_uploads.html
+++ b/atlas/templates/atlas/user_uploads.html
@@ -2,51 +2,57 @@
 
 {% block content %}
     <h2>Uploaded dicoms</h2>
-    Click to select cases to import. If no cases are selected all will be seleced/imported.
+    {% if not case %}
+        <div class="alert alert-info" role="alert">
+            Series imported from here will be orphaned (not associated with a case). It is usually better to create a case first and then import directly into the case.
+        </div>
+    {% endif %}
+
+    Click to select cases to import. If no series are selected all will be seleced/imported.<br/>
 
 
     {% if series_list %}
-            <ul id="series-list">
-                {% for series, n, tags in series_list %}
-                    <li _="
-                    on click toggle .selected on me 
-                    then set i to the first <input/> in me
-                    then set i.checked to not i.checked" >
-                        {{series}} [{{n}} images] <br/>
-                        {{tags}}
-                        <input class="hidden" type="checkbox" name="selection" value="{{ series }}">
-                    </li>
-                {% endfor %}
-            </ul>
+        <ul id="series-list">
+            {% for series, n, tags in series_list %}
+                <li _="
+                       on click toggle .selected on me
+                       then set i to the first <input/> in me
+                       then set i.checked to not i.checked" >
+                    {{series}} [{{n}} images] <br/>
+                    {{tags}}
+                    <input class="hidden" type="checkbox" name="selection" value="{{ series }}">
+                </li>
+            {% endfor %}
+        </ul>
 
-            {% if case %}
-                <p>Importing into case {{case}}</p>
-            {% endif %}
+        {% if case %}
+            <p>Importing into case {{case}}</p>
+        {% endif %}
 
-            <button id="delete-uploads-button"
-                    hx-post="{% url 'api-1:clear_dicoms' %}"
-                    hx-include="[name='selection']"
-                    hx-confirm="This will clear selected uploads, Continue?"
-                    title="Deleted selected uploads"
-            >Delete Uploads</button>
-            {% if case %}
-                <button id="import-dicoms-case-button"
-                        hx-post="{% url 'api-1:import_dicoms_case' case.id %}"
-                        hx-target=".imported"
-                        hx-include=".selected"
-                >Import into case</button>
+        <button id="delete-uploads-button"
+                hx-post="{% url 'api-1:clear_dicoms' %}"
+                hx-include="[name='selection']"
+                hx-confirm="This will clear selected uploads, Continue?"
+                title="Deleted selected uploads"
+        >Delete Uploads</button>
+        {% if case %}
+            <button id="import-dicoms-case-button"
+                    hx-post="{% url 'api-1:import_dicoms_case' case.id %}"
+                    hx-target=".imported"
+                    hx-include=".selected"
+            >Import into case</button>
 
-            {% else %}
-                <button id="import-dicoms-button"
-                        hx-post="{% url 'api-1:import_dicoms' %}"
-                        hx-target=".imported"
-                        hx-include=".selected"
-                >Import</button>
-            {% endif %}
+        {% else %}
+            <button id="import-dicoms-button"
+                    hx-post="{% url 'api-1:import_dicoms' %}"
+                    hx-target=".imported"
+                    hx-include=".selected"
+            >Import</button>
+        {% endif %}
 
-            <div class="imported">
+        <div class="imported">
 
-            </div>
+        </div>
     {% else %}
         No uploads awaiting importing have been found.
     {% endif %}