diff --git a/packages/contentstack-import/src/utils/content-type-helper.ts b/packages/contentstack-import/src/utils/content-type-helper.ts
index 1599e106f..954cc0a8b 100644
--- a/packages/contentstack-import/src/utils/content-type-helper.ts
+++ b/packages/contentstack-import/src/utils/content-type-helper.ts
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ export const removeReferenceFields = async function (
           } catch (error) {
             // Else warn and modify the schema object.
             isContentTypeError = true;
-            log.warn(`Content type ${schema[i].reference_to[j]} does not exist. Removing the field from schema...`);
+            log.warn(`Content type ${schema[i].reference_to[j]} is not imported yet; its reference will be restored once it is imported.`);
           }
         }