diff --git a/assets/js/src/subscribers/importExport/export.js b/assets/js/src/subscribers/importExport/export.js
index 9debbfe57a..1608784341 100644
--- a/assets/js/src/subscribers/importExport/export.js
+++ b/assets/js/src/subscribers/importExport/export.js
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ define(
         .done(function (response) {
           MailPoet.Modal.loading(false);
           if (response.result === false) {
-            MailPoet.Notice.error(response.error);
+            MailPoet.Notice.error(response.errors);
           } else {
             resultMessage = MailPoetI18n.exportMessage
              .replace('%1$s', '<strong>' + response.data.totalExported + '</strong>')
diff --git a/lib/Subscribers/ImportExport/Export/Export.php b/lib/Subscribers/ImportExport/Export/Export.php
index a0fc082a5c..ef6978a9f5 100644
--- a/lib/Subscribers/ImportExport/Export/Export.php
+++ b/lib/Subscribers/ImportExport/Export/Export.php
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class Export {
   public $segments;
   public $subscribers_without_segment;
   public $subscriber_fields;
+  public $export_path;
   public $export_file;
   public $export_file_URL;
   public $profiler_start;
@@ -28,19 +29,23 @@ class Export {
     $this->segments = $data['segments'];
     $this->subscribers_without_segment = array_search(0, $this->segments);
     $this->subscriber_fields = $data['subscriber_fields'];
+    $this->export_path = Env::$temp_path;
     $this->export_file = $this->getExportFile($this->export_format_option);
     $this->export_file_URL = $this->getExportFileURL($this->export_file);
     $this->profiler_start = microtime(true);
   }
 
   function process() {
-    $subscribers = $this->getSubscribers();
-    $subscriber_custom_fields = $this->getSubscriberCustomFields();
-    $formatted_subscriber_fields = $this->formatSubscriberFields(
-      $this->subscriber_fields,
-      $subscriber_custom_fields
-    );
     try {
+      if(is_writable($this->export_path) === false) {
+        throw new \Exception(__("Couldn't save export file on the server."));
+      }
+      $subscribers = $this->getSubscribers();
+      $subscriber_custom_fields = $this->getSubscriberCustomFields();
+      $formatted_subscriber_fields = $this->formatSubscriberFields(
+        $this->subscriber_fields,
+        $subscriber_custom_fields
+      );
       if($this->export_format_option === 'csv') {
         $CSV_file = fopen($this->export_file, 'w');
         $format_CSV = function($row) {
@@ -178,7 +183,7 @@ class Export {
 
   function getExportFile($format) {
     return sprintf(
-      Env::$temp_path . '/MailPoet_export_%s.%s',
+      $this->export_path . '/MailPoet_export_%s.%s',
       substr(md5(time()), 0, 4),
       $format
     );
diff --git a/tests/unit/Subscribers/ImportExport/Export/ExportCest.php b/tests/unit/Subscribers/ImportExport/Export/ExportCest.php
index 5db81bc9b8..eba0978fb9 100644
--- a/tests/unit/Subscribers/ImportExport/Export/ExportCest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/Subscribers/ImportExport/Export/ExportCest.php
@@ -211,6 +211,13 @@ class ExportCest {
     expect(count($subscribers))->equals(2);
   }
 
+  function itRequiresWritableExportFile() {
+    $this->export->export_path = '/fake_folder';
+    $result = $this->export->process();
+    expect($result['errors'][0])
+      ->equals("Couldn't save export file on the server.");
+  }
+
   function itCanProcess() {
     $this->export->export_file = $this->export->getExportFile('csv');
     $this->export->export_format_option = 'csv';
diff --git a/views/subscribers/importExport/import/step2.html b/views/subscribers/importExport/import/step2.html
index 938019f943..89b0b783f3 100644
--- a/views/subscribers/importExport/import/step2.html
+++ b/views/subscribers/importExport/import/step2.html
@@ -140,10 +140,10 @@
         <input id="new_segment_name" type="text" name="name"/>
       </p>
       <p class="mailpoet_validation_error" data-error="segment_name_required">
-        <%= __('You need to specify a name') %>
+        <%= __('You need to specify a name.') %>
       </p>
       <p class="mailpoet_validation_error" data-error="segment_name_not_unique">
-        <%= __('This name is already taken') %>
+        <%= __('Another record already exists. Please specify a different "%1$s".')|format('name') %>
       </p>
       <p>
         <label><%= __('Description') %>:</label>