diff --git a/app/mailers/bulk_upload_mailer.rb b/app/mailers/bulk_upload_mailer.rb
index cb1fac03c..144acb3e1 100644
--- a/app/mailers/bulk_upload_mailer.rb
+++ b/app/mailers/bulk_upload_mailer.rb
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class BulkUploadMailer < NotifyMailer
       .keys
       .sort_by { |_col, field| field }
       .map do |col, field|
-        "- Column #{col} (#{row_parser_class.question_for_field(field.to_sym)})"
+        "- #{row_parser_class.question_for_field(field.to_sym)} (Column #{col})"
       end
 
     send_email(
diff --git a/spec/mailers/bulk_upload_mailer_spec.rb b/spec/mailers/bulk_upload_mailer_spec.rb
index a0d9a3cd1..9f59de365 100644
--- a/spec/mailers/bulk_upload_mailer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/mailers/bulk_upload_mailer_spec.rb
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ RSpec.describe BulkUploadMailer do
 
     let(:expected_errors) do
       [
-        "- Column A (What is the letting type?)",
-        "- Column E (Management group code)",
+        "- What is the letting type? (Column A)",
+        "- Management group code (Column E)",
       ]
     end