diff --git a/app/models/forms/bulk_upload_lettings/upload_your_file.rb b/app/models/forms/bulk_upload_lettings/upload_your_file.rb
index 25e8a73f4..d0e1b96d5 100644
--- a/app/models/forms/bulk_upload_lettings/upload_your_file.rb
+++ b/app/models/forms/bulk_upload_lettings/upload_your_file.rb
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ module Forms
       def validate_file_is_csv
         return unless file
 
-        argv = %W[file --mime-type -- #{file.path}]
+        argv = %W[file --brief --mime-type -- #{file.path}]
         output = `#{argv.shelljoin}`
 
-        unless output.include?("text/csv")
+        unless output.match?(/text\/csv|text\/plain/)
           errors.add(:file, :not_csv)
         end
       end
diff --git a/app/models/forms/bulk_upload_sales/upload_your_file.rb b/app/models/forms/bulk_upload_sales/upload_your_file.rb
index 3632734ab..2ce2769dc 100644
--- a/app/models/forms/bulk_upload_sales/upload_your_file.rb
+++ b/app/models/forms/bulk_upload_sales/upload_your_file.rb
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ module Forms
       def validate_file_is_csv
         return unless file
 
-        argv = %W[file --mime-type -- #{file.path}]
+        argv = %W[file --brief --mime-type -- #{file.path}]
         output = `#{argv.shelljoin}`
 
-        unless output.include?("text/csv")
+        unless output.match?(/text\/csv|text\/plain/)
           errors.add(:file, :not_csv)
         end
       end