diff --git a/grails-app/controllers/au/org/ala/biocollect/merit/SiteController.groovy b/grails-app/controllers/au/org/ala/biocollect/merit/SiteController.groovy
index de1c37ea8..abdbb96e2 100644
--- a/grails-app/controllers/au/org/ala/biocollect/merit/SiteController.groovy
+++ b/grails-app/controllers/au/org/ala/biocollect/merit/SiteController.groovy
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import static javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse.SC_NO_CONTENT
 
 @SSO
 class SiteController {
-
+    private static APPLICATION_JSON = 'application/json'
     def siteService, projectService, projectActivityService, activityService, metadataService, userService,
         searchService, importService, webService
 
@@ -400,10 +400,10 @@ class SiteController {
 
         if (!error) {
             progress.finished = true
-            render([message: 'success', progress: progress]) as JSON
+            render(text: [message: 'success', progress: progress] as JSON, contentType: APPLICATION_JSON)
         } else {
             progress.finished = false
-            render([message: 'error', progress: progress, error: error]) as JSON
+            render(text: [message: 'error', progress: progress, error: error] as JSON, contentType: APPLICATION_JSON)
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3e47a17b2..f81513520 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       "version": "6.0",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@metahub/karma-jasmine-jquery": "^2.0.1",
-        "chromedriver": "^123.0.3",
+        "chromedriver": "^125.0.3",
         "jasmine-core": "^3.5.0",
         "jasmine-jquery": "^2.0.0",
         "jquery": "^3.4.1",
@@ -689,9 +689,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/chromedriver": {
-      "version": "123.0.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/chromedriver/-/chromedriver-123.0.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-35IeTqDLcVR0htF9nD/Lh+g24EG088WHVKXBXiFyWq+2lelnoM0B3tKTBiUEjLng0GnELI4QyQPFK7i97Fz1fQ==",
+      "version": "125.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/chromedriver/-/chromedriver-125.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Qzuk5Wian2o3EVGjtbz6V/jv+pT/AV9246HbG6kUljZXXjsKZLZxqJC+kHR3qEh/wdv4EJD0YwAOWV72v9hogw==",
       "dev": true,
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "dependencies": {
@@ -4299,9 +4299,9 @@
       }
     },
     "chromedriver": {
-      "version": "123.0.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/chromedriver/-/chromedriver-123.0.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-35IeTqDLcVR0htF9nD/Lh+g24EG088WHVKXBXiFyWq+2lelnoM0B3tKTBiUEjLng0GnELI4QyQPFK7i97Fz1fQ==",
+      "version": "125.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/chromedriver/-/chromedriver-125.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Qzuk5Wian2o3EVGjtbz6V/jv+pT/AV9246HbG6kUljZXXjsKZLZxqJC+kHR3qEh/wdv4EJD0YwAOWV72v9hogw==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "@testim/chrome-version": "^1.1.4",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1b726a969..6031eed9c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@metahub/karma-jasmine-jquery": "^2.0.1",
-    "chromedriver": "^123.0.3",
+    "chromedriver": "^125.0.3",
     "jasmine-core": "^3.5.0",
     "jasmine-jquery": "^2.0.0",
     "jquery": "^3.4.1",
diff --git a/src/test/groovy/au/org/ala/biocollect/merit/SiteControllerSpec.groovy b/src/test/groovy/au/org/ala/biocollect/merit/SiteControllerSpec.groovy
index 6c807d363..64201216e 100644
--- a/src/test/groovy/au/org/ala/biocollect/merit/SiteControllerSpec.groovy
+++ b/src/test/groovy/au/org/ala/biocollect/merit/SiteControllerSpec.groovy
@@ -71,4 +71,75 @@ class SiteControllerSpec extends Specification implements ControllerUnitTest<Sit
         response.json.size() == 1
         response.json[0].poi[0].docs.documents.size() == 1
     }
+
+    void "test createSitesFromShapefile - success"() {
+        given:
+        def siteData = [
+                shapeFileId: 1,
+                projectId  : 1,
+                sites      : [
+                        [id: 1, externalId: "ext1", name: "Site 1", description: "Description 1"],
+                        [id: 2, externalId: "ext2", name: "Site 2", description: "Description 2"]
+                ]
+        ]
+        request.JSON = siteData
+
+        when:
+        siteService.createSiteFromUploadedShapefile(_, _, _, _, _, _, _) >> null
+        controller.createSitesFromShapefile()
+
+        then:
+        response.json.message == 'success'
+        response.json.progress.total == 2
+        response.json.progress.uploaded == 2
+        response.json.progress.finished == true
+    }
+
+    void "test createSitesFromShapefile - partial success"() {
+        given:
+        def siteData = [
+                shapeFileId: 1,
+                projectId  : 1,
+                sites      : [
+                        [id: 1, externalId: "ext1", name: "Site 1", description: "Description 1"],
+                        [id: 2, externalId: "ext2", name: "Site 2", description: "Description 2"]
+                ]
+        ]
+        request.JSON = siteData
+
+        when:
+        siteService.createSiteFromUploadedShapefile(_, _, _, _, _, _, _) >>> [null, "Error creating site"]
+        controller.createSitesFromShapefile()
+
+        then:
+        response.json.message == 'error'
+        response.json.progress.total == 2
+        response.json.progress.uploaded == 1
+        response.json.progress.finished == false
+        response.json.error == "Error creating site"
+    }
+
+    void "test createSitesFromShapefile - exception"() {
+        given:
+        def siteData = [
+                shapeFileId: 1,
+                projectId  : 1,
+                sites      : [
+                        [id: 1, externalId: "ext1", name: "Site 1", description: "Description 1"],
+                        [id: 2, externalId: "ext2", name: "Site 2", description: "Description 2"]
+                ]
+        ]
+        request.JSON = siteData
+
+        when:
+        siteService.createSiteFromUploadedShapefile(_, _, _, _, _, _, _) >> { throw new Exception("Unexpected error") }
+        controller.createSitesFromShapefile()
+
+        then:
+        response.json.message == 'error'
+        response.json.progress.total == 2
+        response.json.progress.uploaded == 0
+        response.json.progress.finished == false
+        response.json.error == "Error uploading sites, please try again later"
+    }
 }