diff --git a/src/backend/app/projects/project_routes.py b/src/backend/app/projects/project_routes.py
index 58f3ade51..ac395022e 100644
--- a/src/backend/app/projects/project_routes.py
+++ b/src/backend/app/projects/project_routes.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 from loguru import logger as log
 from osm_fieldwork.data_models import data_models_path
 from osm_fieldwork.make_data_extract import getChoices
+from osm_fieldwork.update_form import update_xls_form
 from osm_fieldwork.xlsforms import xlsforms_path
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 from sqlalchemy.sql import text
@@ -676,7 +677,19 @@ async def validate_form(form: UploadFile):
         )
 
     contents = await form.read()
-    return await central_crud.read_and_test_xform(BytesIO(contents), file_ext)
+    updated_file_bytes = update_xls_form(BytesIO(contents))
+
+    # open bytes again to avoid I/O error on closed bytes
+    form_data = BytesIO(updated_file_bytes.getvalue())
+
+    await central_crud.read_and_test_xform(updated_file_bytes, file_ext)
+
+    # Return the updated form as a StreamingResponse
+    return StreamingResponse(
+        form_data,
+        media_type="application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet",
+        headers={"Content-Disposition": f"attachment; filename={form.filename}"},
+    )
 
 
 @router.post("/{project_id}/generate-project-data")
diff --git a/src/backend/pdm.lock b/src/backend/pdm.lock
index e3960f149..9ebb3d708 100644
--- a/src/backend/pdm.lock
+++ b/src/backend/pdm.lock
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 groups = ["default", "debug", "dev", "docs", "test", "monitoring"]
 strategy = ["cross_platform"]
 lock_version = "4.4.1"
-content_hash = "sha256:42d7234076416057ff7b9305f5b39cff8c58ed6488bea22e55515f51915caa57"
+content_hash = "sha256:93891510bf2629cff6e0cd56c022b832de117be958b7349236095548ccdc90f3"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "aiohttp"
@@ -1579,32 +1579,34 @@ files = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "osm-fieldwork"
-version = "0.15.0"
+version = "0.16.0"
 requires_python = ">=3.10"
 summary = "Processing field data from ODK to OpenStreetMap format."
 dependencies = [
     "PyYAML>=6.0.0",
-    "aiohttp>=3.9.3",
+    "aiohttp>=3.8.4",
     "codetiming>=1.3.0",
     "flatdict>=4.0.1",
     "geojson>=2.5.0",
     "haversine>=2.8.0",
     "levenshtein>=0.20.0",
     "mercantile>=1.2.1",
+    "openpyxl>=3.0.10",
     "osm-rawdata>=0.1.7",
     "pandas>=1.5.0",
     "pmtiles>=3.2.0",
     "progress>=1.6",
     "py-cpuinfo>=9.0.0",
     "pySmartDL>=1.3.4",
+    "python-calamine>=0.2.3",
     "requests>=2.26.0",
     "segno>=1.5.2",
     "shapely>=1.8.5",
     "xmltodict>=0.13.0",
 ]
 files = [
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+    {file = "osm-fieldwork-0.16.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:da125269caf64caced40bead2f060dd035561aacb0650793edca01adcf3c172c"},
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 ]
 
 [[package]]
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 ]
 
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+name = "python-calamine"
+version = "0.2.3"
+requires_python = ">=3.8"
+summary = "Python binding for Rust's library for reading excel and odf file - calamine"
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+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "python-dateutil"
 version = "2.9.0.post0"
diff --git a/src/backend/pyproject.toml b/src/backend/pyproject.toml
index 850883c94..8fb47feb1 100644
--- a/src/backend/pyproject.toml
+++ b/src/backend/pyproject.toml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "pyjwt>=2.8.0",
     "async-lru>=2.0.4",
     "osm-login-python==2.0.0",
-    "osm-fieldwork==0.15.0",
+    "osm-fieldwork==0.16.0",
     "osm-rawdata==0.3.2",
     "fmtm-splitter==1.3.0",
 ]
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/api/CreateProjectService.ts b/src/frontend/src/api/CreateProjectService.ts
index 4ac164106..f96bf19a8 100755
--- a/src/frontend/src/api/CreateProjectService.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/src/api/CreateProjectService.ts
@@ -462,14 +462,17 @@ const ValidateCustomForm = (url: string, formUpload: any) => {
         const formUploadFormData = new FormData();
         formUploadFormData.append('form', formUpload);
 
-        const getTaskSplittingResponse = await axios.post(url, formUploadFormData);
-        const resp: ValidateCustomFormResponse = getTaskSplittingResponse.data;
-        dispatch(CreateProjectActions.ValidateCustomForm(resp));
+        // response is in file format so we need to convert it to blob
+        const getTaskSplittingResponse = await axios.post(url, formUploadFormData, {
+          responseType: 'blob',
+        });
+        const resp = getTaskSplittingResponse.data;
+        dispatch(CreateProjectActions.SetValidatedCustomFile(new File([resp], 'form.xlsx', { type: resp.type })));
         dispatch(CreateProjectActions.ValidateCustomFormLoading(false));
         dispatch(
           CommonActions.SetSnackBar({
             open: true,
-            message: JSON.stringify(resp.message),
+            message: 'Your Form is Valid',
             variant: 'success',
             duration: 2000,
           }),
@@ -479,7 +482,7 @@ const ValidateCustomForm = (url: string, formUpload: any) => {
         dispatch(
           CommonActions.SetSnackBar({
             open: true,
-            message: error?.response?.data?.detail || 'Something Went Wrong',
+            message: JSON.parse(await error?.response?.data.text())?.detail || 'Something Went Wrong',
             variant: 'error',
             duration: 5000,
           }),
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/components/createnewproject/SelectForm.tsx b/src/frontend/src/components/createnewproject/SelectForm.tsx
index 51dc48e19..225b91d26 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/components/createnewproject/SelectForm.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/components/createnewproject/SelectForm.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { FormCategoryService, ValidateCustomForm } from '@/api/CreateProjectServ
 import NewDefineAreaMap from '@/views/NewDefineAreaMap';
 import { CustomCheckbox } from '../common/Checkbox';
 import useDocumentTitle from '@/utilfunctions/useDocumentTitle';
+import { Loader2 } from 'lucide-react';
 
 const SelectForm = ({ flag, geojsonFile, customFormFile, setCustomFormFile }) => {
   useDocumentTitle('Create Project: Select Category');
@@ -21,8 +22,9 @@ const SelectForm = ({ flag, geojsonFile, customFormFile, setCustomFormFile }) =>
 
   const projectDetails = useAppSelector((state) => state.createproject.projectDetails);
   const drawnGeojson = useAppSelector((state) => state.createproject.drawnGeojson);
-  const dataExtractGeojson = useAppSelector((state) => state.createproject.dataExtractGeojson);
   const customFileValidity = useAppSelector((state) => state.createproject.customFileValidity);
+  const validatedCustomForm = useAppSelector((state) => state.createproject.validatedCustomForm);
+  const validateCustomFormLoading = useAppSelector((state) => state.createproject.validateCustomFormLoading);
 
   const submission = () => {
     dispatch(CreateProjectActions.SetIndividualProjectDetailsData(formValues));
@@ -60,12 +62,12 @@ const SelectForm = ({ flag, geojsonFile, customFormFile, setCustomFormFile }) =>
     const { files } = event.target;
     // Set the selected file as the customFormFile state
     setCustomFormFile(files[0]);
-    handleCustomChange('customFormUpload', files[0]);
   };
   const resetFile = (): void => {
     handleCustomChange('customFormUpload', null);
     dispatch(CreateProjectActions.SetCustomFileValidity(false));
     setCustomFormFile(null);
+    dispatch(CreateProjectActions.SetValidatedCustomFile(null));
   };
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -81,10 +83,17 @@ const SelectForm = ({ flag, geojsonFile, customFormFile, setCustomFormFile }) =>
       dispatch(ValidateCustomForm(`${import.meta.env.VITE_API_URL}/projects/validate-form`, customFormFile));
     }
   }, [customFormFile]);
+
+  //add validated form to state
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!validatedCustomForm) return;
+    handleCustomChange('customFormUpload', validatedCustomForm);
+  }, [validatedCustomForm]);
+
   return (
     <div className="fmtm-flex fmtm-gap-7 fmtm-flex-col lg:fmtm-flex-row fmtm-h-full">
       <div className="fmtm-bg-white lg:fmtm-w-[20%] xl:fmtm-w-[17%] fmtm-px-5 fmtm-py-6 lg:fmtm-h-full lg:fmtm-overflow-y-scroll lg:scrollbar">
-        <h6 className="fmtm-text-xl fmtm-font-[600] fmtm-pb-2 lg:fmtm-pb-6">Select Category</h6>
+        <h6 className="fmtm-text-xl fm  tm-font-[600] fmtm-pb-2 lg:fmtm-pb-6">Select Category</h6>
         <p className="fmtm-text-gray-500 lg:fmtm-flex lg:fmtm-flex-col lg:fmtm-gap-3">
           <span>
             You may choose a pre-configured form, or upload a custom XLS form. Click{' '}
@@ -102,6 +111,10 @@ const SelectForm = ({ flag, geojsonFile, customFormFile, setCustomFormFile }) =>
             You may either download the sample XLS file and modify all fields that are not hidden, or edit the sample
             form interactively in the browser.
           </span>
+          <span>
+            <b>Note:</b> Additional questions will be incorporated into your custom form to assess the digitization
+            status.
+          </span>
         </p>
       </div>
       <div className="lg:fmtm-w-[80%] xl:fmtm-w-[83%] fmtm-bg-white fmtm-px-5 lg:fmtm-px-11 fmtm-py-6 fmtm-h-full lg:fmtm-overflow-y-scroll lg:scrollbar">
@@ -187,6 +200,12 @@ const SelectForm = ({ flag, geojsonFile, customFormFile, setCustomFormFile }) =>
                     fileDescription="*The supported file formats are .xlsx, .xls, .xml"
                     errorMsg={errors.customFormUpload}
                   />
+                  {validateCustomFormLoading && (
+                    <div className="fmtm-flex fmtm-items-center fmtm-gap-2 fmtm-mt-2">
+                      <Loader2 className="fmtm-h-4 fmtm-w-4 fmtm-animate-spin fmtm-text-primaryRed" />
+                      <p className="fmtm-text-base">Validating form...</p>
+                    </div>
+                  )}
                 </div>
               ) : null}
             </div>
@@ -201,7 +220,13 @@ const SelectForm = ({ flag, geojsonFile, customFormFile, setCustomFormFile }) =>
                 }}
                 className="fmtm-font-bold"
               />
-              <Button btnText="NEXT" btnType="primary" type="submit" className="fmtm-font-bold" />
+              <Button
+                btnText="NEXT"
+                btnType="primary"
+                type="submit"
+                className="fmtm-font-bold"
+                disabled={validateCustomFormLoading}
+              />
             </div>
           </form>
           <div className="fmtm-w-full lg:fmtm-w-[60%] fmtm-flex fmtm-flex-col fmtm-gap-6 fmtm-bg-gray-300 fmtm-h-[60vh] lg:fmtm-h-full">
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/components/createnewproject/SplitTasks.tsx b/src/frontend/src/components/createnewproject/SplitTasks.tsx
index fa2ac4c97..df9753f9e 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/components/createnewproject/SplitTasks.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/components/createnewproject/SplitTasks.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import { task_split_type } from '@/types/enums';
 import useDocumentTitle from '@/utilfunctions/useDocumentTitle';
 import { taskSplitOptionsType } from '@/store/types/ICreateProject';
 
-const SplitTasks = ({ flag, geojsonFile, setGeojsonFile, customDataExtractUpload, customFormFile }) => {
+const SplitTasks = ({ flag, setGeojsonFile, customDataExtractUpload }) => {
   useDocumentTitle('Create Project: Split Tasks');
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
   const navigate = useNavigate();
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ const SplitTasks = ({ flag, geojsonFile, setGeojsonFile, customDataExtractUpload
         `${import.meta.env.VITE_API_URL}/projects/create-project?org_id=${projectDetails.organisation_id}`,
         projectData,
         taskAreaGeojsonFile,
-        customFormFile,
+        projectDetails.customFormUpload,
         customDataExtractUpload,
         projectDetails.dataExtractWays === 'osm_data_extract',
       ),
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/components/createnewproject/validation/SelectFormValidation.tsx b/src/frontend/src/components/createnewproject/validation/SelectFormValidation.tsx
index e2940ca43..672b1f361 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/components/createnewproject/validation/SelectFormValidation.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/components/createnewproject/validation/SelectFormValidation.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ interface ProjectValues {
 interface ValidationErrors {
   formCategorySelection?: string;
   formWays?: string;
-  customFormUpload?: string;
+  customFormUpload?: any;
 }
 
 function SelectFormValidation(values: ProjectValues) {
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/store/slices/CreateProjectSlice.ts b/src/frontend/src/store/slices/CreateProjectSlice.ts
index 5a0311e24..d7ebe9fd6 100755
--- a/src/frontend/src/store/slices/CreateProjectSlice.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/src/store/slices/CreateProjectSlice.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ export const initialState: CreateProjectStateTypes = {
   drawnGeojson: null,
   drawToggle: false,
   validateCustomFormLoading: false,
-  validateCustomFormResponse: null,
   uploadAreaSelection: '',
   totalAreaSelection: null,
   splitTasksSelection: null,
@@ -54,6 +53,7 @@ export const initialState: CreateProjectStateTypes = {
   isFgbFetching: false,
   toggleSplittedGeojsonEdit: false,
   customFileValidity: false,
+  validatedCustomForm: null,
 };
 
 const CreateProject = createSlice({
@@ -177,9 +177,6 @@ const CreateProject = createSlice({
     ValidateCustomFormLoading(state, action) {
       state.validateCustomFormLoading = action.payload;
     },
-    ValidateCustomForm(state, action) {
-      state.validateCustomFormResponse = action.payload;
-    },
     SetUploadAreaSelection(state, action) {
       state.uploadAreaSelection = action.payload;
     },
@@ -225,6 +222,9 @@ const CreateProject = createSlice({
     SetCustomFileValidity(state, action) {
       state.customFileValidity = action.payload;
     },
+    SetValidatedCustomFile(state, action) {
+      state.validatedCustomForm = action.payload;
+    },
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/store/types/ICreateProject.ts b/src/frontend/src/store/types/ICreateProject.ts
index 31754ed43..dd7c3d628 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/store/types/ICreateProject.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/src/store/types/ICreateProject.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ export type CreateProjectStateTypes = {
   drawnGeojson: DrawnGeojsonTypes | null;
   drawToggle: boolean;
   validateCustomFormLoading: boolean;
-  validateCustomFormResponse: ValidateCustomFormResponse | null;
   uploadAreaSelection: string;
   totalAreaSelection: string | null;
   splitTasksSelection: task_split_type | null;
@@ -38,6 +37,7 @@ export type CreateProjectStateTypes = {
   isFgbFetching: boolean;
   toggleSplittedGeojsonEdit: boolean;
   customFileValidity: boolean;
+  validatedCustomForm: any;
 };
 export type ValidateCustomFormResponse = {
   detail: { message: string; possible_reason: string };
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ export type ProjectDetailsTypes = {
   per_task_instructions?: string;
   custom_tms_url: string;
   hasCustomTMS: boolean;
+  customFormUpload: any;
 };
 
 export type ProjectAreaTypes = {
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/views/CreateNewProject.tsx b/src/frontend/src/views/CreateNewProject.tsx
index d7d914a7b..0e50cefb2 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/views/CreateNewProject.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/views/CreateNewProject.tsx
@@ -89,10 +89,8 @@ const CreateNewProject = () => {
         return (
           <SplitTasks
             flag="create_project"
-            geojsonFile={geojsonFile}
             setGeojsonFile={setGeojsonFile}
             customDataExtractUpload={customDataExtractUpload}
-            customFormFile={customFormFile}
           />
         );
       default: