diff --git a/services/utils-service/uploadService.js b/services/utils-service/uploadService.js
index 79df4c98..9f095528 100644
--- a/services/utils-service/uploadService.js
+++ b/services/utils-service/uploadService.js
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ app.use(function (req, res, next) {
 
 app.post("/upload", upload.array("uploads[]", 12), function (req, res) {
     var filepath = (localPath?".":__dirname)+"/" + req.files[0].path;
-    if (req.files[0].mimetype !== 'text/csv') {
+    if (req.files[0].mimetype !== 'text/csv' && req.files[0].mimetype !== 'application/vnd.ms-excel') {
         console.error("No proper file type");
         res.status(500).send(getResponse(500, "No proper file type"));
     } else {