diff --git a/frontend/kesaseteli/employer/public/locales/en/common.json b/frontend/kesaseteli/employer/public/locales/en/common.json
index a9acf20293..2103f45b60 100644
--- a/frontend/kesaseteli/employer/public/locales/en/common.json
+++ b/frontend/kesaseteli/employer/public/locales/en/common.json
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@
       "remove_employment": "Delete the information",
       "fetch_employment": "Load information",
       "fetch_employment_error_title": "Error occured!",
-      "fetch_employment_error_message": "Could not fetch the info of the employee."
+      "fetch_employment_error_message": "Could not fetch the info of the employee.",
+      "fetch_employment_not_found_error_message": "Employee's information was not found."
     },
     "step3": {
       "name": "Send",
diff --git a/frontend/kesaseteli/employer/public/locales/fi/common.json b/frontend/kesaseteli/employer/public/locales/fi/common.json
index 05746f35ca..d0fe7fd424 100644
--- a/frontend/kesaseteli/employer/public/locales/fi/common.json
+++ b/frontend/kesaseteli/employer/public/locales/fi/common.json
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@
       "remove_employment": "Poista tiedot",
       "fetch_employment": "Hae tiedot",
       "fetch_employment_error_title": "Sattui virhe!",
-      "fetch_employment_error_message": "Ei hakenut työntekijän tietoja."
+      "fetch_employment_error_message": "Ei pystytty hakemaan työntekijän tietoja.",
+      "fetch_employment_not_found_error_message": "Työntekijän tietoja ei löytynyt."
     },
     "step3": {
       "name": "Lähetä",
diff --git a/frontend/kesaseteli/employer/public/locales/sv/common.json b/frontend/kesaseteli/employer/public/locales/sv/common.json
index 132b944364..ba73fbb84c 100644
--- a/frontend/kesaseteli/employer/public/locales/sv/common.json
+++ b/frontend/kesaseteli/employer/public/locales/sv/common.json
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@
       "remove_employment": "Ta bort uppgifterna",
       "fetch_employment": "Hämta uppgifter",
       "fetch_employment_error_title": "Fel uppstod!",
-      "fetch_employment_error_message": "Kunde inte hämta arbetstagarens uppgifter."
+      "fetch_employment_error_message": "Kunde inte hämta arbetstagarens uppgifter.",
+      "fetch_employment_not_found_error_message": "Arbetstagarens information hittades inte."
     },
     "step3": {
       "name": "Skicka",
diff --git a/frontend/kesaseteli/employer/src/hooks/application/useApplicationApi.ts b/frontend/kesaseteli/employer/src/hooks/application/useApplicationApi.ts
index d2e84f185a..458dff7871 100644
--- a/frontend/kesaseteli/employer/src/hooks/application/useApplicationApi.ts
+++ b/frontend/kesaseteli/employer/src/hooks/application/useApplicationApi.ts
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ const useApplicationApi = <T = Application>(
       },
       {
         onSuccess: (data) => {
-          const { employer_summer_voucher_id, ...updatedData } = data;
+          const {employer_summer_voucher_id, ...updatedData} = data;
           updateEmployment(
             draftApplication,
             employmentIndex,
@@ -150,11 +150,21 @@ const useApplicationApi = <T = Application>(
             onSuccess
           );
         },
-        onError: () =>
-          showErrorToast(
-            t('common:application.step2.fetch_employment_error_title'),
-            t('common:application.step2.fetch_employment_error_message')
-          ),
+        onError: (error: unknown) => {
+          if (Axios.isAxiosError(error) && error.response.status === 404) {
+            // Not found error
+            showErrorToast(
+              t('common:application.step2.fetch_employment_error_title'),
+              t('common:application.step2.fetch_employment_not_found_error_message')
+            )
+          } else {
+            // General error
+            showErrorToast(
+              t('common:application.step2.fetch_employment_error_title'),
+              t('common:application.step2.fetch_employment_error_message')
+            )
+          }
+        }
       }
     );
   };