diff --git a/app/Controllers/Abha.php b/app/Controllers/Abha.php
index 9d1a56c..2717016 100644
--- a/app/Controllers/Abha.php
+++ b/app/Controllers/Abha.php
@@ -1187,7 +1187,7 @@ class Abha extends BaseController
             }
 
             if (empty($result['ok']) || (int) $result['ok'] !== 1) {
-                $err = $this->extractBridgeErrorText($result, 'Incorrect OTP');
+                $err = $this->extractBridgeErrorText($result, 'Please enter a valid OTP. Entered OTP is either expired or incorrect.');
                 if (stripos($err, 'no abha') !== false || stripos($err, 'not registered') !== false || stripos($err, 'not exist') !== false || stripos($err, 'not found') !== false) {
                     return $this->response->setJSON([
                         'ok'            => 0,
@@ -1234,7 +1234,9 @@ class Abha extends BaseController
             );
 
             // VRFY_ABHA_403: No ABHA user registered with this Aadhaar Number
-            $isNew = ! empty($payload['is_new']) || ! empty($payload['new_user']) || ! empty($result['new_user']);
+            $isNew = ! empty($payload['is_new']) || ! empty($payload['new_user']) || ! empty($result['new_user'])
+                || (isset($payload['isNew']) && ($payload['isNew'] === true || $payload['isNew'] === 'true'))
+                || (isset($payload['new']) && ($payload['new'] === true || $payload['new'] === 'true'));
             if ((strlen($cleanAbha) !== 14 && $abhaAddress === '') || $isNew) {
                 return $this->response->setJSON([
                     'ok'            => 0,
diff --git a/app/Libraries/Abdm/EAtriaBridgeConnector.php b/app/Libraries/Abdm/EAtriaBridgeConnector.php
index 3130286..ef59f3f 100644
--- a/app/Libraries/Abdm/EAtriaBridgeConnector.php
+++ b/app/Libraries/Abdm/EAtriaBridgeConnector.php
@@ -1080,7 +1080,7 @@ class EAtriaBridgeConnector implements AbdmConnectorInterface
         $authResult = strtolower(trim((string) ($result['authResult'] ?? $result['data']['authResult'] ?? $result['auth_result'] ?? $result['data']['auth_result'] ?? '')));
         $status = strtolower(trim((string) ($result['status'] ?? $result['data']['status'] ?? '')));
         if ($authResult === 'failed' || in_array($status, ['failed', 'failure', 'error'], true)) {
-            $err = trim((string) ($result['message'] ?? $result['data']['message'] ?? $result['error_text'] ?? 'Please enter a valid OTP. Entered OTP is either expired or incorrect.'));
+            $err = trim((string) ($result['error_text'] ?? $result['message'] ?? $result['data']['message'] ?? 'Please enter a valid OTP. Entered OTP is either expired or incorrect.'));
             return array_merge($result, [
                 'ok' => 0,
                 'error_text' => $err !== '' ? $err : 'Please enter a valid OTP. Entered OTP is either expired or incorrect.',
diff --git a/app/Views/partials/abha_aadhaar_modal.php b/app/Views/partials/abha_aadhaar_modal.php
index c60f387..557fe7c 100644
--- a/app/Views/partials/abha_aadhaar_modal.php
+++ b/app/Views/partials/abha_aadhaar_modal.php
@@ -405,9 +405,9 @@ window.AbhaAadhaarModal = (function () {
             }
 
             if (!res || res.ok != 1) {
-                var err = (res && res.error_text) ? res.error_text : 'Incorrect OTP';
-                if (/incorrect|invalid|fail/i.test(err)) {
-                    err = 'Incorrect OTP';
+                var err = (res && res.error_text) ? res.error_text : 'Verification failed. Please try again.';
+                if (/incorrect\s*otp|otp\s*is\s*(either\s*)?incorrect|invalid\s*otp/i.test(err)) {
+                    err = 'Incorrect OTP. Please enter the valid OTP received on your Aadhaar-linked mobile.';
                 }
                 alertBox('danger', escapeHtml(err));
                 return;
@@ -417,12 +417,15 @@ window.AbhaAadhaarModal = (function () {
             renderProfile(res);
         }, 'json').fail(function (xhr) {
             btn.prop('disabled', false).html('<i class="bi bi-patch-check me-1"></i>Verify OTP &amp; Fetch Profile');
-            var err = (xhr.responseJSON && xhr.responseJSON.error_text) ? xhr.responseJSON.error_text : 'Incorrect OTP';
             if (xhr.responseJSON && xhr.responseJSON.no_abha_found) {
                 alertBox('warning', '<strong>NO ABHA user registered with this Aadhaar Number</strong>');
                 $('#abhaAadhaarNotFoundCard').removeClass('d-none');
                 return;
             }
+            var err = (xhr.responseJSON && xhr.responseJSON.error_text) ? xhr.responseJSON.error_text : 'Verification failed. Please try again.';
+            if (/incorrect\s*otp|otp\s*is\s*(either\s*)?incorrect|invalid\s*otp/i.test(err)) {
+                err = 'Incorrect OTP. Please enter the valid OTP received on your Aadhaar-linked mobile.';
+            }
             alertBox('danger', escapeHtml(err));
         });
     }