diff --git a/api-server/src/server/boot/challenge.js b/api-server/src/server/boot/challenge.js
index 2ae10c0b95a..d109a744709 100644
--- a/api-server/src/server/boot/challenge.js
+++ b/api-server/src/server/boot/challenge.js
@@ -719,14 +719,42 @@ function createMsTrophyChallengeCompleted(app) {
       }
 
       const { msTrophyId = '' } = challenge;
-      const msTrophyApiUrl = `https://learn.microsoft.com/api/gamestatus/achievements/${msTrophyId}?username=${msUsername}&locale=en-us`;
-      const msApiRes = await fetch(msTrophyApiUrl);
-      const msTrophyJson = await msApiRes.json();
 
-      if (!msApiRes.ok || msTrophyJson.awardType !== 'Trophy') {
+      const msProfileApi = `https://learn.microsoft.com/api/profiles/${msUsername}`;
+      const msProfileApiRes = await fetch(msProfileApi);
+      const msProfileJson = await msProfileApiRes.json();
+
+      if (!msProfileApiRes.ok || !msProfileJson.userId) {
         return res.status(403).json({
           type: 'error',
-          message: 'flash.ms.trophy.err-3',
+          message: 'flash.ms.profile.err',
+          variables: {
+            msUsername
+          }
+        });
+      }
+
+      const { userId } = msProfileJson;
+
+      const msGameStatusApi = `https://learn.microsoft.com/api/gamestatus/${userId}`;
+      const msGameStatusApiRes = await fetch(msGameStatusApi);
+      const msGameStatusJson = await msGameStatusApiRes.json();
+
+      if (!msGameStatusApiRes.ok) {
+        return res.status(403).json({
+          type: 'error',
+          message: 'flash.ms.trophy.err-3'
+        });
+      }
+
+      const hasEarnedTrophy = msGameStatusJson.achievements?.some(
+        a => a.awardUid === msTrophyId
+      );
+
+      if (!hasEarnedTrophy) {
+        return res.status(403).json({
+          type: 'error',
+          message: 'flash.ms.trophy.err-4',
           variables: {
             msUsername
           }
@@ -735,7 +763,7 @@ function createMsTrophyChallengeCompleted(app) {
 
       const completedChallenge = pick(body, ['id']);
 
-      completedChallenge.solution = msTrophyApiUrl;
+      completedChallenge.solution = msGameStatusApi;
       completedChallenge.completedDate = Date.now();
 
       try {
@@ -765,7 +793,7 @@ function createMsTrophyChallengeCompleted(app) {
       log(e);
       return res.status(500).json({
         type: 'error',
-        message: 'flash.ms.trophy.err-4'
+        message: 'flash.ms.trophy.err-5'
       });
     }
   };
diff --git a/client/i18n/locales/english/translations.json b/client/i18n/locales/english/translations.json
index f8fd1298ec2..9326392715c 100644
--- a/client/i18n/locales/english/translations.json
+++ b/client/i18n/locales/english/translations.json
@@ -732,11 +732,15 @@
         "unlinked": "The link to your Microsoft username has been removed.",
         "unlink-err": "Something went wrong trying to remove the link to your Microsoft username."
       },
+      "profile": {
+        "err": "We could not find a Microsoft user ID for Microsoft user \"{{msUsername}}\""
+      },
       "trophy": {
         "err-1": "We could not find a Microsoft username associated with your freeCodeCamp account.",
         "err-2": "You are trying to submit a challenge that does not appear to be a trophy challenge.",
-        "err-3": "It appears that the Microsoft user \"{{msUsername}}\" has not earned this trophy.",
-        "err-4": "Something went wrong trying to verify your trophy. Please check and try again.",
+        "err-3": "We could not get your Microsoft profile from your Microsoft ID.",
+        "err-4": "It appears that the Microsoft user \"{{msUsername}}\" has not earned this trophy.",
+        "err-5": "Something went wrong trying to verify your trophy. Please check and try again.",
         "verified": "Your trophy from Microsoft's learning platform was verified."
       }
     },
diff --git a/client/src/components/Flash/index.tsx b/client/src/components/Flash/index.tsx
index c288837dcae..e31039849ac 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Flash/index.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Flash/index.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ function Flash({ flashMessage, removeFlashMessage }: FlashProps): JSX.Element {
   const { type, message, id, variables } = flashMessage;
   const { t } = useTranslation();
 
-  const flashStyle = type as AlertProps['variant'];
+  const flashStyle =
+    type === 'error' ? 'danger' : (type as AlertProps['variant']);
 
   function handleClose() {
     removeFlashMessage();
diff --git a/client/src/components/Flash/redux/flash-messages.ts b/client/src/components/Flash/redux/flash-messages.ts
index f69781f2b3c..d03c73ea51d 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Flash/redux/flash-messages.ts
+++ b/client/src/components/Flash/redux/flash-messages.ts
@@ -27,10 +27,12 @@ export enum FlashMessages {
   MsTranscriptLinked = 'flash.ms.transcript.linked',
   MsTranscriptUnlinked = 'flash.ms.transcript.unlinked',
   MsTranscriptUnlinkErr = 'flash.ms.transcript.unlink-err',
+  MsProfileErr = 'flash.ms.profile.err',
   MsTrophyErr1 = 'flash.ms.trophy.err-1',
   MsTrophyErr2 = 'flash.ms.trophy.err-2',
   MsTrophyErr3 = 'flash.ms.trophy.err-3',
   MsTrophyErr4 = 'flash.ms.trophy.err-4',
+  MsTrophyErr5 = 'flash.ms.trophy.err-5',
   MsTrophyVerified = 'flash.ms.trophy.verified',
   NameNeeded = 'flash.name-needed',
   None = '',
diff --git a/client/src/utils/tone/index.ts b/client/src/utils/tone/index.ts
index 9f056869e63..beb50d1e9d3 100644
--- a/client/src/utils/tone/index.ts
+++ b/client/src/utils/tone/index.ts
@@ -42,10 +42,12 @@ const toneUrls = {
   [FlashMessages.MsTranscriptLinked]: CHAL_COMP,
   [FlashMessages.MsTranscriptUnlinked]: CHAL_COMP,
   [FlashMessages.MsTranscriptUnlinkErr]: TRY_AGAIN,
+  [FlashMessages.MsProfileErr]: TRY_AGAIN,
   [FlashMessages.MsTrophyErr1]: TRY_AGAIN,
   [FlashMessages.MsTrophyErr2]: TRY_AGAIN,
   [FlashMessages.MsTrophyErr3]: TRY_AGAIN,
   [FlashMessages.MsTrophyErr4]: TRY_AGAIN,
+  [FlashMessages.MsTrophyErr5]: TRY_AGAIN,
   [FlashMessages.MsTrophyVerified]: CHAL_COMP,
   [FlashMessages.NameNeeded]: TRY_AGAIN,
   // [FlashMessages.None]: '',