diff --git a/src/TrueCV.Infrastructure/Services/EducationVerifierService.cs b/src/TrueCV.Infrastructure/Services/EducationVerifierService.cs
index 9ff0505..2e81458 100644
--- a/src/TrueCV.Infrastructure/Services/EducationVerifierService.cs
+++ b/src/TrueCV.Infrastructure/Services/EducationVerifierService.cs
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ public class EducationVerifierService : IEducationVerifierService
         }
 
         // Not in our database - could be international or unrecognised
+        var isUnknownInstitution = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(institution) ||
+                                   institution.Equals("Unknown Institution", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+                                   institution.Equals("Unknown", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+
         return new EducationVerificationResult
         {
             ClaimedInstitution = institution,
@@ -86,7 +90,7 @@ public class EducationVerifierService : IEducationVerifierService
             IsVerified = false,
             IsDiplomaMill = false,
             IsSuspicious = false,
-            VerificationNotes = "Institution not found in UK recognised institutions database. May be an international institution.",
+            VerificationNotes = isUnknownInstitution ? null : "Institution not found in UK recognised institutions database. May be an international institution.",
             ClaimedStartDate = education.StartDate,
             ClaimedEndDate = education.EndDate,
             DatesArePlausible = true,