diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/event_news_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/event_news_controller.rb
index fb8b1b0..a4e4dc1 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/event_news_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/event_news_controller.rb
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class Admin::EventNewsController < OrbitAdminController
     if sheet.count <= 503
       sheet.each_with_index do |row, i|
         next if i < 3
-        v = row.cells.first.value
+        v = row.cells.first.value rescue nil
         next if v == "" || v.nil?
         import_this_event_news(row, categories, tags)
       end