diff --git a/src/main/java/org/ecocean/servlet/importer/StandardImport.java b/src/main/java/org/ecocean/servlet/importer/StandardImport.java
index ca5b80b738..2dc14b8edb 100755
--- a/src/main/java/org/ecocean/servlet/importer/StandardImport.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/ecocean/servlet/importer/StandardImport.java
@@ -1587,8 +1587,8 @@ public MediaAsset getMediaAsset(Row row, int i, AssetStore astore, Shepherd mySh
     String fullPath = null;
     try {
 
-      if (localPath==null||"null".equals(localPath)) {
-        feedback.logParseError(assetColIndex(i, allColsMap), localPath, row);
+      if (localPath==null||"null".equals(localPath)||"".equals(localPath.trim())) {
+        feedback.logParseNoValue(assetColIndex(i, allColsMap));
         return null;
       }