diff --git a/app/routers/importing.py b/app/routers/importing.py
index 19be614..95bf893 100644
--- a/app/routers/importing.py
+++ b/app/routers/importing.py
@@ -193,14 +193,14 @@ async def ins_up_person_contact_address_user_data(
         #     person_data['informal_full_name'] = None
         # person_data['last_first_name'] = record.get('last_first_name', None)
 
-        if designation := record.get('designation', None): # This field is mostly empty in IDAA data from Cvent
+        if designation := record.get('designation', ''): # This field is mostly empty in IDAA data from Cvent
             if person_data['designations']:
-                person_data['designations'] = person_data['designations'] + ' ' + designation # professional designation
+                person_data['designations'] = (person_data['designations'] + ' ' + designation).strip() # professional designation
             else:
                 person_data['designations'] = designation # professional designation
-        elif designation := record.get('professional_designations', None):
+        elif designation := record.get('professional_designations', ''):
             if person_data['designations']:
-                person_data['designations'] = person_data['designations'] + ' ' + designation # professional designation
+                person_data['designations'] = (person_data['designations'] + ' ' + designation).strip() # professional designation
             else:
                 person_data['designations'] = designation # professional designation