diff --git a/app/routers/event_importing.py b/app/routers/event_importing.py
index bc0ff72..00f59b5 100644
--- a/app/routers/event_importing.py
+++ b/app/routers/event_importing.py
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ async def event_importing_program_data(
         event_session_data['event_location_id'] = event_location_id # INSERT and UPDATE the event_location_id in case the session was moved
         if record.get('session_name'):
             event_session_data['name'] = record.get('session_name', '').strip()
-        else:
+        elif 'session_name' in record:
             event_session_data['name'] = None
 
         # Max length of type_code is 25 characters. We must truncate it.