diff --git a/importexport/inc/class.importexport_import_csv.inc.php b/importexport/inc/class.importexport_import_csv.inc.php
index 6cad7ea71c..1c547104d7 100755
--- a/importexport/inc/class.importexport_import_csv.inc.php
+++ b/importexport/inc/class.importexport_import_csv.inc.php
@@ -316,7 +316,9 @@ class importexport_import_csv implements importexport_iface_import_record { //,
 
 			foreach((array)$fields['select-cat'] as $name) {
 				if($record[$name]) {
-					$record[$name] = importexport_helper_functions::cat_name2id($record[$field]);
+					$cat_id = importexport_helper_functions::cat_name2id($record[$name]);
+					// Don't clear it if it wasn't found
+					if($cat_id) $record[$name] = $cat_id;
 				}
 			}
 		}