diff --git a/infolog/inc/class.infolog_import_infologs_csv.inc.php b/infolog/inc/class.infolog_import_infologs_csv.inc.php
index 5dbb03d8b1..8e2b4a933e 100644
--- a/infolog/inc/class.infolog_import_infologs_csv.inc.php
+++ b/infolog/inc/class.infolog_import_infologs_csv.inc.php
@@ -184,18 +184,21 @@ class infolog_import_infologs_csv implements importexport_iface_import_plugin  {
 
 			if ( $_definition->plugin_options['conditions'] ) {
 				foreach ( $_definition->plugin_options['conditions'] as $condition ) {
+					$results = array();
 					switch ( $condition['type'] ) {
 						// exists
 						case 'exists' :
-							$results = $this->boinfolog->search(
-								//array( $condition['string'] => $record[$condition['string']],),
-								'', 
-								$_definition->plugin_options['update_cats'] == 'add' ? false : true,
-								'', '', '', false, 'AND', false,
-								array( $condition['string'] => $record[$condition['string']],)
-							);
+							if($record[$condition['string']]) {
+								$results = $this->boinfolog->search(
+									//array( $condition['string'] => $record[$condition['string']],),
+									'', 
+									$_definition->plugin_options['update_cats'] == 'add' ? false : true,
+									'', '', '', false, 'AND', false,
+									array( $condition['string'] => $record[$condition['string']],)
+								);
+							}
 
-							if ( is_array( $results ) && count( array_keys( $results ) >= 1 ) ) {
+							if ( is_array( $results ) && count( array_keys( $results )) >= 1) {
 								// apply action to all records matching this exists condition
 								$action = $condition['true'];
 								foreach ( (array)$results as $contact ) {