diff --git a/app/management/commands/import.py b/app/management/commands/import.py
index 9327f1b..d9633a0 100644
--- a/app/management/commands/import.py
+++ b/app/management/commands/import.py
@@ -409,6 +409,8 @@ def handle_object_dict(object_dict, model_name):
             object_dict['organization_id'] = int(float(object_dict['organization_id']))
         if 'status' in object_dict:
             print('Getting status of %s' % object_dict['status'])
+            if object_dict['status'] == '':
+                object_dict['status'] = 0
             object_dict['status'] = PeopleStatus.objects.get(id=int(object_dict['status']))
         if 'country_lookup' in object_dict:
             print('Getting country of %s' % object_dict['country_lookup'])