diff --git a/app/management/commands/import.py b/app/management/commands/import.py
index 07fe724..9327f1b 100644
--- a/app/management/commands/import.py
+++ b/app/management/commands/import.py
@@ -412,6 +412,8 @@ def handle_object_dict(object_dict, model_name):
             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'])
+            if object_dict['country_lookup'] == '':
+                object_dict['country_lookup'] = 0
             object_dict['country'] = Country.objects.get(id=int(object_dict['country_lookup']))
             object_dict.pop('country_lookup')
         for i in ['news_letter', 'birds', 'mammals', 'reptiles', 'amphibians', 'fish', 'insects',