diff --git a/csv-normaliser/main.php b/csv-normaliser/main.php
index 5f01eaf..cbd4884 100644
--- a/csv-normaliser/main.php
+++ b/csv-normaliser/main.php
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ if (($handle = fopen($inputFile, "r")) !== FALSE) {
 
             $candidateName = trim($data[1]);
 
-            if ($candidateName == "example name") {
+            if ($candidateName == "example name" || $candidateName == "") {
                 error_log("Skipping line ". $currentLine);
                 continue;
             }