diff --git a/app/services/imports/lettings_logs_import_service.rb b/app/services/imports/lettings_logs_import_service.rb
index 9382f4a6a..ecd32c51d 100644
--- a/app/services/imports/lettings_logs_import_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/imports/lettings_logs_import_service.rb
@@ -327,6 +327,11 @@ module Imports
         @logs_overridden << lettings_log.old_id
         attributes.delete("offered")
         save_lettings_log(attributes, previous_status)
+      elsif lettings_log.errors.of_kind?(:earnings, :over_hard_max)
+        @logger.warn("Log #{lettings_log.old_id}: Removing working situation because income is too high for it")
+        @logs_overridden << lettings_log.old_id
+        attributes.delete("ecstat1")
+        save_lettings_log(attributes, previous_status)
       else
         @logger.error("Log #{lettings_log.old_id}: Failed to import")
         lettings_log.errors.each do |error|
diff --git a/spec/services/imports/lettings_logs_import_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/imports/lettings_logs_import_service_spec.rb
index 12117e96f..89dd6e0c4 100644
--- a/spec/services/imports/lettings_logs_import_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/imports/lettings_logs_import_service_spec.rb
@@ -418,6 +418,29 @@ RSpec.describe Imports::LettingsLogsImportService do
         end
       end
 
+      context "and income over the max" do
+        before do
+          lettings_log_xml.at_xpath("//xmlns:Q8Money").content = "25000"
+        end
+
+        it "intercepts the relevant validation error" do
+          expect(logger).to receive(:warn).with(/Removing working situation because income is too high for it/)
+          expect { lettings_log_service.send(:create_log, lettings_log_xml) }
+            .not_to raise_error
+        end
+
+        it "clears out the referral answer" do
+          allow(logger).to receive(:warn)
+
+          lettings_log_service.send(:create_log, lettings_log_xml)
+          lettings_log = LettingsLog.find_by(old_id: lettings_log_id)
+
+          expect(lettings_log).not_to be_nil
+          expect(lettings_log.ecstat1).to be_nil
+          expect(lettings_log.earnings).to eq(25_000)
+        end
+      end
+
       context "and the net income soft validation is triggered (net_income_value_check)" do
         before do
           lettings_log_xml.at_xpath("//xmlns:Q8a").content = "1 Weekly"