diff --git a/app/services/imports/local_authorities_service.rb b/app/services/imports/local_authorities_service.rb
index 0c45308c3..fd989f777 100644
--- a/app/services/imports/local_authorities_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/imports/local_authorities_service.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ module Imports
             la_name: row["la_name"],
             start_date: Time.zone.local(row["start_year"], 4, 1),
             end_date: (Time.zone.local(row["end_year"], 3, 31) if row["end_year"]),
-            previous_location_only: row["previous_location_only"] },
+            previous_location_only: row["previous_location_only"] || false },
         )
         @count += 1
       end