diff --git a/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2022/row_parser.rb b/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2022/row_parser.rb
index 9d355293e..61604b54d 100644
--- a/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2022/row_parser.rb
+++ b/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2022/row_parser.rb
@@ -684,10 +684,8 @@ private
   end
 
   def validate_reasonable_preference_homeless
-    if field_69 == 1
-      if homeless == 1 && field_70 == 1
-        errors.add(:field_70, I18n.t("validations.household.reasonpref.not_homeless"))
-      end
+    if field_69 == 1 && homeless == 1 && field_70 == 1
+      errors.add(:field_70, I18n.t("validations.household.reasonpref.not_homeless"))
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2023/row_parser.rb b/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2023/row_parser.rb
index 21a84a07f..92ff7d93b 100644
--- a/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2023/row_parser.rb
+++ b/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2023/row_parser.rb
@@ -619,10 +619,8 @@ private
   end
 
   def validate_reasonable_preference_homeless
-    if field_110 == 1
-      if field_105 == 1 && field_111 == 1
-        errors.add(:field_111, I18n.t("validations.household.reasonpref.not_homeless"))
-      end
+    if field_110 == 1 && field_105 == 1 && field_111 == 1
+      errors.add(:field_111, I18n.t("validations.household.reasonpref.not_homeless"))
     end
   end