diff --git a/app/models/validations/shared_validations.rb b/app/models/validations/shared_validations.rb
index 1d60ae127..b5bad6828 100644
--- a/app/models/validations/shared_validations.rb
+++ b/app/models/validations/shared_validations.rb
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ module Validations::SharedValidations
 
     if location_inactive_status.present?
       date, scope, deactivation_date = location_inactive_status.values_at(:date, :scope, :deactivation_date)
-      record.errors.add field, I18n.t("validations.setup.startdate.location.#{scope}", postcode: record.location.postcode, date:, deactivation_date:)
+      record.errors.add field, :not_active, message: I18n.t("validations.setup.startdate.location.#{scope}", postcode: record.location.postcode, date:, deactivation_date:)
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/services/imports/lettings_logs_import_service.rb b/app/services/imports/lettings_logs_import_service.rb
index c9ac5e960..892178b84 100644
--- a/app/services/imports/lettings_logs_import_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/imports/lettings_logs_import_service.rb
@@ -385,6 +385,11 @@ module Imports
         @logs_overridden << lettings_log.old_id
         %w[brent scharge pscharge supcharg tcharge].each { |name| attributes.delete(name) }
         save_lettings_log(attributes, previous_status)
+      elsif lettings_log.errors.of_kind?(:location_id, :not_active)
+        @logger.warn("Log #{lettings_log.old_id}: Removing scheme and location because it was not active during the tenancy start date/")
+        @logs_overridden << lettings_log.old_id
+        %w[location_id scheme_id].each { |name| attributes.delete(name) }
+        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 0dcb1e888..e4cf9b0b7 100644
--- a/spec/services/imports/lettings_logs_import_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/imports/lettings_logs_import_service_spec.rb
@@ -667,6 +667,33 @@ RSpec.describe Imports::LettingsLogsImportService do
         end
       end
 
+      context "and location is not active during the period" do
+        let(:lettings_log_id) { "0b4a68df-30cc-474a-93c0-a56ce8fdad3b" }
+
+        before do
+          location = Location.find_by(old_visible_id: "10")
+          FactoryBot.create(:location_deactivation_period, deactivation_date: Time.zone.local(2021, 10, 10), location:)
+        end
+
+        it "intercepts the relevant validation error" do
+          expect(logger).to receive(:warn).with(/Differences found when saving log/)
+          expect(logger).to receive(:warn).with(/Removing scheme and location because it was not active during the tenancy start date/)
+          expect { lettings_log_service.send(:create_log, lettings_log_xml) }
+            .not_to raise_error
+        end
+
+        it "clears out the location answers" 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.location).to be_nil
+          expect(lettings_log.scheme).to be_nil
+        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"