diff --git a/app/services/imports/sales_logs_import_service.rb b/app/services/imports/sales_logs_import_service.rb
index 675dddf52..4de0ad006 100644
--- a/app/services/imports/sales_logs_import_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/imports/sales_logs_import_service.rb
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ module Imports
       attributes["noint"] = unsafe_string_as_integer(xml_doc, "PartAPurchaser")
       attributes["buy2livein"] = unsafe_string_as_integer(xml_doc, "LiveInBuyer2")
       attributes["wheel"] = unsafe_string_as_integer(xml_doc, "Q10Wheelchair")
-      attributes["hholdcount"] = safe_string_as_integer(xml_doc, "LiveInOther") || 0
+      attributes["hholdcount"] = safe_string_as_integer(xml_doc, "LiveInOther")
       attributes["la"] = string_or_nil(xml_doc, "Q14ONSLACode")
       attributes["income1"] = safe_string_as_integer(xml_doc, "Q2Person1Income")
       attributes["income1nk"] = income_known(unsafe_string_as_integer(xml_doc, "P1IncKnown"))
@@ -396,12 +396,9 @@ module Imports
       end
     end
 
-    def default_mscharge_known(attributes)
-      0 if attributes["ownershipsch"] == 3
-    end
-
     def set_default_values(attributes)
-      attributes["mscharge_known"] ||= default_mscharge_known(attributes)
+      attributes["mscharge_known"] ||= 0 if attributes["ownershipsch"] == 3
+      attributes["armedforcesspouse"] ||= 7
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/services/imports/sales_logs_import_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/imports/sales_logs_import_service_spec.rb
index b55b7f940..33021432a 100644
--- a/spec/services/imports/sales_logs_import_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/imports/sales_logs_import_service_spec.rb
@@ -151,6 +151,22 @@ RSpec.describe Imports::SalesLogsImportService do
       end
     end
 
+    context "when the armedforcesspouse is not answered" do
+      let(:sales_log_id) { "0b4a68df-30cc-474a-93c0-a56ce8fdad3b" }
+
+      before do
+        sales_log_xml.at_xpath("//xmlns:ARMEDFORCESSPOUSE").content = ""
+        allow(logger).to receive(:warn).and_return(nil)
+      end
+
+      it "sets armedforcesspouse to don't know" do
+        sales_log_service.send(:create_log, sales_log_xml)
+
+        sales_log = SalesLog.find_by(old_id: sales_log_id)
+        expect(sales_log&.armedforcesspouse).to be(7)
+      end
+    end
+
     context "with shared ownership type" do
       let(:sales_log_id) { "0ead17cb-1668-442d-898c-0d52879ff592" }