diff --git a/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/validator.rb b/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/validator.rb
index e7ebf0bf0..30d232133 100644
--- a/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/validator.rb
+++ b/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/validator.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ require "csv"
 
 class BulkUpload::Lettings::Validator
   COLUMN_PERCENTAGE_ERROR_THRESHOLD = 0.6
+  COLUMN_ABSOLUTE_ERROR_THRESHOLD = 16
 
   include ActiveModel::Validations
 
@@ -190,7 +191,11 @@ private
     percentage_threshold = (row_parsers.size * COLUMN_PERCENTAGE_ERROR_THRESHOLD).ceil
 
     fields.any? do |field|
-      row_parsers.count { |row_parser| row_parser.errors[field].present? } > percentage_threshold
+      count = row_parsers.count { |row_parser| row_parser.errors[field].present? }
+
+      next if count < COLUMN_ABSOLUTE_ERROR_THRESHOLD
+
+      count > percentage_threshold
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/services/bulk_upload/lettings/validator_spec.rb b/spec/services/bulk_upload/lettings/validator_spec.rb
index bf335c2c9..ec9b3b7f7 100644
--- a/spec/services/bulk_upload/lettings/validator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/bulk_upload/lettings/validator_spec.rb
@@ -160,47 +160,99 @@ RSpec.describe BulkUpload::Lettings::Validator do
       end
     end
 
-    context "when a column is over 60% error threshold" do
-      let(:log_1) { build(:lettings_log, :completed, renttype: 1, created_by: user) }
-      let(:log_2) { build(:lettings_log, renttype: 2, created_by: user, builtype: nil, startdate: Time.zone.local(2022, 5, 1)) }
-      let(:log_3) { build(:lettings_log, renttype: 2, created_by: user, builtype: nil, startdate: Time.zone.local(2022, 5, 1)) }
-      let(:log_4) { build(:lettings_log, renttype: 2, created_by: user, builtype: nil, startdate: Time.zone.local(2022, 5, 1)) }
-      let(:log_5) { build(:lettings_log, renttype: 2, created_by: user, builtype: nil, startdate: Time.zone.local(2022, 5, 1)) }
+    context "when a column has error rate below absolute threshold" do
+      context "when a column is over 60% error threshold" do
+        let(:log_1) { build(:lettings_log, :completed, renttype: 1, created_by: user) }
+        let(:log_2) { build(:lettings_log, renttype: 2, created_by: user, builtype: nil, startdate: Time.zone.local(2022, 5, 1)) }
+        let(:log_3) { build(:lettings_log, renttype: 2, created_by: user, builtype: nil, startdate: Time.zone.local(2022, 5, 1)) }
+        let(:log_4) { build(:lettings_log, renttype: 2, created_by: user, builtype: nil, startdate: Time.zone.local(2022, 5, 1)) }
+        let(:log_5) { build(:lettings_log, renttype: 2, created_by: user, builtype: nil, startdate: Time.zone.local(2022, 5, 1)) }
+
+        before do
+          file.write(BulkUpload::LogToCsv.new(log: log_1, line_ending: "\r\n", col_offset: 0).to_csv_row)
+          file.write(BulkUpload::LogToCsv.new(log: log_2, line_ending: "\r\n", col_offset: 0).to_csv_row)
+          file.write(BulkUpload::LogToCsv.new(log: log_3, line_ending: "\r\n", col_offset: 0).to_csv_row)
+          file.write(BulkUpload::LogToCsv.new(log: log_4, line_ending: "\r\n", col_offset: 0).to_csv_row)
+          file.write(BulkUpload::LogToCsv.new(log: log_5, line_ending: "\r\n", col_offset: 0).to_csv_row)
+          file.close
+        end
 
-      before do
-        file.write(BulkUpload::LogToCsv.new(log: log_1, line_ending: "\r\n", col_offset: 0).to_csv_row)
-        file.write(BulkUpload::LogToCsv.new(log: log_2, line_ending: "\r\n", col_offset: 0).to_csv_row)
-        file.write(BulkUpload::LogToCsv.new(log: log_3, line_ending: "\r\n", col_offset: 0).to_csv_row)
-        file.write(BulkUpload::LogToCsv.new(log: log_4, line_ending: "\r\n", col_offset: 0).to_csv_row)
-        file.write(BulkUpload::LogToCsv.new(log: log_5, line_ending: "\r\n", col_offset: 0).to_csv_row)
-        file.close
+        it "returns true" do
+          validator.call
+          expect(validator).to be_create_logs
+        end
       end
 
-      it "returns false" do
-        validator.call
-        expect(validator).not_to be_create_logs
+      context "when a column is under 60% error threshold" do
+        let(:log_1) { build(:lettings_log, :completed, renttype: 1, created_by: user) }
+        let(:log_2) { build(:lettings_log, :completed, renttype: 1, created_by: user) }
+        let(:log_3) { build(:lettings_log, renttype: 2, created_by: user, builtype: nil, startdate: Time.zone.local(2022, 5, 1)) }
+        let(:log_4) { build(:lettings_log, renttype: 2, created_by: user, builtype: nil, startdate: Time.zone.local(2022, 5, 1)) }
+        let(:log_5) { build(:lettings_log, renttype: 2, created_by: user, builtype: nil, startdate: Time.zone.local(2022, 5, 1)) }
+
+        before do
+          file.write(BulkUpload::LogToCsv.new(log: log_1, line_ending: "\r\n", col_offset: 0).to_csv_row)
+          file.write(BulkUpload::LogToCsv.new(log: log_2, line_ending: "\r\n", col_offset: 0).to_csv_row)
+          file.write(BulkUpload::LogToCsv.new(log: log_3, line_ending: "\r\n", col_offset: 0).to_csv_row)
+          file.write(BulkUpload::LogToCsv.new(log: log_4, line_ending: "\r\n", col_offset: 0).to_csv_row)
+          file.write(BulkUpload::LogToCsv.new(log: log_5, line_ending: "\r\n", col_offset: 0).to_csv_row)
+          file.close
+        end
+
+        it "returns true" do
+          validator.call
+          expect(validator).to be_create_logs
+        end
       end
     end
 
-    context "when a column is under 60% error threshold" do
-      let(:log_1) { build(:lettings_log, :completed, renttype: 1, created_by: user) }
-      let(:log_2) { build(:lettings_log, :completed, renttype: 1, created_by: user) }
-      let(:log_3) { build(:lettings_log, renttype: 2, created_by: user, builtype: nil, startdate: Time.zone.local(2022, 5, 1)) }
-      let(:log_4) { build(:lettings_log, renttype: 2, created_by: user, builtype: nil, startdate: Time.zone.local(2022, 5, 1)) }
-      let(:log_5) { build(:lettings_log, renttype: 2, created_by: user, builtype: nil, startdate: Time.zone.local(2022, 5, 1)) }
-
+    context "when a column has error rate above absolute threshold" do
       before do
-        file.write(BulkUpload::LogToCsv.new(log: log_1, line_ending: "\r\n", col_offset: 0).to_csv_row)
-        file.write(BulkUpload::LogToCsv.new(log: log_2, line_ending: "\r\n", col_offset: 0).to_csv_row)
-        file.write(BulkUpload::LogToCsv.new(log: log_3, line_ending: "\r\n", col_offset: 0).to_csv_row)
-        file.write(BulkUpload::LogToCsv.new(log: log_4, line_ending: "\r\n", col_offset: 0).to_csv_row)
-        file.write(BulkUpload::LogToCsv.new(log: log_5, line_ending: "\r\n", col_offset: 0).to_csv_row)
-        file.close
+        stub_const("BulkUpload::Lettings::Validator::COLUMN_ABSOLUTE_ERROR_THRESHOLD", 1)
       end
 
-      it "returns true" do
-        validator.call
-        expect(validator).to be_create_logs
+      context "when a column is over 60% error threshold" do
+        let(:log_1) { build(:lettings_log, :completed, renttype: 1, created_by: user) }
+        let(:log_2) { build(:lettings_log, renttype: 2, created_by: user, builtype: nil, startdate: Time.zone.local(2022, 5, 1)) }
+        let(:log_3) { build(:lettings_log, renttype: 2, created_by: user, builtype: nil, startdate: Time.zone.local(2022, 5, 1)) }
+        let(:log_4) { build(:lettings_log, renttype: 2, created_by: user, builtype: nil, startdate: Time.zone.local(2022, 5, 1)) }
+        let(:log_5) { build(:lettings_log, renttype: 2, created_by: user, builtype: nil, startdate: Time.zone.local(2022, 5, 1)) }
+
+        before do
+          file.write(BulkUpload::LogToCsv.new(log: log_1, line_ending: "\r\n", col_offset: 0).to_csv_row)
+          file.write(BulkUpload::LogToCsv.new(log: log_2, line_ending: "\r\n", col_offset: 0).to_csv_row)
+          file.write(BulkUpload::LogToCsv.new(log: log_3, line_ending: "\r\n", col_offset: 0).to_csv_row)
+          file.write(BulkUpload::LogToCsv.new(log: log_4, line_ending: "\r\n", col_offset: 0).to_csv_row)
+          file.write(BulkUpload::LogToCsv.new(log: log_5, line_ending: "\r\n", col_offset: 0).to_csv_row)
+          file.close
+        end
+
+        it "returns false" do
+          validator.call
+          expect(validator).not_to be_create_logs
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "when a column is under 60% error threshold" do
+        let(:log_1) { build(:lettings_log, :completed, renttype: 1, created_by: user) }
+        let(:log_2) { build(:lettings_log, :completed, renttype: 1, created_by: user) }
+        let(:log_3) { build(:lettings_log, renttype: 2, created_by: user, builtype: nil, startdate: Time.zone.local(2022, 5, 1)) }
+        let(:log_4) { build(:lettings_log, renttype: 2, created_by: user, builtype: nil, startdate: Time.zone.local(2022, 5, 1)) }
+        let(:log_5) { build(:lettings_log, renttype: 2, created_by: user, builtype: nil, startdate: Time.zone.local(2022, 5, 1)) }
+
+        before do
+          file.write(BulkUpload::LogToCsv.new(log: log_1, line_ending: "\r\n", col_offset: 0).to_csv_row)
+          file.write(BulkUpload::LogToCsv.new(log: log_2, line_ending: "\r\n", col_offset: 0).to_csv_row)
+          file.write(BulkUpload::LogToCsv.new(log: log_3, line_ending: "\r\n", col_offset: 0).to_csv_row)
+          file.write(BulkUpload::LogToCsv.new(log: log_4, line_ending: "\r\n", col_offset: 0).to_csv_row)
+          file.write(BulkUpload::LogToCsv.new(log: log_5, line_ending: "\r\n", col_offset: 0).to_csv_row)
+          file.close
+        end
+
+        it "returns true" do
+          validator.call
+          expect(validator).to be_create_logs
+        end
       end
     end
   end