diff --git a/app/models/validations/property_validations.rb b/app/models/validations/property_validations.rb
index 540f237ae..d2b6d2a0b 100644
--- a/app/models/validations/property_validations.rb
+++ b/app/models/validations/property_validations.rb
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ module Validations::PropertyValidations
 
     if record.is_relet_to_temp_tenant? && REFERRAL_INVALID_TMP.include?(record.referral)
       record.errors.add :rsnvac, I18n.t("validations.property.rsnvac.referral_invalid")
-      record.errors.add :referral, I18n.t("validations.household.referral.rsnvac_non_temp")
+      record.errors.add :referral, :referral_invalid, message: I18n.t("validations.household.referral.rsnvac_non_temp")
     end
 
     if record.renewal.present? && record.renewal.zero? && record.rsnvac == 14
diff --git a/app/services/imports/lettings_logs_import_service.rb b/app/services/imports/lettings_logs_import_service.rb
index a374112d0..4396bdec9 100644
--- a/app/services/imports/lettings_logs_import_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/imports/lettings_logs_import_service.rb
@@ -373,6 +373,11 @@ module Imports
         attributes.delete("tshortfall")
         attributes.delete("tshortfall_known")
         save_lettings_log(attributes, previous_status)
+      elsif lettings_log.errors.of_kind?(:referral, :referral_invalid)
+        @logger.warn("Log #{lettings_log.old_id}: Removing referral, because it is not a temporary accommodation/")
+        @logs_overridden << lettings_log.old_id
+        attributes.delete("referral")
+        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 c98d2cc58..fd66756a6 100644
--- a/spec/services/imports/lettings_logs_import_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/imports/lettings_logs_import_service_spec.rb
@@ -572,6 +572,29 @@ RSpec.describe Imports::LettingsLogsImportService do
         end
       end
 
+      context "and it has temporary referral in non temporary accommodation" do
+        before do
+          lettings_log_xml.at_xpath("//xmlns:Q27").content = "9"
+          lettings_log_xml.at_xpath("//xmlns:Q16").content = "8"
+        end
+
+        it "intercepts the relevant validation error" do
+          expect(logger).to receive(:warn).with(/Removing referral, because it is not a temporary accommodation/)
+          expect { lettings_log_service.send(:create_log, lettings_log_xml) }
+            .not_to raise_error
+        end
+
+        it "clears out the referral answer" 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.referral).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"