diff --git a/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/row_parser.rb b/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/row_parser.rb
index 89fb0d828..b772d0153 100644
--- a/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/row_parser.rb
+++ b/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/row_parser.rb
@@ -911,6 +911,8 @@ private
       0
     when nil
       rsnvac == 14 ? 1 : 0
+    else
+      field_134
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/services/bulk_upload/lettings/row_parser_spec.rb b/spec/services/bulk_upload/lettings/row_parser_spec.rb
index e26bfd10e..73b35d70c 100644
--- a/spec/services/bulk_upload/lettings/row_parser_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/bulk_upload/lettings/row_parser_spec.rb
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ RSpec.describe BulkUpload::Lettings::RowParser do
 
     describe "#field_134" do
       context "when an unpermitted value" do
-        let(:attributes) { { bulk_upload:, field_134: 3 } }
+        let(:attributes) { { bulk_upload:, field_134: "3" } }
 
         it "has errors on the field" do
           expect(parser.errors[:field_134]).to be_present