diff --git a/app/Services/ImportService.php b/app/Services/ImportService.php
index bb80ba840383..4bed93de2421 100644
--- a/app/Services/ImportService.php
+++ b/app/Services/ImportService.php
@@ -287,10 +287,9 @@ class ImportService
                     $this->addExpenseCategoryToMaps($category);
                 }
             }
-            if ( ! empty($row->vendor)) {
-                $vendorId = $transformer->getVendorId($row->vendor);
-                if ( ! $vendorId) {
-                    $vendor = $this->vendorRepo->save(['name' => $row->vendor, 'vendor_contact' => []]);
+            if ( ! empty($row->vendor) && ($vendorName = trim($row->vendor))) {
+                if ( ! $transformer->getVendorId($vendorName)) {
+                    $vendor = $this->vendorRepo->save(['name' => $vendorName, 'vendor_contact' => []]);
                     $this->addVendorToMaps($vendor);
                 }
             }