diff --git a/app/Import/Transformers/BaseTransformer.php b/app/Import/Transformers/BaseTransformer.php
index f2bdb227d05e..1e0a5c7ff0a2 100644
--- a/app/Import/Transformers/BaseTransformer.php
+++ b/app/Import/Transformers/BaseTransformer.php
@@ -62,20 +62,30 @@ class BaseTransformer
     public function getClient($client_name, $client_email) {
 		$clients = $this->maps['company']->clients;
 
-		$clients = $clients->where( 'id_number', $client_name );
+		$client_id_search = $clients->where( 'id_number', $client_name );
 
-		if ( $clients->count() >= 1 ) {
-			return $clients->first()->id;
+		if ( $client_id_search->count() >= 1 ) {
+			return $client_id_search->first()->id;
+            nlog("found via id number");
 		}
 
+        $client_name_search = $clients->where( 'name', $client_name );
+
+        if ( $client_name_search->count() >= 1 ) {
+            return $client_name_search->first()->id;
+            nlog("found via name");
+        }
+
 		if ( ! empty( $client_email ) ) {
 			$contacts = ClientContact::where( 'company_id', $this->maps['company']->id )
 									 ->where( 'email', $client_email );
 
 			if ( $contacts->count() >= 1 ) {
 				return $contacts->first()->client_id;
+nlog("found via contact");
 			}
 		}
+nlog("did not find client");
 
 		return null;
 	}