diff --git a/app/Support/Import/Configuration/File/Map.php b/app/Support/Import/Configuration/File/Map.php
index ec54b7315d..6da53f669a 100644
--- a/app/Support/Import/Configuration/File/Map.php
+++ b/app/Support/Import/Configuration/File/Map.php
@@ -246,7 +246,8 @@ class Map implements ConfigurationInterface
     {
         // run specifics here:
         // and this is the point where the specifix go to work.
-        $names = array_keys($this->job->configuration['specifics']);
+        $specifics = $this->job->configuration['specifics'] ?? [];
+        $names = array_keys($specifics);
         foreach ($names as $name) {
             if (!in_array($name, $this->validSpecifics)) {
                 throw new FireflyException(sprintf('"%s" is not a valid class name', $name));