diff --git a/app/Services/Internal/Support/JournalServiceTrait.php b/app/Services/Internal/Support/JournalServiceTrait.php
index a5de54011c..61f30ef5c1 100644
--- a/app/Services/Internal/Support/JournalServiceTrait.php
+++ b/app/Services/Internal/Support/JournalServiceTrait.php
@@ -95,19 +95,13 @@ trait JournalServiceTrait
      */
     protected function storeMeta(TransactionJournal $journal, array $data, string $field): void
     {
-
-        if (!isset($data[$field])) {
-            Log::debug(sprintf('Want to store meta-field "%s", but no value.', $field));
-
-            return;
-        }
         $set = [
             'journal' => $journal,
             'name'    => $field,
-            'data'    => (string)$data[$field],
+            'data'    => (string)($data[$field] ?? ''),
         ];
 
-        Log::debug(sprintf('Going to store meta-field "%s", with value "%s".', $field, (string)$data[$field]));
+        Log::debug(sprintf('Going to store meta-field "%s", with value "%s".', $set['name'], $set['data']));
 
         /** @var TransactionJournalMetaFactory $factory */
         $factory = app(TransactionJournalMetaFactory::class);
diff --git a/app/Support/Import/Placeholder/ImportTransaction.php b/app/Support/Import/Placeholder/ImportTransaction.php
index 3847c7553c..0d397561f7 100644
--- a/app/Support/Import/Placeholder/ImportTransaction.php
+++ b/app/Support/Import/Placeholder/ImportTransaction.php
@@ -183,7 +183,9 @@ class ImportTransaction
 
         $meta = ['sepa-ct-id', 'sepa-ct-op', 'sepa-db', 'sepa-cc', 'sepa-country', 'sepa-batch-id', 'sepa-ep', 'sepa-ci', 'internal-reference', 'date-interest',
                  'date-invoice', 'date-book', 'date-payment', 'date-process', 'date-due',];
+        Log::debug(sprintf('Now going to check role "%s".', $role));
         if (\in_array($role, $meta, true)) {
+            Log::debug(sprintf('Role "%s" is in allowed meta roles, so store its value %s.', $role, $columnValue->getValue()));
             $this->meta[$role] = $columnValue->getValue();
 
             return;
diff --git a/app/Support/Import/Routine/File/ImportableConverter.php b/app/Support/Import/Routine/File/ImportableConverter.php
index 17fcfe2b46..43445e96e6 100644
--- a/app/Support/Import/Routine/File/ImportableConverter.php
+++ b/app/Support/Import/Routine/File/ImportableConverter.php
@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ class ImportableConverter
     /**
      * @param string|null $date
      *
-     * @return string
+     * @return string|null
      */
-    private function convertDateValue(string $date = null): string
+    private function convertDateValue(string $date = null): ?string
     {
         $result = null;
         if (null !== $date) {
@@ -147,11 +147,6 @@ class ImportableConverter
                 Log::error($e->getTraceAsString());
             }
         }
-        if (null === $result) {
-            $object = new Carbon;
-            $result = $object->format('Y-m-d');
-        }
-
         return $result;
     }
 
@@ -167,6 +162,8 @@ class ImportableConverter
         $foreignAmount = $importable->calculateForeignAmount();
         $amount        = $importable->calculateAmount();
 
+        Log::debug('All meta data: ', $importable->meta);
+
         if ('' === $amount) {
             $amount = $foreignAmount;
         }
@@ -215,7 +212,7 @@ class ImportableConverter
 
         return [
             'type'               => $transactionType,
-            'date'               => $this->convertDateValue($importable->date),
+            'date'               => $this->convertDateValue($importable->date) ?? Carbon::create()->format('Y-m-d'),
             'tags'               => $importable->tags,
             'user'               => $this->importJob->user_id,
             'notes'              => $importable->note,