diff --git a/app/Import/Object/ImportCurrency.php b/app/Import/Object/ImportCurrency.php
index 8427f3ce5f..6791caba62 100644
--- a/app/Import/Object/ImportCurrency.php
+++ b/app/Import/Object/ImportCurrency.php
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class ImportCurrency
             'decimal_places' => 2,
         ];
         if (is_null($data['code'])) {
-            Log::info('Need at least a code to create currency, return nothing.');
+            Log::debug('Need at least a code to create currency, return nothing.');
 
             return new TransactionCurrency();
         }
diff --git a/app/Import/Object/ImportJournal.php b/app/Import/Object/ImportJournal.php
index a86cdffe5d..ce3af83147 100644
--- a/app/Import/Object/ImportJournal.php
+++ b/app/Import/Object/ImportJournal.php
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ use FireflyIII\Import\Converter\ConverterInterface;
 use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionJournal;
 use FireflyIII\User;
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
+use InvalidArgumentException;
+use Log;
 use Steam;
 
 /**
@@ -30,22 +32,26 @@ class ImportJournal
 {
     /** @var ImportAccount */
     public $asset;
+    /** @var  ImportBill */
+    public $bill;
     /** @var ImportBudget */
     public $budget;
+    /** @var ImportCategory */
+    public $category;
     /** @var  string */
     public $description = '';
     /** @var  Collection */
     public $errors;
     /** @var  string */
     public $hash;
+    /** @var array */
+    public $metaDates = [];
+    /** @var string */
+    public $notes = '';
     /** @var ImportAccount */
     public $opposing;
     /** @var string */
     private $amount = '0';
-    /** @var  ImportBill */
-    public $bill;
-    /** @var ImportCategory */
-    public $category;
     /** @var  ImportCurrency */
     private $currency;
     /** @var string */
@@ -54,16 +60,12 @@ class ImportJournal
     private $externalId = '';
     /** @var array */
     private $modifiers = [];
-    /** @var array  */
-    private $tags      = [];
-    /** @var string  */
-    public $notes = '';
+    /** @var array */
+    private $tags = [];
     /** @var string */
     private $transactionType = '';
     /** @var  User */
     private $user;
-    /** @var array  */
-    public $metaDates = [];
 
     /**
      * ImportEntry constructor.
@@ -133,7 +135,15 @@ class ImportJournal
      */
     public function getDate(string $format): Carbon
     {
-        return Carbon::createFromFormat($format, $this->date);
+        $date = new Carbon;
+        try {
+            $date = Carbon::createFromFormat($format, $this->date);
+        } catch (InvalidArgumentException $e) {
+            // don't care, just log.
+            Log::error(sprintf('Import journal cannot parse date "%s" from value "%s" so will return current date instead.', $format, $this->date));
+        }
+
+        return $date;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -223,7 +233,7 @@ class ImportJournal
             case 'sepa-ct-op':
             case 'sepa-ct-id':
             case 'sepa-db':
-                $this->notes .= ' '.$array['value'];
+                $this->notes .= ' ' . $array['value'];
                 $this->notes = trim($this->notes);
                 break;
             case 'external-id':
diff --git a/app/Import/Routine/ImportRoutine.php b/app/Import/Routine/ImportRoutine.php
index 62da476f86..6177f7a464 100644
--- a/app/Import/Routine/ImportRoutine.php
+++ b/app/Import/Routine/ImportRoutine.php
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ class ImportRoutine
 
         Log::info(sprintf('Done with import job %s', $this->job->key));
 
+
         return true;
     }
 
diff --git a/app/Import/Storage/ImportStorage.php b/app/Import/Storage/ImportStorage.php
index d0eea39f5d..23d1ed9ad4 100644
--- a/app/Import/Storage/ImportStorage.php
+++ b/app/Import/Storage/ImportStorage.php
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionJournal;
 use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionType;
 use FireflyIII\Rules\Processor;
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
-use Illuminate\Support\MessageBag;
 use Log;
 use Steam;
 
@@ -107,6 +106,7 @@ class ImportStorage
                 $this->storeImportJournal($index, $object);
             } catch (FireflyException $e) {
                 $this->errors->push($e->getMessage());
+                Log::error(sprintf('Cannot import row #%d because: %s', $index, $e->getMessage()));
             }
         }
 
@@ -351,6 +351,13 @@ class ImportStorage
 
         $this->journals->push($journal);
 
+        Log::info(
+            sprintf(
+                'Imported new journal #%d with description "%s" and amount %s %s.', $journal->id, $journal->description, $journal->transactionCurrency->code,
+                $amount
+            )
+        );
+
         return true;
     }
 
diff --git a/app/Support/Import/Configuration/Csv/Roles.php b/app/Support/Import/Configuration/Csv/Roles.php
index adb0707beb..ced9b88aa0 100644
--- a/app/Support/Import/Configuration/Csv/Roles.php
+++ b/app/Support/Import/Configuration/Csv/Roles.php
@@ -68,6 +68,18 @@ class Roles implements ConfigurationInterface
         return $this->data;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param ImportJob $job
+     *
+     * @return ConfigurationInterface
+     */
+    public function setJob(ImportJob $job): ConfigurationInterface
+    {
+        $this->job = $job;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Store the result.
      *
@@ -217,16 +229,20 @@ class Roles implements ConfigurationInterface
      */
     private function setRolesComplete(): bool
     {
-        $config   = $this->job->configuration;
-        $count    = $config['column-count'];
-        $assigned = 0;
+        $config    = $this->job->configuration;
+        $count     = $config['column-count'];
+        $assigned  = 0;
+        $hasAmount = false;
         for ($i = 0; $i < $count; $i++) {
             $role = $config['column-roles'][$i] ?? '_ignore';
             if ($role !== '_ignore') {
                 $assigned++;
             }
+            if ($role === 'amount') {
+                $hasAmount = true;
+            }
         }
-        if ($assigned > 0) {
+        if ($assigned > 0 && $hasAmount) {
             $config['column-roles-complete'] = true;
             $this->job->configuration        = $config;
             $this->job->save();
@@ -248,16 +264,4 @@ class Roles implements ConfigurationInterface
 
         return true;
     }
-
-    /**
-     * @param ImportJob $job
-     *
-     * @return ConfigurationInterface
-     */
-    public function setJob(ImportJob $job): ConfigurationInterface
-    {
-        $this->job = $job;
-
-        return $this;
-    }
 }
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