diff --git a/app/models/product_import/entry_validator.rb b/app/models/product_import/entry_validator.rb
index f720af4aa5..bc1c4153ce 100644
--- a/app/models/product_import/entry_validator.rb
+++ b/app/models/product_import/entry_validator.rb
@@ -79,10 +79,9 @@ module ProductImport
         if entry.attributes['on_hand'].present?
           new_variant.on_hand = entry.attributes['on_hand']
         end
+        check_on_hand_nil(entry, new_variant)
       end
 
-      check_on_hand_nil(entry, new_variant)
-
       if new_variant.valid?
         entry.product_object = new_variant
         entry.validates_as = 'new_variant' unless entry.errors?