diff --git a/app/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2023/row_parser.rb b/app/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2023/row_parser.rb
index 819ea3618..28e7f1e3b 100644
--- a/app/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2023/row_parser.rb
+++ b/app/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2023/row_parser.rb
@@ -627,11 +627,11 @@ private
   end
 
   def joint_purchase?
-    field_116 == 1
+    field_14 == 1
   end
 
   def joint_purchase_asked?
-    shared_ownership? || discounted_ownership? || field_114 == 2
+    shared_ownership? || discounted_ownership? || field_12 == 2
   end
 
   def field_mapping_for_errors
diff --git a/app/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2024/row_parser.rb b/app/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2024/row_parser.rb
index e5715b3bc..d85b5dfc2 100644
--- a/app/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2024/row_parser.rb
+++ b/app/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2024/row_parser.rb
@@ -635,11 +635,11 @@ private
   end
 
   def joint_purchase?
-    field_114 == 1
+    field_15 == 1
   end
 
   def joint_purchase_asked?
-    shared_ownership? || discounted_ownership? || field_112 == 2
+    shared_ownership? || discounted_ownership? || field_13 == 2
   end
 
   def field_mapping_for_errors
@@ -1450,6 +1450,8 @@ private
   end
 
   def validate_buyer2_economic_status
+    return unless joint_purchase?
+
     if field_42 == 9
       if field_38.present? && field_38.to_i >= 16
         errors.add(:field_42, I18n.t("validations.household.ecstat.buyer_cannot_be_over_16_and_child", buyer_index: "2"))
diff --git a/spec/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2024/row_parser_spec.rb b/spec/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2024/row_parser_spec.rb
index 0ab21e1b0..fa2e1cdc9 100644
--- a/spec/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2024/row_parser_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2024/row_parser_spec.rb
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ RSpec.describe BulkUpload::Sales::Year2024::RowParser do
       end
     end
 
-    describe "field_42" do # ecstat1
+    describe "field_42" do # ecstat2
       context "when buyer 2 has no age but has ecstat as child" do
         let(:attributes) { valid_attributes.merge({ field_38: nil, field_42: "9" }) }
 
@@ -1055,6 +1055,15 @@ RSpec.describe BulkUpload::Sales::Year2024::RowParser do
           expect(parser.errors[:field_38]).to include validation_message
         end
       end
+
+      context "when person 2 a child but not a buyer" do
+        let(:attributes) { valid_attributes.merge({ field_15: 2, field_38: "10", field_42: "9" }) }
+
+        it "does not add errors to their age and ecstat fields" do
+          expect(parser.errors[:field_38]).to be_empty
+          expect(parser.errors[:field_42]).to be_empty
+        end
+      end
     end
 
     describe "field_35" do # ecstat1