diff --git a/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2024/csv_parser.rb b/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2024/csv_parser.rb
index 22caeab02..08e12353b 100644
--- a/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2024/csv_parser.rb
+++ b/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2024/csv_parser.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class BulkUpload::Lettings::Year2024::CsvParser
 
   def row_offset
     if with_headers?
-      rows.find_index { |row| row[0].match(/field number/i) } + 1
+      rows.find_index { |row| row[0].present? && row[0].match(/field number/i) } + 1
     else
       0
     end
diff --git a/app/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2024/csv_parser.rb b/app/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2024/csv_parser.rb
index 4a3cb7ac9..b20c5b3d3 100644
--- a/app/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2024/csv_parser.rb
+++ b/app/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2024/csv_parser.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class BulkUpload::Sales::Year2024::CsvParser
 
   def row_offset
     if with_headers?
-      rows.find_index { |row| row[0].match(/field number/i) } + 1
+      rows.find_index { |row| row[0].present? && row[0].match(/field number/i) } + 1
     else
       0
     end
diff --git a/spec/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2024/csv_parser_spec.rb b/spec/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2024/csv_parser_spec.rb
index d0e5b3692..b0fcaf8b6 100644
--- a/spec/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2024/csv_parser_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2024/csv_parser_spec.rb
@@ -30,6 +30,29 @@ RSpec.describe BulkUpload::Lettings::Year2024::CsvParser do
     end
   end
 
+  context "when some csv headers are empty (and we don't care about them)" do
+    before do
+      file.write("Question\n")
+      file.write("Additional info\n")
+      file.write("Values\n")
+      file.write("\n")
+      file.write("Type of letting the question applies to\n")
+      file.write("Duplicate check field?\n")
+      file.write(BulkUpload::LettingsLogToCsv.new(log:).default_2024_field_numbers_row)
+      file.write(BulkUpload::LettingsLogToCsv.new(log:).to_2024_csv_row)
+      file.rewind
+    end
+
+    it "returns correct offsets" do
+      expect(service.row_offset).to eq(7)
+      expect(service.col_offset).to eq(1)
+    end
+
+    it "parses csv correctly" do
+      expect(service.row_parsers[0].field_13).to eql(log.tenancycode)
+    end
+  end
+
   context "when parsing csv with headers with extra rows" do
     before do
       file.write("Section\n")
diff --git a/spec/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2024/csv_parser_spec.rb b/spec/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2024/csv_parser_spec.rb
index 9440b7e8c..5f9f003d0 100644
--- a/spec/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2024/csv_parser_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2024/csv_parser_spec.rb
@@ -39,6 +39,38 @@ RSpec.describe BulkUpload::Sales::Year2024::CsvParser do
     end
   end
 
+  context "when some csv headers are empty (and we don't care about them)" do
+    before do
+      file.write("Question\n")
+      file.write("Additional info\n")
+      file.write("Values\n")
+      file.write("\n")
+      file.write("Type of letting the question applies to\n")
+      file.write("Duplicate check field?\n")
+      file.write(BulkUpload::SalesLogToCsv.new(log:).default_2024_field_numbers_row)
+      file.write(BulkUpload::SalesLogToCsv.new(log:).to_2024_csv_row)
+      file.write("\n")
+      file.rewind
+    end
+
+    it "returns correct offsets" do
+      expect(service.row_offset).to eq(7)
+      expect(service.col_offset).to eq(1)
+    end
+
+    it "parses csv correctly" do
+      expect(service.row_parsers[0].field_22).to eql(log.uprn)
+    end
+
+    it "counts the number of valid field numbers correctly" do
+      expect(service).to be_correct_field_count
+    end
+
+    it "does not parse the last empty row" do
+      expect(service.row_parsers.count).to eq(1)
+    end
+  end
+
   context "when parsing csv with headers in arbitrary order" do
     let(:seed) { rand }