diff --git a/app/services/imports/case_logs_import_service.rb b/app/services/imports/case_logs_import_service.rb
index be1605d86..b73409d38 100644
--- a/app/services/imports/case_logs_import_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/imports/case_logs_import_service.rb
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ module Imports
       attributes["irproduct"] = unsafe_string_as_integer(xml_doc, "IRProduct")
       attributes["irproduct_other"] = string_or_nil(xml_doc, "IRProductOther")
       attributes["rent_type"] = rent_type(xml_doc, attributes["lar"], attributes["irproduct"])
-      attributes["hhmemb"] = safe_string_as_integer(xml_doc, "HHMEMB")
+      attributes["hhmemb"] = household_members(xml_doc, attributes)
       (1..8).each do |index|
         attributes["age#{index}"] = safe_string_as_integer(xml_doc, "P#{index}Age")
         attributes["age#{index}_known"] = age_known(xml_doc, index, attributes["hhmemb"])
@@ -489,5 +489,11 @@ module Imports
         1
       end
     end
+
+    def household_members(xml_doc, attributes)
+      hhmemb = safe_string_as_integer(xml_doc, "HHMEMB")
+      return safe_string_as_integer(xml_doc, "TOTADULT") + safe_string_as_integer(xml_doc, "TCHILD") if hhmemb.nil?
+      hhmemb
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/softwire_imports/case_logs/0ead17cb-1668-442d-898c-0d52879ff592.xml b/spec/fixtures/softwire_imports/case_logs/0ead17cb-1668-442d-898c-0d52879ff592.xml
index 9bf6b5a87..bdd95321b 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/softwire_imports/case_logs/0ead17cb-1668-442d-898c-0d52879ff592.xml
+++ b/spec/fixtures/softwire_imports/case_logs/0ead17cb-1668-442d-898c-0d52879ff592.xml
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@
     <Q18aValid>1</Q18aValid>
     <Q18Valid>1</Q18Valid>
     <VACDAYS>0</VACDAYS>
-    <HHMEMB>2</HHMEMB>
+    <HHMEMB/>
     <HHTYPEP1A>1</HHTYPEP1A>
     <HHTYPEP2A>0</HHTYPEP2A>
     <HHTYPEP3A>0</HHTYPEP3A>