diff --git a/app/models/repository_checklist_value.rb b/app/models/repository_checklist_value.rb
index cd09c9f1a..d3ab9e1cf 100644
--- a/app/models/repository_checklist_value.rb
+++ b/app/models/repository_checklist_value.rb
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ class RepositoryChecklistValue < ApplicationRecord
   end
 
   def self.import_from_text(text, attributes, _options = {})
+    return nil if text.blank?
+
     value = new(attributes)
     column = attributes.dig(:repository_cell_attributes, :repository_column)
     RepositoryImportParser::Util.split_by_delimiter(text: text, delimiter: column.delimiter_char).each do |item_text|
diff --git a/app/models/repository_list_value.rb b/app/models/repository_list_value.rb
index b99b08345..44392bb32 100644
--- a/app/models/repository_list_value.rb
+++ b/app/models/repository_list_value.rb
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ class RepositoryListValue < ApplicationRecord
   end
 
   def self.import_from_text(text, attributes, _options = {})
+    return nil if text.blank?
+
     value = new(attributes)
     column = attributes.dig(:repository_cell_attributes, :repository_column)
     list_item = column.repository_list_items.find { |item| item.data == text }