diff --git a/app/Controllers/PolicyTransactionController.php b/app/Controllers/PolicyTransactionController.php
index 0f735bdc..1c5526c6 100644
--- a/app/Controllers/PolicyTransactionController.php
+++ b/app/Controllers/PolicyTransactionController.php
@@ -1676,6 +1676,7 @@ class PolicyTransactionController extends BaseController
 
     public function validateInsurerStatement($params)
     {
+        helper('excel_util_helper');
         //get file info
         $file_id = $params['file_id'];
         $file = $this->insurerStatements->find($file_id);
@@ -1728,6 +1729,12 @@ class PolicyTransactionController extends BaseController
         // if all good return true, otherwise return false with messssage 
         foreach ($excel_data as $excel_key => $excel_row) 
         {
+            $is_row_empty = check_row_is_empty_or_null($excel_row);
+            if($is_row_empty)
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+            
             $is_source_found = 0;
             $policy_start_date = preg_replace('/^\p{Z}+|\p{Z}+$/u', '', $excel_row[4]);//policy_start_date from excel
             $policy_end_date = preg_replace('/^\p{Z}+|\p{Z}+$/u', '', $excel_row[5]);//policy_end_date from excel