diff --git a/hugvey/tools.py b/hugvey/tools.py
index 1935e8b..5087026 100644
--- a/hugvey/tools.py
+++ b/hugvey/tools.py
@@ -234,7 +234,20 @@ class Toolbox:
                 raise Exception("Not all required fieldnames are given in csv: id, translation, regex_translation")
             
             for row in reader:
-                node = [node for node in story if node['@id'] == row['id']][0]
+                if not any(row.values()):
+                    logger.info(f"Skipping empty row")
+                    continue
+                if not row['id']:
+                    logger.critical(f"Skipping row without ID, but with data: {list(row.values())}")
+                    continue
+                    
+                try:
+                    node = [node for node in story if node['@id'] == row['id']][0]
+                except Exception as e:
+                    logger.critical(f"Exception finding node id {row}")
+                    logger.exception(e)
+                    raise(e)
+                
                 if node['@type'] == 'Msg':
                     if len(row['translation']) < 1 and len(node['text']) > 0:
                         logger.warning(f"Skipping empty translation for message {node['@id']} \"{node['text']}\"")