diff --git a/plexpy/helpers.py b/plexpy/helpers.py
index fbefaaa1..e5f5cc42 100644
--- a/plexpy/helpers.py
+++ b/plexpy/helpers.py
@@ -92,13 +92,15 @@ def latinToAscii(unicrap):
     }
 
     r = ''
-    for i in unicrap:
-        if ord(i) in xlate:
-            r += xlate[ord(i)]
-        elif ord(i) >= 0x80:
-            pass
-        else:
-            r += str(i)
+    if unicrap:
+        for i in unicrap:
+            if ord(i) in xlate:
+                r += xlate[ord(i)]
+            elif ord(i) >= 0x80:
+                pass
+            else:
+                r += str(i)
+
     return r
 
 
diff --git a/plexpy/plexwatch_import.py b/plexpy/plexwatch_import.py
index e50c3ca4..b92be702 100644
--- a/plexpy/plexwatch_import.py
+++ b/plexpy/plexwatch_import.py
@@ -292,10 +292,15 @@ def import_from_plexwatch(database=None, table_name=None, import_ignore_interval
 
         # If we get back None from our xml extractor skip over the record and log error.
         if not extracted_xml:
-            logger.error(u"PlexPy Importer :: Skipping line with ratingKey %s due to malformed xml."
+            logger.error(u"PlexPy Importer :: Skipping record with ratingKey %s due to malformed xml."
                          % str(row['rating_key']))
             continue
 
+        # Skip line if we don't have a ratingKey to work with
+        if not row['rating_key']:
+            logger.error(u"PlexPy Importer :: Skipping record due to null ratingRey.")
+            continue
+
         # If the user_id no longer exists in the friends list, pull it from the xml.
         if user_data.get_user_id(user=row['user']):
             user_id = user_data.get_user_id(user=row['user'])