diff --git a/import_cli.php b/import_cli.php
index 7446c15..990558e 100644
--- a/import_cli.php
+++ b/import_cli.php
@@ -143,15 +143,17 @@ if (file_exists($questionfile)) {
 
     $questionsection = $questions->documentElement->getElementsByTagName("questions")->item(0);
 
-    foreach ($questionsection->getElementsByTagName("question") as $question) {
-        $questiontext = $question->getElementsByTagName("questiontext")->item(0);
-        $newquestiontext = strip_tags(html_entity_decode($questiontext->textContent));
-        $questiontext->nodeValue = htmlentities($newquestiontext, ENT_XML1);
+    if ($questionsection) {
+        foreach ($questionsection->getElementsByTagName("question") as $question) {
+            $questiontext = $question->getElementsByTagName("questiontext")->item(0);
+            $newquestiontext = strip_tags(html_entity_decode($questiontext->textContent));
+            $questiontext->nodeValue = htmlentities($newquestiontext, ENT_XML1);
 
-        foreach ($question->getElementsByTagName("answer") as $answer) {
-            $answertext = $answer->getElementsByTagName("answertext")->item(0);
-            $newanswertext = strip_tags(html_entity_decode($answertext->textContent));
-            $answertext->nodeValue = htmlentities($newanswertext, ENT_XML1);
+            foreach ($question->getElementsByTagName("answer") as $answer) {
+                $answertext = $answer->getElementsByTagName("answertext")->item(0);
+                $newanswertext = strip_tags(html_entity_decode($answertext->textContent));
+                $answertext->nodeValue = htmlentities($newanswertext, ENT_XML1);
+            }
         }
     }