diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/chart_of_accounts_importer/chart_of_accounts_importer.py b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/chart_of_accounts_importer/chart_of_accounts_importer.py
index d6e1be4123d..8dd0da9797f 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/chart_of_accounts_importer/chart_of_accounts_importer.py
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/chart_of_accounts_importer/chart_of_accounts_importer.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ def generate_data_from_csv(file_doc, as_dict=False):
 			if as_dict:
 				data.append({frappe.scrub(header): row[index] for index, header in enumerate(headers)})
 			else:
-				if not row[1]:
+				if not row[1] and len(row) > 1:
 					row[1] = row[0]
 					row[3] = row[2]
 				data.append(row)