diff --git a/fineract-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/infrastructure/bulkimport/importhandler/chartofaccounts/ChartOfAccountsImportHandler.java b/fineract-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/infrastructure/bulkimport/importhandler/chartofaccounts/ChartOfAccountsImportHandler.java
index e58f7cf28..02d99bc86 100644
--- a/fineract-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/infrastructure/bulkimport/importhandler/chartofaccounts/ChartOfAccountsImportHandler.java
+++ b/fineract-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/infrastructure/bulkimport/importhandler/chartofaccounts/ChartOfAccountsImportHandler.java
@@ -103,10 +103,11 @@ public class ChartOfAccountsImportHandler implements ImportHandler {
         }
         String glCode = ImportHandlerUtils.readAsString(ChartOfAcountsConstants.GL_CODE_COL, row);
         Long tagId = null;
+        CodeValueData tagIdCodeValueData = null;
         if (ImportHandlerUtils.readAsString(ChartOfAcountsConstants.TAG_ID_COL, row) != null) {
             tagId = Long.parseLong(ImportHandlerUtils.readAsString(ChartOfAcountsConstants.TAG_ID_COL, row));
+            tagIdCodeValueData = new CodeValueData(tagId);
         }
-        CodeValueData tagIdCodeValueData = new CodeValueData(tagId);
         String description = ImportHandlerUtils.readAsString(ChartOfAcountsConstants.DESCRIPTION_COL, row);
         return GLAccountData.importInstance(accountName, parentId, glCode, manualEntriesAllowed, accountTypeEnum, usageEnum, description,
                 tagIdCodeValueData, row.getRowNum());
diff --git a/fineract-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/infrastructure/bulkimport/populator/chartofaccounts/ChartOfAccountsWorkbook.java b/fineract-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/infrastructure/bulkimport/populator/chartofaccounts/ChartOfAccountsWorkbook.java
index afc61e764..576e589a4 100644
--- a/fineract-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/infrastructure/bulkimport/populator/chartofaccounts/ChartOfAccountsWorkbook.java
+++ b/fineract-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/infrastructure/bulkimport/populator/chartofaccounts/ChartOfAccountsWorkbook.java
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ public class ChartOfAccountsWorkbook extends AbstractWorkbookPopulator {
         writeString(ChartOfAcountsConstants.PARENT_COL, rowHeader, "Parent");
         writeString(ChartOfAcountsConstants.PARENT_ID_COL, rowHeader, "Parent Id");
         writeString(ChartOfAcountsConstants.ACCOUNT_NAME_COL, rowHeader, "Account Name");
-        writeString(ChartOfAcountsConstants.TAG_COL, rowHeader, "Tag *");
+        writeString(ChartOfAcountsConstants.TAG_COL, rowHeader, "Tag");
         writeString(ChartOfAcountsConstants.TAG_ID_COL, rowHeader, "Tag Id");
         writeString(ChartOfAcountsConstants.DESCRIPTION_COL, rowHeader, "Description *");
         writeString(ChartOfAcountsConstants.LOOKUP_ACCOUNT_TYPE_COL, rowHeader, "Lookup Account type");