diff --git a/application/controllers/Eqsl.php b/application/controllers/Eqsl.php
index 7d6a4344..76352f4e 100644
--- a/application/controllers/Eqsl.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Eqsl.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class eqsl extends CI_Controller {
 		$this->load->model('user_model');
 		if(!$this->user_model->authorize(2)) { $this->session->set_flashdata('notice', 'You\'re not allowed to do that!'); redirect('dashboard'); }
 	}
-	
+
 	private function loadFromFile($filepath)
 	{
 		ini_set('memory_limit', '-1');
@@ -94,6 +94,13 @@ class eqsl extends CI_Controller {
 	}
 
 	public function import() {
+		$this->load->model('stations');
+
+		if($this->stations->are_eqsl_nicks_defined() == 0) {
+			show_error('eQSL Nicknames in Station Profiles arent defined');
+			exit;
+		}
+
 		ini_set('memory_limit', '-1');
 		set_time_limit(0);
 	
@@ -249,6 +256,11 @@ class eqsl extends CI_Controller {
 	} // end function
 	
 	public function export() {	
+		if($this->stations->are_eqsl_nicks_defined() == 0) {
+			show_error('eQSL Nicknames in Station Profiles arent defined');
+			exit;
+		}
+
 		ini_set('memory_limit', '-1');
 		set_time_limit(0);
 		$this->load->model('logbook_model');
diff --git a/application/models/Stations.php b/application/models/Stations.php
index e5110a8e..044e80d6 100644
--- a/application/models/Stations.php
+++ b/application/models/Stations.php
@@ -30,8 +30,12 @@ class Stations extends CI_Model {
 		return $this->db->get('station_profile');
 	}
 
-
+	/*
+	*	Function: add
+	*	Adds post material into the station profile table.
+	*/
 	function add() {
+		// Create data array with field values
 		$data = array(
 			'station_profile_name' => xss_clean($this->input->post('station_profile_name', true)),
 			'station_gridsquare' =>  xss_clean(strtoupper($this->input->post('gridsquare', true))),
@@ -49,6 +53,7 @@ class Stations extends CI_Model {
             'qrzapikey' => xss_clean($this->input->post('qrzapikey', true)),
 		);
 
+		// Insert Records
 		$this->db->insert('station_profile', $data); 
 	}
 
@@ -218,6 +223,20 @@ class Stations extends CI_Model {
         return $query;
     }
 
+    /*
+	*	Function: are_eqsl_nicks_defined
+	*	Description: Returns number of station profiles with eqslnicknames
+    */
+    function are_eqsl_nicks_defined() {
+    	$this->db->select('eqslqthnickname');
+    	$this->db->where('eqslqthnickname IS NOT NULL');
+    	$this->db->where('eqslqthnickname !=', '');
+		$this->db->from('station_profile');
+		$query = $this->db->get();
+
+		return $query->num_rows();
+    }
+
 }
 
 ?>
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