diff --git a/mail/chief/licence_reply/processor.py b/mail/chief/licence_reply/processor.py
index 8221e506..c2e7981e 100644
--- a/mail/chief/licence_reply/processor.py
+++ b/mail/chief/licence_reply/processor.py
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ def __init__(self, data: str) -> None:
 
     @classmethod
     def load_from_mail(cls, mail: Mail) -> "LicenceReplyProcessor":
-        acceptable_types = [ExtractTypeEnum.LICENCE_DATA, ExtractTypeEnum.LICENCE_REPLY]
-        if mail.extract_type not in acceptable_types:
+        # acceptable_types = [ExtractTypeEnum.LICENCE_DATA, LICENCE_REPLY]
+        if mail.extract_type != ExtractTypeEnum.LICENCE_DATA:
             raise ValueError(
                 f"Error with Mail ({mail.id} - {mail.response_subject}): Invalid extract type {mail.extract_type}"
             )
diff --git a/mail/libraries/data_processors.py b/mail/libraries/data_processors.py
index 87018766..012d4320 100644
--- a/mail/libraries/data_processors.py
+++ b/mail/libraries/data_processors.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def serialize_email_message(dto: EmailMessageDto) -> Mail or None:
     #             f"Unable to process file due to the following error: {error.text}.  It was sent in run number {run_number}"
     #         )
 
-    if "Duplicate transaction reference" in _mail.response_data:
+    if _mail.response_data != None and "Duplicate transaction reference" in _mail.response_data:
         raise EdifactFileError(f"Unable to process file due to error with mail {_mail.id} the edi file was {_mail.edi_filename}")