diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/implementations/bulk/insert/mapping/BulkLoadValueMapperTest.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/implementations/bulk/insert/mapping/BulkLoadValueMapperTest.java
index c73a2147..0cfe19fd 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/implementations/bulk/insert/mapping/BulkLoadValueMapperTest.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/implementations/bulk/insert/mapping/BulkLoadValueMapperTest.java
@@ -149,10 +149,13 @@ class BulkLoadValueMapperTest extends BaseTest
       testPossibleValue("IL", 1, false);
       testPossibleValue("il", 1, false);
 
-      testPossibleValue(512, 512, true); // an id, but not in the PVS
-      testPossibleValue("USA", "USA", true);
-      testPossibleValue(true, true, true);
-      testPossibleValue(new BigDecimal("4.7"), new BigDecimal("4.7"), true);
+      /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      // unmappables - should have a null value (this used to not be the case - the bad-value would come through...) //
+      /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      testPossibleValue(512, null, true); // an int, but not in the PVS
+      testPossibleValue("USA", null, true);
+      testPossibleValue(true, null, true);
+      testPossibleValue(new BigDecimal("4.7"), null, true);
    }
 
 
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/implementations/bulk/insert/mapping/FlatRowsToRecordTest.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/implementations/bulk/insert/mapping/FlatRowsToRecordTest.java
index ab9486a9..485c5e54 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/implementations/bulk/insert/mapping/FlatRowsToRecordTest.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/processes/implementations/bulk/insert/mapping/FlatRowsToRecordTest.java
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ class FlatRowsToRecordTest extends BaseTest
       List<QRecord> records = rowsToRecord.nextPage(fileToRows, header, mapping, Integer.MAX_VALUE);
       assertEquals(5, records.size());
       assertEquals(List.of("Homer", "Marge", "Bart", "Ned", "Mr."), getValues(records, "firstName"));
-      assertEquals(ListBuilder.of(1, 2, null, "Not a state", 5), getValues(records, "homeStateId"));
+      assertEquals(ListBuilder.of(1, 2, null, null, null), getValues(records, "homeStateId"));
 
       assertThat(records.get(0).getErrors()).isNullOrEmpty();
       assertThat(records.get(1).getErrors()).isNullOrEmpty();