diff --git a/importers/jchat_importer.py b/importers/jchat_importer.py
index 5933c804c..1ca0272a1 100644
--- a/importers/jchat_importer.py
+++ b/importers/jchat_importer.py
@@ -140,9 +140,11 @@ def _read_message_div(self, div, data_store, datafile, change_id):
             platform_element = text_blocks[0][1]
             msg_content_element = text_blocks[0][2:]
 
-        if time_element is None:
+        if not text_blocks[0] or len(text_blocks[0]) < 3:
             self.errors.append(
-                {self.error_type: f"Unable to read message {msg_id}. No timestamp provided"}
+                {
+                    self.error_type: f"Unable to read message {msg_id}. Not enough parts (expecting timestamp, platform, message)"
+                }
             )
             return
 
@@ -150,23 +152,13 @@ def _read_message_div(self, div, data_store, datafile, change_id):
         timestamp = self.parse_timestamp(time_string, msg_id)
         time_element.record(self.name, "timestamp", timestamp)
 
-        if platform_element is None:
-            self.errors.append(
-                {self.error_type: f"Unable to read message {msg_id}. No platform provided"}
-            )
-            return
         platform_quad = platform_element.text[0:4]
         platform_element.record(self.name, "platform", platform_quad)
         # Match on quadgraphs
         platform = self.get_cached_platform_from_quad(data_store, platform_quad, change_id)
 
-        if not msg_content_element:
-            self.errors.append(
-                {self.error_type: f"Unable to read message {msg_id}. No message provided"}
-            )
-            return
         msg_content = self.parse_message_content(msg_content_element)
-        print(msg_content)
+
         if not msg_content:
             self.errors.append({self.error_type: f"Unable to parse JChat message {msg_id}."})
             return
diff --git a/tests/test_load_jchat.py b/tests/test_load_jchat.py
index d95def3ff..97832efe7 100644
--- a/tests/test_load_jchat.py
+++ b/tests/test_load_jchat.py
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ def test_invalid_missing_timestamp(self):
 
         check_errors_for_file_contents(
             html_string,
-            "Unable to read message 34544=34534. No timestamp provided",
+            "Unable to read message 34544=34534. Not enough parts (expecting timestamp, platform, message)",
             importer,
             "no_timestamp.html",
         )
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ def test_invalid_missing_platform(self):
 
         check_errors_for_file_contents(
             html_string,
-            "Unable to read message 34544=34534. No platform provided",
+            "Unable to read message 34544=34534. Not enough parts (expecting timestamp, platform, message)",
             importer,
             "no_platform.html",
         )
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ def test_invalid_missing_message(self):
 
         check_errors_for_file_contents(
             html_string,
-            "Unable to read message 34544=34534. No message provided",
+            "Unable to read message 34544=34534. Not enough parts (expecting timestamp, platform, message)",
             importer,
             "no_message",
         )
@@ -640,7 +640,10 @@ def test_empty_message(self):
         importer = JChatImporter()
 
         check_errors_for_file_contents(
-            html_string, "Unable to parse JChat message 34544=34534.", importer, "no_message"
+            html_string,
+            "Unable to read message 34544=34534. Not enough parts (expecting timestamp, platform, message)",
+            importer,
+            "no_message",
         )
 
     @staticmethod