diff --git a/src/main/java/scm/address/logic/commands/ImportCommand.java b/src/main/java/scm/address/logic/commands/ImportCommand.java
index 565c2c1bf2c..6673fcb269b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/scm/address/logic/commands/ImportCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/scm/address/logic/commands/ImportCommand.java
@@ -190,6 +190,11 @@ private List<JsonAdaptedPerson> getPersonsFromCsv(String filePath) throws IOExce
         String headers = br.readLine();
         while ((line = br.readLine()) != null) {
             String[] info = line.split(splitBy);
+
+            if (info.length < 4) {
+                throw new IOException("Incorrect Data Format!");
+            }
+
             String name = info[0];
             String phone = info[1];
             String email = info[2];
diff --git a/src/test/data/ImportCommandTest/datasample.csv b/src/test/data/ImportCommandTest/datasample.csv
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cd708c0e68e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/data/ImportCommandTest/datasample.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Name,Email,Address
+Alan Turing,something@some.com,"21st street"
+Alan Burning,somethin2g@some.com,"22nd street"
diff --git a/src/test/java/scm/address/logic/commands/ImportCommandTest.java b/src/test/java/scm/address/logic/commands/ImportCommandTest.java
index ca46d97ffe0..a5070c2ae83 100644
--- a/src/test/java/scm/address/logic/commands/ImportCommandTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/scm/address/logic/commands/ImportCommandTest.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ public class ImportCommandTest {
     private static final String UNKNOWN_FILE_NAME = "./src/test/data/ImportCommandTest/abcdefgh_abcdefgh.json";
     private static final String ADDRESS_BOOK_PATH = "./src/test/data/ImportCommandTest/addressbook.json";
     private static final String TEST_CSV_FILE_PATH = "./src/test/data/ImportCommandTest/contacts.csv";
+    private static final String INVALID_DATA_CSV_FILE_PATH = "./src/test/data/ImportCommandTest/datasample.csv";
     private static final String UNKNOWN_FILE_EXTENSION = "./src/test/data/ImportCommandTest/contacts.xyz";
     private static final String NO_FILE_EXTENSION = "./src/test/data/ImportCommandTest/contacts";
     private static final String UNKNOWN_CSV_FILE = "./src/test/data/ImportCommandTest/abcdefg.csv";
@@ -135,6 +136,16 @@ public void retrievePersonsFromFile_invalidCsvFile_failure() {
         assertThrows(CommandException.class, () -> importCommand.execute(testModel));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void retrievePersonsFromFile_invalidDataCsvFile_failure() {
+        HashSet<File> curHashSet = new HashSet<>();
+        curHashSet.add(new File(INVALID_DATA_CSV_FILE_PATH));
+
+        Model testModel = new ModelManager(getTypicalAddressBook(), new UserPrefs(), getTypicalScheduleList());
+        ImportCommand importCommand = new ImportCommand(curHashSet);
+        assertThrows(CommandException.class, () -> importCommand.execute(testModel));
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void execute_importingFromUnknownFileFormat_failure() {
         HashSet<File> curHashSet = new HashSet<>();