diff --git a/docs/release-notes/version-2.11.md b/docs/release-notes/version-2.11.md
index f1e3bf838..94528336f 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/version-2.11.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/version-2.11.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 * [#6892](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/6892) - Fix validation of unit ranges when creating a rack reservation
 * [#6902](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/6902) - Populate device field when cloning device components
 * [#6909](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/6909) - Remove extraneous `site` column from VLAN group import form
+* [#6910](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/6910) - Fix exception on invalid CSV import column name
 
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diff --git a/netbox/netbox/views/generic.py b/netbox/netbox/views/generic.py
index bd3d6300a..d26b56464 100644
--- a/netbox/netbox/views/generic.py
+++ b/netbox/netbox/views/generic.py
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ class BulkImportView(GetReturnURLMixin, ObjectPermissionRequiredMixin, View):
             )
 
             def clean(self):
-                csv_rows = self.cleaned_data['csv'][1]
+                csv_rows = self.cleaned_data['csv'][1] if 'csv' in self.cleaned_data else None
                 csv_file = self.files.get('csv_file')
 
                 # Check that the user has not submitted both text data and a file