diff --git a/app/validators/link_or_identifier_validator.rb b/app/validators/link_or_identifier_validator.rb
index f487b7a25..e72e3e520 100644
--- a/app/validators/link_or_identifier_validator.rb
+++ b/app/validators/link_or_identifier_validator.rb
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ def will_continue_on_exists_and_link_blank?(record)
   end
 
   def will_continue_on_blank_and_link_exists?(record)
-    record.licence_transaction_will_continue_on.blank? && record.licence_transaction_continuation_link.present?
+    # TODO: remove after licences have been imported, currently ~40 licences don't have will
+    # continue on text but do have a link. Next time these licences are edited, they will need
+    # the link text to save and publish
+    unless record.imported
+      record.licence_transaction_will_continue_on.blank? && record.licence_transaction_continuation_link.present?
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/validators/link_or_identifier_validator_spec.rb b/spec/validators/link_or_identifier_validator_spec.rb
index 817e7266c..0f5825db6 100644
--- a/spec/validators/link_or_identifier_validator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/validators/link_or_identifier_validator_spec.rb
@@ -4,16 +4,19 @@ class LicenceTransaction
   include ActiveModel::API
   attr_accessor :licence_transaction_continuation_link,
                 :licence_transaction_will_continue_on,
-                :licence_transaction_licence_identifier
+                :licence_transaction_licence_identifier,
+                :imported
 end
 
 RSpec.describe LinkOrIdentifierValidator do
+  let(:imported) { false }
   let(:record) do
     LicenceTransaction.new(
       {
         licence_transaction_continuation_link: link,
         licence_transaction_will_continue_on: will_continue_on,
         licence_transaction_licence_identifier: identifier,
+        imported:,
       },
     )
   end
@@ -42,6 +45,18 @@ class LicenceTransaction
     end
   end
 
+  context "when a link exists without will continue on text for an imported licence" do
+    let(:link) { "https://www.gov.uk" }
+    let(:will_continue_on) { nil }
+    let(:identifier) { nil }
+    let(:imported) { true }
+
+    it "validates successfully" do
+      subject.validate(record)
+      expect(record.errors[:licence_transaction_continuation_link]).to be_blank
+    end
+  end
+
   context "when a link, will continue on and link doesn't exist" do
     let(:link) { nil }
     let(:will_continue_on) { nil }