diff --git a/application/models/Logbook_model.php b/application/models/Logbook_model.php
index a6417c03e..feda1898b 100644
--- a/application/models/Logbook_model.php
+++ b/application/models/Logbook_model.php
@@ -4591,6 +4591,12 @@ class Logbook_model extends CI_Model {
 
 		$my_error = "";
 
+		if (validateADIFDate($record['qso_date']) != true) {
+			log_message("Error", "Trying to import QSO with invalid date: " . $record['qso_date']. " for station_id " . $station_id . ". Call: " . ($record['call'] ?? '') . " Mode: " . ($record['mode'] ?? '') . " Band: " . ($record['band'] ?? ''));
+			$returner['error']=__("QSO on")." ".$record['qso_date'].": ".__("You tried to import a QSO without valid date. This QSO wasn't imported. It's invalid") . "<br>";
+			return($returner);
+		}
+
 		// Join date+time
 		$time_on = date('Y-m-d', strtotime($record['qso_date'] ?? '1970-01-01')) . " " . date('H:i:s', strtotime($record['time_on'] ?? '00:00:00'));
 
@@ -4645,7 +4651,7 @@ class Logbook_model extends CI_Model {
 
 		if (($band ?? '') == '') {
 			log_message("Error", "Trying to import QSO without Band for station_id " . $station_id . ". QSO Date/Time: " . $time_on . " at ".($record['freq'] ?? 'N/A')." Mode: " . ($record['mode'] ?? '') . " Call: " . ($record['call'] ?? ''));
-			$returner['error']=sprintf(__("QSO on %s: You tried to import a QSO without any given Band. This QSO wasn't imported. It's invalid"),$time_on);
+			$returner['error']=sprintf(__("QSO on %s: You tried to import a QSO without any given Band. This QSO wasn't imported. It's invalid"), $time_on);
 
 			return($returner);
 		}
@@ -5000,13 +5006,11 @@ class Logbook_model extends CI_Model {
 			// lotw_qslrdate can obly be valid if lotw_qsl_rcvd is one of the following values
 			// ref: https://www.adif.org.uk/316/ADIF_316.htm#QSO_Field_LOTW_QSLRDATE
 			$valid_lotw_rcvd = ['Y', 'I', 'V'];
-			if (($record['lotw_qslrdate'] ?? '') != '' && in_array(strtoupper($input_lotw_qsl_rcvd), $valid_lotw_rcvd)) {
+			if (($record['lotw_qslrdate'] ?? '') != '' && in_array(strtoupper($input_lotw_qsl_rcvd ?? ''), $valid_lotw_rcvd)) {
 				if (validateADIFDate($record['lotw_qslrdate']) == true) {
 					$input_lotw_qslrdate = $record['lotw_qslrdate'];
 				} else {
 					$input_lotw_qslrdate = NULL;
-					$my_error .= "Error QSO: Date: " . $time_on . " Callsign: " . $record['call'] . " ".__("the lotw_qslrdate is invalid (YYYYMMDD)").": " . $record['lotw_qslrdate'] . "; " . __("LoTW Rcvd status will be reset.") . "<br>";
-					$input_lotw_qsl_rcvd = NULL;
 				}
 			} else {
 				$input_lotw_qslrdate = NULL;
@@ -5030,13 +5034,56 @@ class Logbook_model extends CI_Model {
 					$input_lotw_qslsdate = $record['lotw_qslsdate'];
 				} else {
 					$input_lotw_qslsdate = NULL;
-					$my_error .= "Error QSO: Date: " . $time_on . " Callsign: " . $record['call'] . " ".__("the lotw_qslsdate is invalid (YYYYMMDD)").": " . $record['lotw_qslsdate'] . "; " . __("LoTW Sent status will be reset.") . "<br>";
-					$input_lotw_qsl_sent = NULL;
 				}
 			} else {
 				$input_lotw_qslsdate = NULL;
 			}
 
+			/**
+			 * Validate eQSL Fields
+			 */
+			if (isset($record['eqsl_qsl_rcvd'])) {
+				$input_eqsl_qsl_rcvd = mb_strimwidth($record['eqsl_qsl_rcvd'], 0, 1);
+			} else {
+				$input_eqsl_qsl_rcvd = NULL;
+			}
+
+			// eqsl_qslrdate can obly be valid if EQSL_QSL_RCVD is one of the following values
+			// ref: https://www.adif.org.uk/316/ADIF_316.htm#QSO_Field_EQSL_QSLRDATE
+			$valid_eqsl_rcvd = ['Y', 'I', 'V'];
+			if (($record['eqsl_qslrdate'] ?? '') != '' && in_array(strtoupper($input_eqsl_qsl_rcvd ?? ''), $valid_eqsl_rcvd)) {
+				if (validateADIFDate($record['eqsl_qslrdate']) == true) {
+					$input_eqsl_qslrdate = $record['eqsl_qslrdate'];
+				} else {
+					$input_eqsl_qslrdate = NULL;
+				}
+			} else {
+				$input_eqsl_qslrdate = NULL;
+			}
+
+			if ($markEqsl != NULL) {
+				$input_eqsl_qsl_sent = 'Y';
+			} elseif (isset($record['eqsl_qsl_sent'])) {
+				$input_eqsl_qsl_sent = mb_strimwidth($record['eqsl_qsl_sent'], 0, 1);
+			} else {
+				$input_eqsl_qsl_sent = NULL;
+			}
+
+			// eqsl_qslsdate can obly be valid if eqsl_qsl_sent is one of the following values
+			// ref: https://www.adif.org.uk/316/ADIF_316.htm#QSO_Field_EQSL_QSLSDATE
+			$valid_eqsl_sent = ['Y', 'Q', 'I'];
+			if ($markEqsl != NULL) {
+				$input_eqsl_qslsdate = $date = date("Y-m-d H:i:s", strtotime("now"));
+			} elseif (($record['eqsl_qslsdate'] ?? '') != '' && in_array(strtoupper($input_eqsl_qsl_sent ?? ''), $valid_eqsl_sent)) {
+				if (validateADIFDate($record['eqsl_qslsdate']) == true) {
+					$input_eqsl_qslsdate = $record['eqsl_qslsdate'];
+				} else {
+					$input_eqsl_qslsdate = NULL;
+				}
+			} else {
+				$input_eqsl_qslsdate = NULL;
+			}
+
 			// Get active station_id from station profile if one hasn't been provided
 			if ($station_id == "" || $station_id == "0") {
 				$this->load->model('stations');
@@ -5067,14 +5114,6 @@ class Logbook_model extends CI_Model {
 				$input_qrzcom_qso_upload_status = (!empty($record['qrzcom_qso_upload_status'])) ? $record['qrzcom_qso_upload_status'] : '';
 			}
 
-			if ($markEqsl != null) {
-				$input_eqsl_qso_upload_status = 'Y';
-				$input_eqsl_qso_upload_date = $date = date("Y-m-d H:i:s", strtotime("now"));
-			} else {
-				$input_eqsl_qso_upload_date = (!empty($record['eqsl_qslsdate'])) ? $record['eqsl_qslsdate'] : null;
-				$input_eqsl_qso_upload_status = (!empty($record['eqsl_qsl_sent'])) ? $record['eqsl_qsl_sent'] : '';
-			}
-
 			if ($markDcl != null) {
 				$input_dcl_qso_upload_status = 'Y';
 				$input_dcl_qso_upload_date = $date = date("Y-m-d H:i:s", strtotime("now"));
@@ -5127,10 +5166,10 @@ class Logbook_model extends CI_Model {
 				'COL_DXCC' => $dxcc[0],
 				'COL_EMAIL' => (!empty($record['email'])) ? $record['email'] : '',
 				'COL_EQ_CALL' => (!empty($record['eq_call'])) ? $record['eq_call'] : '',
-				'COL_EQSL_QSL_RCVD' => (!empty($record['eqsl_qsl_rcvd'])) ? $record['eqsl_qsl_rcvd'] : null,
-				'COL_EQSL_QSL_SENT' => $input_eqsl_qso_upload_status,
-				'COL_EQSL_QSLRDATE' => (!empty($record['eqsl_qslrdate'])) ? $record['eqsl_qslrdate'] : null,
-				'COL_EQSL_QSLSDATE' => $input_eqsl_qso_upload_date,
+				'COL_EQSL_QSL_RCVD' => $input_eqsl_qsl_rcvd,
+				'COL_EQSL_QSL_SENT' => $input_eqsl_qsl_sent,
+				'COL_EQSL_QSLRDATE' => $input_eqsl_qslrdate,
+				'COL_EQSL_QSLSDATE' => $input_eqsl_qslsdate,
 				'COL_EQSL_STATUS' => (!empty($record['eqsl_status'])) ? $record['eqsl_status'] : '',
 				'COL_EQSL_AG' => (!empty($record['eqsl_ag'])) ? $record['eqsl_ag'] : '',
 				'COL_FISTS' => (!empty($record['fists'])) ? $record['fists'] : null,
@@ -6471,6 +6510,16 @@ class Logbook_model extends CI_Model {
 }
 
 function validateADIFDate($date, $format = 'Ymd') {
-	$d = DateTime::createFromFormat($format, $date);
-	return $d && $d->format($format) == $date;
+    try {
+        $d = DateTime::createFromFormat($format, $date);
+
+        // Check if parsing failed or if the formatted date doesn't match input
+        if (!$d || $d->format($format) !== $date) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return true; // Valid date
+    } catch (Exception $e) {
+        return false; // Catch unexpected errors
+    }
 }