diff --git a/lib_afc_mosaic/universe_map_file.py b/lib_afc_mosaic/universe_map_file.py
index 02e04ef..31b08bd 100644
--- a/lib_afc_mosaic/universe_map_file.py
+++ b/lib_afc_mosaic/universe_map_file.py
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ class AFCMUniverseMapFile:
                                   amplify_key,
                                   mapping[amplify_key])
 
-            if new_row['UID'] is None or new_row['UID'] == 'n/a':
+            if new_row['UID'].strip() in [None, 'n/a', '']:
                 new_row['UID'] = str(uuid.uuid4())
 
             new_row['Cell_Phone'] = formatted_number
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ccf27f8..054afc9 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ with open('README.md', 'r') as f:
 
 setup(
     name='lib_afc_mosaic',
-    version='0.1.10',
+    version='0.1.11',
     author='',
     author_email='',
     description='',