diff --git a/app/main/views/send.py b/app/main/views/send.py
index 2b36e5723..e9eaf8e24 100644
--- a/app/main/views/send.py
+++ b/app/main/views/send.py
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ def send_messages(service_id, template_id):
     form = CsvUploadForm()
     if form.validate_on_submit():
         try:
+            data = Spreadsheet.from_file_form(form).as_dict
+            raise Exception(f"Data in send: {data}")
             upload_id = s3upload(
                 service_id,
                 Spreadsheet.from_file_form(form).as_dict,
diff --git a/app/models/spreadsheet.py b/app/models/spreadsheet.py
index 4df7a0c1b..b321146d6 100644
--- a/app/models/spreadsheet.py
+++ b/app/models/spreadsheet.py
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ class Spreadsheet:
     @staticmethod
     def normalise_newlines(file_content):
         rows = file_content.read().decode("utf-8").splitlines()
-        if len(rows) == 0 or rows[0] is None or rows[0] == "":
-            raise Exception("No header row")
         return "\r\n".join(rows)