diff --git a/api/src/services/summary-service.ts b/api/src/services/summary-service.ts
index d9fdc7e698..bed92ff4e1 100644
--- a/api/src/services/summary-service.ts
+++ b/api/src/services/summary-service.ts
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ export class SummaryService extends DBService {
 
     const media_state = file.getMediaState();
     if (!media_state.isValid) {
-      return { csv_state: ([] as unknown) as ICsvState[], media_state };
+      return { csv_state: [], media_state };
     }
 
     // Run CSV content validations
diff --git a/api/src/services/validation-service.ts b/api/src/services/validation-service.ts
index 5460127e04..9261e90a3d 100644
--- a/api/src/services/validation-service.ts
+++ b/api/src/services/validation-service.ts
@@ -366,7 +366,10 @@ export class ValidationService extends DBService {
     const media_state = file.getMediaState();
 
     if (!media_state.isValid) {
-      return { csv_state: ([] as unknown) as ICsvState[], media_state };
+      return {
+        csv_state: [],
+        media_state
+      };
     }
 
     file.validateContent(parser);
@@ -397,7 +400,7 @@ export class ValidationService extends DBService {
   async persistValidationResults(csvState: ICsvState[], mediaState: IMediaState): Promise<boolean> {
     defaultLog.debug({ label: 'persistValidationResults', message: 'validationResults' });
 
-    let parseError = false;
+    const parseError = false;
     const errors: MessageError[] = [];
 
     mediaState.fileErrors?.forEach((fileError) => {
@@ -440,10 +443,6 @@ export class ValidationService extends DBService {
 
     if (!mediaState.isValid || csvState?.some((item) => !item.isValid)) {
       // At least 1 error exists, skip remaining steps
-      parseError = true;
-    }
-
-    if (parseError) {
       throw new SubmissionError({ messages: errors });
     }
 
diff --git a/api/src/utils/media/xlsx/transformation/xlsx-transform.ts b/api/src/utils/media/xlsx/transformation/xlsx-transform.ts
index 40c078e370..6d8d48766c 100644
--- a/api/src/utils/media/xlsx/transformation/xlsx-transform.ts
+++ b/api/src/utils/media/xlsx/transformation/xlsx-transform.ts
@@ -135,17 +135,17 @@ export class XLSXTransform {
     const worksheetJSONWithKey: RowObject[] = [];
 
     for (let i = 0; i < numberOfRows; i++) {
-      const primaryKey = this._getKeyForRowObject(worksheetJSON[i], templateMetaSchema.primaryKey, i);
+      const primaryKey = this._getKeyForRowObject(worksheetJSON[i], templateMetaSchema.primaryKey);
 
       if (!primaryKey) {
         continue;
       }
 
-      const parentKey = this._getKeyForRowObject(worksheetJSON[i], templateMetaSchema.parentKey, i);
+      const parentKey = this._getKeyForRowObject(worksheetJSON[i], templateMetaSchema.parentKey);
 
       const childKeys = templateMetaSchema.foreignKeys
         .map((foreignKeys: { sheetName: TemplateColumnName; primaryKey: string[] }) => {
-          return this._getKeyForRowObject(worksheetJSON[i], foreignKeys.primaryKey, i);
+          return this._getKeyForRowObject(worksheetJSON[i], foreignKeys.primaryKey);
         })
         .filter((item): item is string => !!item);
 
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ export class XLSXTransform {
     return worksheetJSONWithKey;
   }
 
-  _getKeyForRowObject(RowObject: Record<TemplateColumnName, any>, keyColumnNames: string[], rowNumber: number): string {
+  _getKeyForRowObject(RowObject: Record<TemplateColumnName, any>, keyColumnNames: string[]): string {
     if (!keyColumnNames.length) {
       return '';
     }
@@ -178,9 +178,7 @@ export class XLSXTransform {
         return RowObject[columnName];
       })
       .filter((value) => !isNaN || value)
-      .join(':')
-      .concat(':')
-      .concat(rowNumber.toString());
+      .join(':');
 
     return primaryKey;
   }