diff --git a/scoap3/articles/tests/test_article_views.py b/scoap3/articles/tests/test_article_views.py
index aa5fad738..5f634828d 100644
--- a/scoap3/articles/tests/test_article_views.py
+++ b/scoap3/articles/tests/test_article_views.py
@@ -216,6 +216,28 @@ def test_update_article_from_workflow(self, client, user, shared_datadir):
         assert len(expected_dois) == 1
         assert "10.5506/APhysPolB.54.10-A3" in expected_dois
 
+    def test_create_article_from_workflow_without_abstract(
+        self, client, user, shared_datadir
+    ):
+        client.force_login(user)
+        contents = (shared_datadir / "workflow_record.json").read_text()
+        data = json.loads(contents)
+
+        del data["abstracts"]
+        response = client.post(
+            reverse("api:article-workflow-import-list"),
+            data,
+            content_type="application/json",
+        )
+
+        assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK
+        assert "abstract" in response.data
+        assert response.data["abstract"] == ""
+
+        article_id = response.data["id"]
+        article = Article.objects.get(id=article_id)
+        assert article.abstract == ""
+
     def test_create_article_from_workflow_without_publication_date(
         self, client, user, shared_datadir
     ):
diff --git a/scoap3/tasks.py b/scoap3/tasks.py
index 30e44181c..9a245efee 100644
--- a/scoap3/tasks.py
+++ b/scoap3/tasks.py
@@ -86,9 +86,13 @@ def _create_article(data, licenses):
     article_data = {
         "title": data["titles"][0].get("title"),
         "subtitle": data["titles"][0].get("subtitle", ""),
-        "abstract": data["abstracts"][0].get("value", ""),
     }
 
+    try:
+        article_data["abstract"] = data["abstracts"][0].get("value", "")
+    except (KeyError, IndexError):
+        pass
+
     doi_exists = False
     doi_value = data.get("dois")[0].get("value")
     if doi_value: