diff --git a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/import_ifc.py b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/import_ifc.py
index 6fc2c986c3..1c56c29581 100644
--- a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/import_ifc.py
+++ b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/import_ifc.py
@@ -96,7 +96,9 @@ class MaterialCreator:
                     has_parsed = True
         elif hasattr(element, "RepresentationMaps"):
             for representation_map in element.RepresentationMaps:
-                if self.parse_representation(representation_map.MappedRepresentation):
+                if not representation_map.MappedRepresentation:
+                    has_parsed = True  # Accommodate invalid IFC data from Revit
+                elif self.parse_representation(representation_map.MappedRepresentation):
                     has_parsed = True
         return has_parsed