diff --git a/ImperatorToCK3.UnitTests/Imperator/Characters/CharacterTests.cs b/ImperatorToCK3.UnitTests/Imperator/Characters/CharacterTests.cs
index 84f83de5b..b8d52ce4f 100644
--- a/ImperatorToCK3.UnitTests/Imperator/Characters/CharacterTests.cs
+++ b/ImperatorToCK3.UnitTests/Imperator/Characters/CharacterTests.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ public class CharacterTests {
 	private readonly GenesDB genesDB = new();
 	[Fact]
 	public void FieldsCanBeSet() {
+		var dnaStr = "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA==";
 		var reader = new BufferedReader(
 			"= {" +
 			"\tcountry=69" +
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ public void FieldsCanBeSet() {
 			"\t}\n" +
 			"\tnickname = \"the Great\"\n" +
 			"\tattributes={ martial=1 finesse=2 charisma=3 zeal=4 }" +
-			"\tdna=\"paradoxianDna\"" +
+			"\tdna=\"" + dnaStr + "\"" +
 			"\tage=56\n" +
 			"\tprovince=69" +
 			"\tprisoner_home=68" +
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ public void FieldsCanBeSet() {
 		Assert.Equal(2, character.Attributes.Finesse);
 		Assert.Equal(3, character.Attributes.Charisma);
 		Assert.Equal(4, character.Attributes.Zeal);
-		Assert.Equal("paradoxianDna", character.DNA);
+		Assert.Equal(dnaStr, character.DNA);
 		Assert.Equal((uint)56, character.Age);
 		Assert.Equal((ulong)69, character.ProvinceId);
 	}
@@ -205,10 +206,10 @@ public void CultureCanBeInheritedFromFamily() {
 	}
 
 	[Fact]
-	public void PortraitDataIsNotExtractedFromDnaOfWrongLength() {
+	public void PortraitDataIsNotExtractedFromEmptyDNAString() {
 		var reader = new BufferedReader(
 			// ReSharper disable once StringLiteralTypo
-			"={dna=\"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/AH8AfwB/==\"}"
+			"={dna=\"\"}"
 		);
 		var character = ImperatorToCK3.Imperator.Characters.Character.Parse(reader, "42", genesDB);
 		Assert.Null(character.PortraitData);
diff --git a/ImperatorToCK3/CK3/Characters/DNAFactory.cs b/ImperatorToCK3/CK3/Characters/DNAFactory.cs
index d458adb45..f2ade1cbc 100644
--- a/ImperatorToCK3/CK3/Characters/DNAFactory.cs
+++ b/ImperatorToCK3/CK3/Characters/DNAFactory.cs
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ public DNA GenerateDNA(Imperator.Characters.Character irCharacter, PortraitData
 				IntSliderValueRecessive = 128
 			});
 		}
-		
+
 		return new DNA(id, colorDNAValues, morphDNAValues, accessoryDNAValues);
 	}
 	
diff --git a/ImperatorToCK3/Imperator/Characters/Character.cs b/ImperatorToCK3/Imperator/Characters/Character.cs
index 7514b7765..aede9b32a 100644
--- a/ImperatorToCK3/Imperator/Characters/Character.cs
+++ b/ImperatorToCK3/Imperator/Characters/Character.cs
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ public static Character Parse(BufferedReader reader, string idString, GenesDB? g
 		parser.ParseStream(reader);
 		if (genesDB is null) {
 			Logger.Warn($"GenesDB is null when parsing character {idString}!");
-		} else if (parsedCharacter.DNA?.Length == 552) {
+		} else if (parsedCharacter.DNA?.Length > 0) {
 			parsedCharacter.PortraitData = new PortraitData(parsedCharacter.DNA, genesDB, parsedCharacter.AgeSex);
 		}