diff --git a/api/core/data_loader/loader/excel.py b/api/core/data_loader/loader/excel.py
index 580abd9b1d..5e76c21a8f 100644
--- a/api/core/data_loader/loader/excel.py
+++ b/api/core/data_loader/loader/excel.py
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ class ExcelLoader(BaseLoader):
         wb = load_workbook(filename=self._file_path, read_only=True)
         # loop over all sheets
         for sheet in wb:
+            if 'A1:A1' == sheet.calculate_dimension():
+                sheet.reset_dimensions()
             for row in sheet.iter_rows(values_only=True):
                 if all(v is None for v in row):
                     continue