diff --git a/src/data/pltparser.cpp b/src/data/pltparser.cpp
index abe957f3..abaceda9 100644
--- a/src/data/pltparser.cpp
+++ b/src/data/pltparser.cpp
@@ -55,22 +55,28 @@ bool PLTParser::parse(QFile *file, QList<TrackData> &tracks,
 			Trackpoint tp(gcs->toWGS84(Coordinates(lon, lat)));
 
 			if (list.size() >= 4) {
-				double elevation = list.at(3).trimmed().toDouble(&res);
-				if (!res) {
-					_errorString = "Invalid elevation";
-					return false;
+				QByteArray field(list.at(3).trimmed());
+				if (!field.isEmpty()) {
+					double elevation = field.toDouble(&res);
+					if (!res) {
+						_errorString = "Invalid elevation";
+						return false;
+					}
+					if (elevation != -777)
+						tp.setElevation(elevation * 0.3048);
 				}
-				if (elevation != -777)
-					tp.setElevation(elevation * 0.3048);
 			}
 			if (list.size() >= 5) {
-				double date = list.at(4).trimmed().toDouble(&res);
-				if (!res) {
-					_errorString = "Invalid date";
-					return false;
+				QByteArray field(list.at(4).trimmed());
+				if (!field.isEmpty()) {
+					double date = field.toDouble(&res);
+					if (!res) {
+						_errorString = "Invalid date";
+						return false;
+					}
+					tp.setTimestamp(QDateTime::fromMSecsSinceEpoch(
+					  Date::delphi2unixMS(date)));
 				}
-				tp.setTimestamp(QDateTime::fromMSecsSinceEpoch(
-				  Date::delphi2unixMS(date)));
 			}
 
 			track.append(tp);
diff --git a/src/data/rteparser.cpp b/src/data/rteparser.cpp
index 36c6b7cc..691a1ef3 100644
--- a/src/data/rteparser.cpp
+++ b/src/data/rteparser.cpp
@@ -68,17 +68,21 @@ bool RTEParser::parse(QFile *file, QList<TrackData> &tracks,
 				if (!name.isEmpty())
 					wp.setName(name);
 				if (list.size() >= 8) {
-					double date = list.at(7).trimmed().toDouble(&res);
-					if (!res) {
-						_errorString = "Invalid date";
-						return false;
+					QByteArray field(list.at(7).trimmed());
+					if (!field.isEmpty()) {
+						double date = field.toDouble(&res);
+						if (!res) {
+							_errorString = "Invalid date";
+							return false;
+						}
+						wp.setTimestamp(QDateTime::fromMSecsSinceEpoch(
+						  Date::delphi2unixMS(date)));
 					}
-					wp.setTimestamp(QDateTime::fromMSecsSinceEpoch(
-					  Date::delphi2unixMS(date)));
 				}
 				if (list.size() >= 14) {
 					QString desc(list.at(13).trimmed().replace('\xD1', ','));
-					wp.setDescription(desc);
+					if (!desc.isEmpty())
+						wp.setDescription(desc);
 				}
 
 				routes.last().append(wp);
diff --git a/src/data/wptparser.cpp b/src/data/wptparser.cpp
index f07ca92e..8697c521 100644
--- a/src/data/wptparser.cpp
+++ b/src/data/wptparser.cpp
@@ -51,26 +51,33 @@ bool WPTParser::parse(QFile *file, QList<TrackData> &tracks,
 			if (!name.isEmpty())
 				wp.setName(name);
 			if (list.size() >= 5) {
-				double date = list.at(4).trimmed().toDouble(&res);
-				if (!res) {
-					_errorString = "Invalid date";
-					return false;
+				QByteArray field(list.at(4).trimmed());
+				if (!field.isEmpty()) {
+					double date = field.toDouble(&res);
+					if (!res) {
+						_errorString = "Invalid date";
+						return false;
+					}
+					wp.setTimestamp(QDateTime::fromMSecsSinceEpoch(
+					  Date::delphi2unixMS(date)));
 				}
-				wp.setTimestamp(QDateTime::fromMSecsSinceEpoch(
-				  Date::delphi2unixMS(date)));
 			}
 			if (list.size() >= 11) {
 				QString desc(list.at(10).trimmed().replace('\xD1', ','));
 				if (!desc.isEmpty())
 					wp.setDescription(desc);
-			} if (list.size() >= 15) {
-				double elevation = list.at(14).trimmed().toDouble(&res);
-				if (!res) {
-					_errorString = "Invalid elevation";
-					return false;
+			}
+			if (list.size() >= 15) {
+				QByteArray field(list.at(14).trimmed());
+				if (!field.isEmpty()) {
+					double elevation = list.at(14).trimmed().toDouble(&res);
+					if (!res) {
+						_errorString = "Invalid elevation";
+						return false;
+					}
+					if (elevation != -777)
+						wp.setElevation(elevation * 0.3048);
 				}
-				if (elevation != -777)
-					wp.setElevation(elevation * 0.3048);
 			}
 
 			waypoints.append(wp);