diff --git a/app/commands/ImportMLPMA.php b/app/commands/ImportMLPMA.php
index 01eca5f4..a71801dd 100644
--- a/app/commands/ImportMLPMA.php
+++ b/app/commands/ImportMLPMA.php
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ class ImportMLPMA extends Command {
 			if ($taggedYear !== null && $modifiedDate->year === $taggedYear) {
 				$releasedAt = $modifiedDate;
 
-			} else if ($taggedYear !== null && (string) $taggedYear !== 4) {
+			} else if ($taggedYear !== null && (string) Str::length($taggedYear) !== 4) {
 				$this->error('This track\'s tagged year makes no sense! Using the track\'s last modified date...');
 				$releasedAt = $modifiedDate;