diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index ee333040..f600589d 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # redcapAPI (development version)
 
 * `exportDags`, `exportFieldNames`, `exportProjectInformation`, `exportReportsTyped`, `importDags`, `writeDataForImport`, and `exportRecordsTYped` now have a `csv_delimiter` parameter to control delimiter utilized.
+* `importMetaData` bug fix when given duplicate names to exit and warn user properly.
 
 ## DEPRECATION NOTICES
 
diff --git a/R/importMetaData.R b/R/importMetaData.R
index cf2608e2..b74ee216 100644
--- a/R/importMetaData.R
+++ b/R/importMetaData.R
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ importMetaData.redcapApiConnection <- function(rcon,
   
   duplicate_field_name <- data$field_name[duplicated(data$field_name)]
   
-  if (any(duplicate_field_name)){
+  if (length(duplicate_field_name) > 0L){
     coll$push(sprintf("The following have duplicate field names: {%s}", 
                       duplicate_field_name))
   }