diff --git a/python/obitools3/commands/import.pyx b/python/obitools3/commands/import.pyx
index 89cd386..3125a05 100755
--- a/python/obitools3/commands/import.pyx
+++ b/python/obitools3/commands/import.pyx
@@ -400,12 +400,14 @@ def run(config):
             for tag in entry :
                 
                 if tag != ID_COLUMN and tag != DEFINITION_COLUMN and tag != NUC_SEQUENCE_COLUMN and tag != QUALITY_COLUMN :  # TODO dirty 
-                                    
+                
                     value = entry[tag]
                     if tag == b"taxid":
                         tag = TAXID_COLUMN
                     if tag == b"count":
                         tag = COUNT_COLUMN
+                    if tag == b"scientific_name":
+                        tag = SCIENTIFIC_NAME_COLUMN
                     if tag[:7] == b"merged_":
                         tag = MERGED_PREFIX+tag[7:]
 
@@ -418,7 +420,7 @@ def run(config):
                             pass
                     
                     if tag not in dcols :
-                                                
+                    
                         value_type = type(value)
                         nb_elts = 1
                         value_obitype = OBI_VOID
@@ -516,7 +518,7 @@ def run(config):
                                 dcols[tag][0][i] = value
         
         except Exception as e:
-            print("\nCould not import sequence:", repr(entry), "(error raised:", e, ")")
+            print("\nCould not import sequence:\n", repr(entry), "\nError raised:", e, "\n/!\ Check if '--input-na-string' option needs to be set")
             if 'skiperror' in config['obi'] and not config['obi']['skiperror']:
                 raise e
             else: