diff --git a/parsers/caves.py b/parsers/caves.py
index e1918c7b7..90b9a93c3 100644
--- a/parsers/caves.py
+++ b/parsers/caves.py
@@ -855,6 +855,7 @@ def read_cave(filename, mvf=None, cave=None):
         manual_edit = False
         
         # The Cave object should already have been created when reading the entrance_data file
+        # But what if there is no Entrance (yet) ? Then the cave won't exist.
         caves = Cave.objects.filter(filename=filename) 
         if len(caves) ==1:
             cave = caves[0]
@@ -864,7 +865,11 @@ def read_cave(filename, mvf=None, cave=None):
                 cave = c[0]
             else:
                 print(f" * Cannot find single Cave object for cave_data/{filename}  from entrance_data file. {len(caves)} found")
-                return False
+                message = f' * {slug:12} Cannot find single Cave object for cave_data/{filename}  from entrance_data file. {len(caves)} found. "'
+                DataIssue.objects.create(parser="caves", message=message, url=f"/{slug[0:4]}/{slug}_cave_edit/")
+                print(message)
+                cave = make_cave(slug)
+                # return False
                 
 
     # From here on the code applies to both edited and newly-imported caves (mostly!)