diff --git a/controllers/vcf.py b/controllers/vcf.py
index 6be20f9..2f3a39c 100644
--- a/controllers/vcf.py
+++ b/controllers/vcf.py
@@ -32,22 +32,24 @@ def vcf():
 
     if "First Name" not in headersMap:
         return("The file must have atleast the first name field set",400)
-
-    if request.form.get("removeWithoutNumber","")=="true" and "Phone Number" in headersMap:
-        columns = headersMap["Phone Number"].split(",") if headersMap["Phone Number"] else []
-        if columns:
-            mask = df[columns].apply(lambda x: all(x == ""), axis=1)
-            df = df[~mask]
-
-    #Less than 10 or not equal to 10 - must check
-    if request.form.get("removeLessThan10","")=="true" and "Phone Number" in headersMap:
-        columns = headersMap["Phone Number"].split(",") if headersMap["Phone Number"] else []
-        for column in columns:
-            df[column]=df[column].apply(lambda x: x if len(x)>=10 else "")
-
-    if request.form.get("removeDuplicate","")=="true" and "Phone Number" in headersMap:
-        columns = headersMap["Phone Number"].split(",") if headersMap["Phone Number"] else []
-        df = df.drop_duplicates(subset=columns,keep="first") if columns else df
+    
+    if "Phone Number" in headersMap:
+
+        if request.form.get("removeWithoutNumber","")=="true":
+            columns = headersMap["Phone Number"].split(",") if headersMap["Phone Number"] else []
+            if columns:
+                mask = df[columns].apply(lambda x: all(x == ""), axis=1)
+                df = df[~mask]
+
+        #Less than 10 or not equal to 10 - must check
+        if request.form.get("removeLessThan10","")=="true":
+            columns = headersMap["Phone Number"].split(",") if headersMap["Phone Number"] else []
+            for column in columns:
+                df[column]=df[column].apply(lambda x: x if len(x)>=10 else "")
+
+        if request.form.get("removeDuplicate","")=="true":
+            columns = headersMap["Phone Number"].split(",") if headersMap["Phone Number"] else []
+            df = df.drop_duplicates(subset=columns,keep="first") if columns else df
 
     if request.form.get("sample","")=="false":
         if request.form.get("splitVCF","")=="false":
diff --git a/utils/validateNumbers.py b/utils/validateNumbers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af41d1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/validateNumbers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# import phonenumbers
+
+# def validatePhoneNumber(number):
+#     try:
+#         parsedNumber = phonenumbers.parse(number)
+#         return phonenumbers.is_valid_number(parsedNumber)
+#     except phonenumbers.phonenumberutil.NumberParseException as e:
+#         return False
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