diff --git a/src/python/location-importer.in b/src/python/location-importer.in
index da058d3..c2b3e41 100644
--- a/src/python/location-importer.in
+++ b/src/python/location-importer.in
@@ -574,6 +574,22 @@ class CLI(object):
 		# be suitable for libloc consumption...
 		return True
 
+	def _check_parsed_asn(self, asn):
+		"""
+			Assistive function to filter Autonomous System Numbers not being suitable
+			for adding to our database. Returns False in such cases, and True otherwise.
+		"""
+
+		if not asn or not isinstance(asn, int):
+			return False
+
+		if not ((1 <= asn and asn <= 23455) or (23457 <= asn and asn <= 64495) or (131072 <= asn and asn <= 4199999999)):
+			log.debug("Skipping invalid ASN: %s" % asn)
+			return False
+
+		# ASN is fine if we made it here...
+		return True
+
 	def _parse_block(self, block, source_key, validcountries = None):
 		# Get first line to find out what type of block this is
 		line = block[0]
@@ -829,8 +845,8 @@ class CLI(object):
 					log.debug("Skipping ARIN AS names line not containing an integer for ASN")
 					continue
 
-				if not ((1 <= asn and asn <= 23455) or (23457 <= asn and asn <= 64495) or (131072 <= asn and asn <= 4199999999)):
-					log.debug("Skipping ARIN AS names line not containing a valid ASN: %s" % asn)
+				# Filter invalid ASNs...
+				if not self._check_parsed_asn(asn):
 					continue
 
 				# Skip any AS name that appears to be a placeholder for a different RIR or entity...