diff --git a/app/main.py b/app/main.py
index c756410..9e60e9a 100644
--- a/app/main.py
+++ b/app/main.py
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ async def import_transactions_csv(
                 cheque_number = row.get("Cheque Number", "").strip()
                 description_1 = row.get("Description 1", "").strip()
                 description_2 = row.get("Description 2", "").strip()
-                amount_raw = row.get("Amount", "").strip()
+                amount_raw = row.get("Amount", "").strip()[1:]
                 vendor_id = row.get("VendorId", "").strip()
                 vendor_name = row.get("VendorName", "").strip()
                 account_id = row.get("AccountId", "").strip()