diff --git a/src/et.cpp b/src/et.cpp
index a0316c4..849d329 100644
--- a/src/et.cpp
+++ b/src/et.cpp
@@ -1164,13 +1164,13 @@ List etImportEventTable(List inData, bool warnings = true){
   show["amt"] = true;
   std::vector<int> uIds;
   int curevid;
-  for (int i = 0; i < oldEvid.size(); i++){
+  for (int i = 0; i < oldEvid.size(); i++) {
     curevid = oldEvid[i];
     // Handle missing evid
     if (evidCol == -1 && methodCol == -1 && amtCol != -1){
       if (oldAmt[i] != 0) curevid = 1;
     }
-    if (curevid == 0){
+    if (curevid == 0) {
       id.push_back(oldId[i]);
       if (std::find(uIds.begin(), uIds.end(), oldId[i]) == uIds.end()){
         uIds.push_back(oldId[i]);
@@ -1207,7 +1207,7 @@ List etImportEventTable(List inData, bool warnings = true){
         ss.push_back(NA_INTEGER);
         nobs++;
       }
-    } else if (curevid <= 7){
+    } else if (curevid <= 7) {
       id.push_back(oldId[i]);
       if (std::find(uIds.begin(), uIds.end(), oldId[i]) == uIds.end()){
         uIds.push_back(oldId[i]);
@@ -1221,10 +1221,11 @@ List etImportEventTable(List inData, bool warnings = true){
       }
       amt.push_back(oldAmt[i]);
       if (curevid >= 5 && oldRate[i] != 0) stop(_("replacement/multiplication events cannot be combined with infusions"));
-      rate.push_back(oldRate[i]);
       if (curevid >= 5 && oldDur[i] != 0) stop(_("replacement/multiplication events cannot be combined with infusions"));
       dur.push_back(oldDur[i]);
       if (oldRate[i] > 0) show["rate"] = true;
+      if (oldRate[i] < 0) show["rate"] = true;
+      rate.push_back(oldRate[i]);
       if (oldDur[i] > 0) show["dur"] = true;
       ii.push_back(oldIi[i]);
       if (oldIi[i] > 0) show["ii"] = true;
@@ -1381,7 +1382,6 @@ List etImportEventTable(List inData, bool warnings = true){
   if (uIds.size() > 1){
     show["id"] = true;
   }
-
   //
   RObject timeUnitInfo;
   bool doTime = false;
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-et.R b/tests/testthat/test-et.R
index 823dc0a..c87fe72 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-et.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-et.R
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+test_that("et import rate=-2", {
+
+  d <- data.frame(id = c(1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1),
+       time = c(0, 2, 12.5, 24.5, 37, 48, 60.5, 72.5, 85.3, 96.5, 108.5, 112.5),
+       amt = c(25, 0, 3.5, 3.5, 3.5, 3.5, 3.5, 3.5, 3.5, 3.5, 3.5, 0),
+       rate = c(-2, 0, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, 0))
+  d2 <- as.data.frame(et(d))
+  expect_equal(d2$rate, c(-2, NA_real_, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, NA_real_))
+
+
+})
+
+
 for (radi in c(1, 2)) {
   forderForceBase(switch(radi,
                          TRUE,