diff --git a/src/meshdb/utils/spreadsheet_import/main.py b/src/meshdb/utils/spreadsheet_import/main.py
index f1817e17..f0644e90 100644
--- a/src/meshdb/utils/spreadsheet_import/main.py
+++ b/src/meshdb/utils/spreadsheet_import/main.py
@@ -238,8 +238,11 @@ def main():
 
         logging.info(f"Doing one last scan pass to to check device / node activity consistency")
         for node in models.Node.objects.filter(status=models.Node.NodeStatus.INACTIVE).prefetch_related("devices"):
-            if any(device.status == models.Device.DeviceStatus.ACTIVE for device in node.devices.all()):
-                logging.info(f"Found active devices on inactive node {node}, marking active")
+            if any(
+                device.status == models.Device.DeviceStatus.ACTIVE and "Placeholder Device" not in device.name
+                for device in node.devices.all()
+            ):
+                logging.info(f"Found active non-placeholder devices on inactive node {node}, marking active")
                 node.status = models.Node.NodeStatus.ACTIVE
                 node.save()
 
diff --git a/src/meshdb/utils/spreadsheet_import/parse_link.py b/src/meshdb/utils/spreadsheet_import/parse_link.py
index 2b0183ed..dc36fc82 100644
--- a/src/meshdb/utils/spreadsheet_import/parse_link.py
+++ b/src/meshdb/utils/spreadsheet_import/parse_link.py
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ def find_access_point_from_install_number(install_number: int) -> Optional[Acces
 def create_spreadsheet_link_notes(spreadsheet_link: SpreadsheetLink):
     notes = (
         f"Imported from spreadsheet link row "
-        + f"{spreadsheet_link.from_node_id}->{spreadsheet_link.to_node_id} ({spreadsheet_link.status})\n"
+        + f"{spreadsheet_link.from_node_id}->{spreadsheet_link.to_node_id} ({spreadsheet_link.status.value})\n"
         + "\n".join(
             s.strip()
             for s in [spreadsheet_link.where_to_where, spreadsheet_link.notes, spreadsheet_link.comments]
diff --git a/src/meshdb/utils/spreadsheet_import/parse_node.py b/src/meshdb/utils/spreadsheet_import/parse_node.py
index 1c5cccb1..1352d955 100644
--- a/src/meshdb/utils/spreadsheet_import/parse_node.py
+++ b/src/meshdb/utils/spreadsheet_import/parse_node.py
@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@ def get_spreadsheet_node_notes(row: SpreadsheetRow) -> str:
     if row.notes2:
         notes = f"Spreadsheet Notes2 (#{row.id}):\n{row.notes}"
 
-    if notes:
-        notes += f"-------\n\n"
-
     return notes
 
 
@@ -88,12 +85,10 @@ def get_or_create_node(
             node.type = new_type
 
         if row.notes or row.notes2:
-            node.notes += (
-                f"Spreadsheet Notes (#{row.id}):\n"
-                f"{row.notes if row.notes else None}\n\n"
-                f"Spreadsheet Notes2 (#{row.id}):\n"
-                f"{row.notes2 if row.notes2 else None}\n\n"
-            )
+            if row.notes:
+                node.notes += f"Spreadsheet Notes (#{row.id}):\n{row.notes}\n\n"
+            if row.notes2:
+                node.notes += f"Spreadsheet Notes2 (#{row.id}):\n{row.notes2}\n\n"
 
         return node