diff --git a/utils/gtn-import.py b/utils/gtn-import.py
index 4e4435c26a..aa3fab2cff 100644
--- a/utils/gtn-import.py
+++ b/utils/gtn-import.py
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@
     link = entry.get("link", "")
     summary = html.unescape(entry.get("summary", ""))
 
-    slug = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(link.rstrip("/")))[0]
+    id = entry.get("id", "")
+    slug = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(id.rstrip("/")))[0]
     folder = f"{date_ymd}-{slug}" if import_type == "news" else f"{slug}"
 
     pr_exists = False