diff --git a/portality/bll/services/journal.py b/portality/bll/services/journal.py
index cd8bc766b0..fdad582080 100644
--- a/portality/bll/services/journal.py
+++ b/portality/bll/services/journal.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 from portality.lib.dates import FMT_DATETIME_SHORT
 from portality.store import StoreFactory, prune_container, StoreException
 from portality.crosswalks.journal_questions import Journal2QuestionXwalk
+from portality.util import no_op
 
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 import re, csv, random, string
@@ -131,6 +132,10 @@ def csv(self, prune=True, logger=None):
             {"arg": logger, "allow_none": True, "arg_name": "logger"}
         ], exceptions.ArgumentException)
 
+        # None isn't executable, so convert logger to NO-OP
+        if logger is None:
+            logger = no_op
+
         # ~~->FileStoreTemp:Feature~~
         filename = 'journalcsv__doaj_' + dates.now_str(FMT_DATETIME_SHORT) + '_utf8.csv'
         container_id = app.config.get("STORE_CACHE_CONTAINER")
diff --git a/portality/util.py b/portality/util.py
index 84423e1b91..2a4e1f36f3 100644
--- a/portality/util.py
+++ b/portality/util.py
@@ -186,3 +186,7 @@ def get_full_url_safe(endpoint):
     except werkzeug.routing.BuildError:
         app.logger.warning(f'endpoint not found -- [{endpoint}]')
         return None
+
+def no_op(*args, **kwargs):
+    """ noop (no operation) function """
+    pass
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