diff --git a/parser/columnSplicer.js b/parser/columnSplicer.js
index fd365b04..5812bc7d 100644
--- a/parser/columnSplicer.js
+++ b/parser/columnSplicer.js
@@ -153,14 +153,15 @@ export class ColumnSplicer {
   _spliceHedColumnTemplate() {
     const columnName = 'HED'
     const replacementString = this.columnValues.get(columnName)
-    if (replacementString === null || replacementString === 'n/a' || replacementString === '') {
+    if (
+      replacementString === undefined ||
+      replacementString === null ||
+      replacementString === 'n/a' ||
+      replacementString === ''
+    ) {
       return null
     }
 
-    if (replacementString === undefined) {
-      this.issues.push(generateIssue('undefinedCurlyBraces', { column: columnName }))
-      return []
-    }
     return this._reparseAndSpliceString(replacementString)
   }
 
diff --git a/tests/bidsTests.spec.js b/tests/bidsTests.spec.js
index a253ff83..7ab13c1c 100644
--- a/tests/bidsTests.spec.js
+++ b/tests/bidsTests.spec.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const fs = require('fs')
 const displayLog = true
 
 // Ability to select individual tests to run
-const runAll = false
+const runAll = true
 let onlyRun = new Map()
 if (!runAll) {
   onlyRun = new Map([['duplicate-tag-tests', ['invalid-duplicate-groups-first-level-tsv']]])
diff --git a/tests/runLog.txt b/tests/runLog.txt
index ec166b5a..a737db1d 100644
--- a/tests/runLog.txt
+++ b/tests/runLog.txt
@@ -1,23 +1,77 @@
-Total tests:3 Wrong errors:0 MissingErrors:0
-----Skipping valid-bids-datasets-with-limited-hed: no-hed-at-all-but-both-tsv-json-non-empty
-----Skipping valid-bids-datasets-with-limited-hed: only-header-in-tsv-with-return
-----Skipping valid-bids-datasets-with-limited-hed: empty-json-empty-tsv
-----Skipping valid-json-invalid-tsv: valid-sidecar-bad-tag-tsv
-----Skipping valid-json-invalid-tsv: valid-sidecar-tsv-curly-brace
-----Skipping duplicate-tag-tests: invalid-first-level-duplicate-json-tsv
+Total tests:57 Wrong errors:0 MissingErrors:0
+[no-hed-at-all-but-both-tsv-json-non-empty (Expect pass)]
+[valid-bids-datasets-with-limited-hed:no-hed-at-all-but-both-tsv-json-non-empty][Sidecar only](Expect pass)
+[valid-bids-datasets-with-limited-hed:no-hed-at-all-but-both-tsv-json-non-empty][Events only](Expect pass)
+[valid-bids-datasets-with-limited-hed:no-hed-at-all-but-both-tsv-json-non-empty][Events+side](Expect pass)
+[only-header-in-tsv-with-return (Expect pass)]
+[valid-bids-datasets-with-limited-hed:only-header-in-tsv-with-return][Sidecar only](Expect pass)
+[valid-bids-datasets-with-limited-hed:only-header-in-tsv-with-return][Events only](Expect pass)
+[valid-bids-datasets-with-limited-hed:only-header-in-tsv-with-return][Events+side](Expect pass)
+[empty-json-empty-tsv (Expect pass)]
+[valid-bids-datasets-with-limited-hed:empty-json-empty-tsv][Sidecar only](Expect pass)
+[valid-bids-datasets-with-limited-hed:empty-json-empty-tsv][Events only](Expect pass)
+[valid-bids-datasets-with-limited-hed:empty-json-empty-tsv][Events+side](Expect pass)
+[valid-sidecar-bad-tag-tsv (Expect pass)]
+[valid-json-invalid-tsv:valid-sidecar-bad-tag-tsv][Sidecar only](Expect pass)
+[valid-json-invalid-tsv:valid-sidecar-bad-tag-tsv][Events only](Expect fail)
+[valid-json-invalid-tsv:valid-sidecar-bad-tag-tsv][Events+side](Expect fail)
+[valid-sidecar-tsv-curly-brace (Expect pass)]
+[valid-json-invalid-tsv:valid-sidecar-tsv-curly-brace][Sidecar only](Expect pass)
+[valid-json-invalid-tsv:valid-sidecar-tsv-curly-brace][Events only](Expect fail)
+[valid-json-invalid-tsv:valid-sidecar-tsv-curly-brace][Events+side](Expect fail)
+[invalid-first-level-duplicate-json-tsv (Expect pass)]
+[duplicate-tag-tests:invalid-first-level-duplicate-json-tsv][Sidecar only](Expect pass)
+[duplicate-tag-tests:invalid-first-level-duplicate-json-tsv][Events only](Expect pass)
+[duplicate-tag-tests:invalid-first-level-duplicate-json-tsv][Events+side](Expect fail)
 [invalid-duplicate-groups-first-level-tsv (Expect pass)]
 [duplicate-tag-tests:invalid-duplicate-groups-first-level-tsv][Sidecar only](Expect pass)
 [duplicate-tag-tests:invalid-duplicate-groups-first-level-tsv][Events only](Expect fail)
 [duplicate-tag-tests:invalid-duplicate-groups-first-level-tsv][Events+side](Expect fail)
-----Skipping curly-brace-tests: valid-curly-brace-in-sidecar-with-value-splice
-----Skipping curly-brace-tests: valid-curly-brace-in-sidecar-with-category-splice
-----Skipping curly-brace-tests: valid-curly-brace-in-sidecar-with-n/a-splice
-----Skipping curly-brace-tests: valid-HED-column-splice
-----Skipping curly-brace-tests: valid-HED-column-splice-with-n/a
-----Skipping curly-brace-tests: invalid-curly-brace-column-slice-has-no hed
-----Skipping curly-brace-tests: invalid-HED-curly-brace-but-tsv-has-no-HED-column
-----Skipping curly-brace-tests: invalid-curly-brace-in-HED-tsv-column
-----Skipping curly-brace-tests: invalid-curly-brace-in-HED-tsv-column
-----Skipping curly-brace-tests: invalid-recursive-curly-braces
-----Skipping curly-brace-tests: invalid-self-recursive-curly-braces
-----Skipping curly-brace-tests: invalid-recursive-curly-brace-chain
\ No newline at end of file
+[valid-curly-brace-in-sidecar-with-value-splice (Expect pass)]
+[curly-brace-tests:valid-curly-brace-in-sidecar-with-value-splice][Sidecar only](Expect pass)
+[curly-brace-tests:valid-curly-brace-in-sidecar-with-value-splice][Events only](Expect pass)
+[curly-brace-tests:valid-curly-brace-in-sidecar-with-value-splice][Events+side](Expect pass)
+[valid-curly-brace-in-sidecar-with-category-splice (Expect pass)]
+[curly-brace-tests:valid-curly-brace-in-sidecar-with-category-splice][Sidecar only](Expect pass)
+[curly-brace-tests:valid-curly-brace-in-sidecar-with-category-splice][Events only](Expect pass)
+[curly-brace-tests:valid-curly-brace-in-sidecar-with-category-splice][Events+side](Expect pass)
+[valid-curly-brace-in-sidecar-with-n/a-splice (Expect pass)]
+[curly-brace-tests:valid-curly-brace-in-sidecar-with-n/a-splice][Sidecar only](Expect pass)
+[curly-brace-tests:valid-curly-brace-in-sidecar-with-n/a-splice][Events only](Expect pass)
+[curly-brace-tests:valid-curly-brace-in-sidecar-with-n/a-splice][Events+side](Expect pass)
+[valid-HED-column-splice (Expect pass)]
+[curly-brace-tests:valid-HED-column-splice][Sidecar only](Expect pass)
+[curly-brace-tests:valid-HED-column-splice][Events only](Expect pass)
+[curly-brace-tests:valid-HED-column-splice][Events+side](Expect pass)
+[valid-HED-column-splice-with-n/a (Expect pass)]
+[curly-brace-tests:valid-HED-column-splice-with-n/a][Sidecar only](Expect pass)
+[curly-brace-tests:valid-HED-column-splice-with-n/a][Events only](Expect pass)
+[curly-brace-tests:valid-HED-column-splice-with-n/a][Events+side](Expect pass)
+[invalid-curly-brace-column-slice-has-no hed (Expect pass)]
+[curly-brace-tests:invalid-curly-brace-column-slice-has-no hed][Sidecar only](Expect fail)
+[curly-brace-tests:invalid-curly-brace-column-slice-has-no hed][Events only](Expect pass)
+[curly-brace-tests:invalid-curly-brace-column-slice-has-no hed][Events+side](Expect fail)
+[valid-HED-curly-brace-but-tsv-has-no-HED-column (Expect pass)]
+[curly-brace-tests:valid-HED-curly-brace-but-tsv-has-no-HED-column][Sidecar only](Expect pass)
+[curly-brace-tests:valid-HED-curly-brace-but-tsv-has-no-HED-column][Events only](Expect pass)
+[curly-brace-tests:valid-HED-curly-brace-but-tsv-has-no-HED-column][Events+side](Expect pass)
+[invalid-curly-brace-in-HED-tsv-column (Expect pass)]
+[curly-brace-tests:invalid-curly-brace-in-HED-tsv-column][Sidecar only](Expect pass)
+[curly-brace-tests:invalid-curly-brace-in-HED-tsv-column][Events only](Expect fail)
+[curly-brace-tests:invalid-curly-brace-in-HED-tsv-column][Events+side](Expect fail)
+[invalid-curly-brace-in-HED-tsv-column (Expect pass)]
+[curly-brace-tests:invalid-curly-brace-in-HED-tsv-column][Sidecar only](Expect pass)
+[curly-brace-tests:invalid-curly-brace-in-HED-tsv-column][Events only](Expect fail)
+[curly-brace-tests:invalid-curly-brace-in-HED-tsv-column][Events+side](Expect fail)
+[invalid-recursive-curly-braces (Expect pass)]
+[curly-brace-tests:invalid-recursive-curly-braces][Sidecar only](Expect fail)
+[curly-brace-tests:invalid-recursive-curly-braces][Events only](Expect pass)
+[curly-brace-tests:invalid-recursive-curly-braces][Events+side](Expect fail)
+[invalid-self-recursive-curly-braces (Expect pass)]
+[curly-brace-tests:invalid-self-recursive-curly-braces][Sidecar only](Expect fail)
+[curly-brace-tests:invalid-self-recursive-curly-braces][Events only](Expect pass)
+[curly-brace-tests:invalid-self-recursive-curly-braces][Events+side](Expect fail)
+[invalid-recursive-curly-brace-chain (Expect pass)]
+[curly-brace-tests:invalid-recursive-curly-brace-chain][Sidecar only](Expect fail)
+[curly-brace-tests:invalid-recursive-curly-brace-chain][Events only](Expect pass)
+[curly-brace-tests:invalid-recursive-curly-brace-chain][Events+side](Expect fail)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/testData/bidsTests.data.js b/tests/testData/bidsTests.data.js
index 9de91972..419eda0b 100644
--- a/tests/testData/bidsTests.data.js
+++ b/tests/testData/bidsTests.data.js
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ export const bidsTestData = [
       },
       {
         testname: 'invalid-curly-brace-column-slice-has-no hed',
-        explanation: 'A column name is used in a splice but does not have HED',
+        explanation: 'A column name is used in a splice but does not have a HED key',
         schemaVersion: '8.3.0',
         sidecar: {
           event_code: {
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ export const bidsTestData = [
         ],
       },
       {
-        testname: 'invalid-HED-curly-brace-but-tsv-has-no-HED-column',
+        testname: 'valid-HED-curly-brace-but-tsv-has-no-HED-column',
         explanation: 'A {HED} column splice is used in a sidecar but the tsv has no HED column',
         schemaVersion: '8.3.0',
         sidecar: {
@@ -365,16 +365,7 @@ export const bidsTestData = [
         eventsString: 'onset\tduration\tevent_code\n' + '19\t6\tball\n',
         sidecarOnlyErrors: [],
         eventsOnlyErrors: [],
-        comboErrors: [
-          BidsHedIssue.fromHedIssue(
-            generateIssue('undefinedCurlyBraces', { column: 'HED' }),
-            {
-              path: 'invalid-HED-curly-brace-but-tsv-has-no-HED-column.tsv',
-              relativePath: 'invalid-HED-curly-brace-but-tsv-has-no-HED-column.tsv',
-            },
-            { tsvLine: 2 },
-          ),
-        ],
+        comboErrors: [],
       },
       {
         testname: 'invalid-curly-brace-in-HED-tsv-column',