diff --git a/plugins/eddn.py b/plugins/eddn.py
index d58eac26..afab0458 100644
--- a/plugins/eddn.py
+++ b/plugins/eddn.py
@@ -802,7 +802,13 @@ class EDDN:
         # If 'SystemName' or 'System' is there, it's directly from a journal event.
         # If they're not there *and* 'StarSystem' isn't either, then we add the latter.
         if 'SystemName' not in entry and 'System' not in entry and 'StarSystem' not in entry:
-            entry['StarSystem'] = system_name
+            if system_name is None or not isinstance(system_name, str) or system_name == '':
+                # Bad assumptions if this is the case
+                logger.warning(f'No system name in entry, and system_name was not set either!  entry:\n{entry!r}\n')
+                return "passed-in system_name is empty, can't add System"
+
+            else:
+                entry['StarSystem'] = system_name
 
         if 'SystemAddress' not in entry:
             if this.systemaddress is None:
@@ -889,7 +895,7 @@ class EDDN:
         this.eddn.export_journal_entry(cmdr, entry, msg)
         return None
 
-    def export_journal_codexentry(
+    def export_journal_codexentry(  # noqa: CCR001
             self, cmdr: str, is_beta: bool, entry: MutableMapping[str, Any]
     ) -> Optional[str]:
         """
@@ -937,14 +943,30 @@ class EDDN:
         entry = ret
 
         # Set BodyName if it's available from Status.json
-        if this.status_body_name is not None:
+        if this.status_body_name is None or not isinstance(this.status_body_name, str):
+            logger.warning(f'this.status_body_name was not set properly:'
+                           f' "{this.status_body_name}" ({type(this.status_body_name)})')
+
+        else:
             entry['BodyName'] = this.status_body_name
             # Only set BodyID if journal BodyName matches the Status.json one.
             # This avoids binary body issues.
             if this.status_body_name == this.body_name:
-                entry['BodyID'] = this.body_id
+                if this.body_id is not None and isinstance(this.body_id, int):
+                    entry['BodyID'] = this.body_id
+
+                else:
+                    logger.warning(f'this.body_id was not set properly: "{this.body_id}" ({type(this.body_id)})')
         #######################################################################
 
+        for k, v in entry.items():
+            if v is None or isinstance(v, str) and v == '':
+                logger.warning(f'post-processing entry contains entry["{k}"] = {v} {(type(v))}')
+                # We should drop this message and VERY LOUDLY inform the
+                # user, in the hopes they'll open a bug report with the
+                # raw Journal event that caused this.
+                return 'CodexEntry had empty string, PLEASE ALERT THE EDMC DEVELOPERS'
+
         msg = {
             '$schemaRef': f'https://eddn.edcd.io/schemas/codexentry/1{"/test" if is_beta else ""}',
             'message': entry
@@ -1413,15 +1435,15 @@ def journal_entry(  # noqa: C901, CCR001
         # add mandatory StarSystem, StarPos and SystemAddress properties to Scan events
         if 'StarSystem' not in entry:
             if not system:
-                logger.warning("system is None, can't add StarSystem")
-                return "system is None, can't add StarSystem"
+                logger.warning("system is falsey, can't add StarSystem")
+                return "system is falsey, can't add StarSystem"
 
             entry['StarSystem'] = system
 
         if 'StarPos' not in entry:
             if not this.coordinates:
-                logger.warning("this.coordinates is None, can't add StarPos")
-                return "this.coordinates is None, can't add StarPos"
+                logger.warning("this.coordinates is falsey, can't add StarPos")
+                return "this.coordinates is falsey, can't add StarPos"
 
             # Gazelle[TD] reported seeing a lagged Scan event with incorrect
             # augmented StarPos: <https://github.com/EDCD/EDMarketConnector/issues/961>
@@ -1433,8 +1455,8 @@ def journal_entry(  # noqa: C901, CCR001
 
         if 'SystemAddress' not in entry:
             if not this.systemaddress:
-                logger.warning("this.systemaddress is None, can't add SystemAddress")
-                return "this.systemaddress is None, can't add SystemAddress"
+                logger.warning("this.systemaddress is falsey, can't add SystemAddress")
+                return "this.systemaddress is falsey, can't add SystemAddress"
 
             entry['SystemAddress'] = this.systemaddress
 
@@ -1590,10 +1612,12 @@ def dashboard_entry(cmdr: str, is_beta: bool, entry: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
     :param is_beta: Whether non-live game version was detected.
     :param entry: The latest Status.json data.
     """
+    this.status_body_name = None
     if 'BodyName' in entry:
-        this.status_body_name = entry['BodyName']
+        if not isinstance(entry['BodyName'], str):
+            logger.warning(f'BodyName was present but not a string! "{entry["BodyName"]}" ({type(entry["BodyName"])})')
 
-    else:
-        this.status_body_name = None
+        else:
+            this.status_body_name = entry['BodyName']
 
     tracking_ui_update()