diff --git a/appointment-import/src/main/java/smash/appointment/parse/PrcSubjectsParser.java b/appointment-import/src/main/java/smash/appointment/parse/PrcSubjectsParser.java
index b24a61be5c22d4b6af45cc8a0347a598a9fe2108..a06e088395e0e174ea3625507faf7affb26e1b3a 100644
--- a/appointment-import/src/main/java/smash/appointment/parse/PrcSubjectsParser.java
+++ b/appointment-import/src/main/java/smash/appointment/parse/PrcSubjectsParser.java
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Calendar;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import org.apache.poi.hssf.util.HSSFColor;
+import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Color;
 import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.IndexedColors;
 import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.Row;
+import org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel.XSSFColor;
 
 public class PrcSubjectsParser extends SubjectParser {
 
@@ -151,9 +154,21 @@ public class PrcSubjectsParser extends SubjectParser {
 
 	@Override
 	protected boolean parseDead(Row row) {
-		if (row.getCell(0).getCellStyle().getFillBackgroundColorColor() != null) {
+		Color color = row.getCell(0).getCellStyle().getFillForegroundColorColor();
+		if (color == null) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		if (color instanceof XSSFColor) {
 			return true;
 		}
+		if (color instanceof HSSFColor) {
+			HSSFColor hssfColor = (HSSFColor) color;
+			if (hssfColor.getHexString().equalsIgnoreCase("0:0:0")) {
+				return false;
+			} else {
+				return true;
+			}
+		}
 		return false;
 	}
 
@@ -161,7 +176,7 @@ public class PrcSubjectsParser extends SubjectParser {
 	protected boolean parseResigned(Row row) {
 		try {
 			int colorId = row.getSheet().getWorkbook().getFontAt(row.getCell(0).getCellStyle().getFontIndex()).getColor();
-			//special case for black
+			// special case for black
 			if (colorId == 32767) {
 				return false;
 			}
@@ -186,7 +201,7 @@ public class PrcSubjectsParser extends SubjectParser {
 					return false;
 			}
 		} catch (Exception e) {
-			logger.error("Problem with parsing color for subject: " + parseName(row)+" "+parseSurname(row), e);
+			logger.error("Problem with parsing color for subject: " + parseName(row) + " " + parseSurname(row), e);
 			return false;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/appointment-import/src/test/java/smash/appointment/parse/PrcSubjectsParserTest.java b/appointment-import/src/test/java/smash/appointment/parse/PrcSubjectsParserTest.java
index b5281b382d80ca1ab4355f6bbc8cf22b031e7669..2c3a28ce8abe1d0de8960fc4082523b80c8338c0 100644
--- a/appointment-import/src/test/java/smash/appointment/parse/PrcSubjectsParserTest.java
+++ b/appointment-import/src/test/java/smash/appointment/parse/PrcSubjectsParserTest.java
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@ public class PrcSubjectsParserTest extends TestBase {
 		assertFalse(subject.isDead());
 		assertTrue(subject.isResigned());
 
-	}
 
+		subject = entries.get(5);
+		assertFalse(subject.isDead());
+
+		subject = entries.get(6);
+		assertFalse(subject.isDead());
+	}
 }
diff --git a/appointment-import/testFiles/prcSubjectsExample.xlsx b/appointment-import/testFiles/prcSubjectsExample.xlsx
index b728be7a0083e5574a6fc513934de0535fb19065..986303d98419537e3952a2d557457cb85f468693 100644
Binary files a/appointment-import/testFiles/prcSubjectsExample.xlsx and b/appointment-import/testFiles/prcSubjectsExample.xlsx differ