diff --git a/slither/solc_parsing/slither_compilation_unit_solc.py b/slither/solc_parsing/slither_compilation_unit_solc.py
index 78944449c..fada372fa 100644
--- a/slither/solc_parsing/slither_compilation_unit_solc.py
+++ b/slither/solc_parsing/slither_compilation_unit_solc.py
@@ -56,25 +56,25 @@ def _handle_import_aliases(
     to_import = []
     for symbol_alias in symbol_aliases:
         if "foreign" in symbol_alias:
-            original_name = symbol_alias["foreign"]["name"]
-            to_import.append(original_name)
-            if "local" in symbol_alias:
-                if isinstance(symbol_alias["foreign"], dict) and "name" in symbol_alias["foreign"]:
+            if isinstance(symbol_alias["foreign"], dict) and "name" in symbol_alias["foreign"]:
+                original_name = symbol_alias["foreign"]["name"]
+                to_import.append(original_name)
+                if "local" in symbol_alias:
                     local_name = symbol_alias["local"]
                     import_directive.renaming[local_name] = original_name
                     # Assuming that two imports cannot collide in renaming
                     scope.renaming[local_name] = original_name
-
-                # This path should only be hit for the malformed AST of solc 0.5.12 where
-                # the foreign identifier cannot be found but is required to resolve the alias.
-                # see https://github.com/crytic/slither/issues/1319
-                elif symbol_alias["local"]:
-                    raise SlitherException(
-                        "Cannot resolve local alias for import directive due to malformed AST. Please upgrade to solc 0.6.0 or higher."
-                    )
+            # This path should only be hit for the malformed AST of solc 0.5.12 where
+            # the foreign identifier cannot be found but is required to resolve the alias.
+            # see https://github.com/crytic/slither/issues/1319
+            elif symbol_alias["local"]:
+                raise SlitherException(
+                    "Cannot resolve local alias for import directive due to malformed AST. Please upgrade to solc 0.6.0 or higher."
+                )
 
     return to_import
 
+
 class SlitherCompilationUnitSolc(CallerContextExpression):
     # pylint: disable=no-self-use,too-many-instance-attributes
     def __init__(self, compilation_unit: SlitherCompilationUnit) -> None: