diff --git a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/imexport/AbstractEntityImExporter.java b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/imexport/AbstractEntityImExporter.java
index f936d00da..8b8527a8e 100644
--- a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/imexport/AbstractEntityImExporter.java
+++ b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/imexport/AbstractEntityImExporter.java
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
 import javax.enterprise.context.RequestScoped;
+import javax.inject.Inject;
+import javax.persistence.EntityManager;
 import javax.transaction.Transactional;
 
 /**
@@ -49,6 +51,9 @@ import javax.transaction.Transactional;
 public abstract class AbstractEntityImExporter<T extends Exportable> {
 
     private final ObjectMapper objectMapper;
+    
+    @Inject
+    private EntityManager entityManager;
 
     /**
      * A set of entities which should be processed before this implementation is
@@ -147,7 +152,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractEntityImExporter<T extends Exportable> {
      * @see #updateExistingEntity(org.libreccm.imexport.Exportable,
      * org.libreccm.imexport.Exportable)
      */
-    @Transactional(Transactional.TxType.REQUIRED)
+    @Transactional(Transactional.TxType.REQUIRES_NEW)
     public T importEntity(final String data) throws ImportExpection {
         try {
             final T importedEntity = objectMapper.readValue(data,
@@ -158,6 +163,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractEntityImExporter<T extends Exportable> {
             if (existingEntityResult.isPresent()) {
                 final T existingEntity = existingEntityResult.get();
                 updateExistingEntity(existingEntity, importedEntity);
+                
+                
                 return existingEntity;
             } else {
                 saveImportedEntity(importedEntity);