diff --git a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/imexport/ImportExport.java b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/imexport/ImportExport.java
index c380eaaa8..1adcb75aa 100644
--- a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/imexport/ImportExport.java
+++ b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/imexport/ImportExport.java
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ public class ImportExport {
         }
     }
 
+    @Transactional(Transactional.TxType.REQUIRED)
     private void importEntity(
         final String importName,
         final String type,