diff --git a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/ui/admin/imexport/ImportExportTaskManager.java b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/ui/admin/imexport/ImportExportTaskManager.java
index e32b147e7..ec51a8382 100644
--- a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/ui/admin/imexport/ImportExportTaskManager.java
+++ b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/ui/admin/imexport/ImportExportTaskManager.java
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ public class ImportExportTaskManager {
         exportTasks.add(taskStatus);
     }
 
+    @Transactional(Transactional.TxType.REQUIRED)
     public void importEntities(final String importName) {
         final ImportTaskStatus taskStatus = new ImportTaskStatus();
         taskStatus.setName(importName);