diff --git a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/workflow/TaskDependencyImExporter.java b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/workflow/TaskDependencyImExporter.java
index 0e5697249..705fe1256 100644
--- a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/workflow/TaskDependencyImExporter.java
+++ b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/workflow/TaskDependencyImExporter.java
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ public class TaskDependencyImExporter
     @Override
     @Transactional(Transactional.TxType.REQUIRED)
     protected void saveImportedEntity(final TaskDependency entity) {
-        entityManager.persist(entity);
+//        entityManager.persist(entity);
+        entityManager.merge(entity);
     }
 
     @Override