diff --git a/app/controllers/external_protocols_controller.rb b/app/controllers/external_protocols_controller.rb
index 7551c7989..ddcf81146 100644
--- a/app/controllers/external_protocols_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/external_protocols_controller.rb
@@ -83,17 +83,13 @@ class ExternalProtocolsController < ApplicationController
     service_call = ProtocolImporters::ImportProtocolService.call(
       protocol_params: create_protocol_params,
       steps_params_json: create_steps_params[:steps],
-      user_id: current_user.id,
-      team_id: @team.id
+      user: current_user,
+      team: @team
     )
 
     if service_call.succeed?
-      protocol_type = service_call.protocol.in_repository_public? ? 'public' : 'private'
-      message = t('protocols.index.external_protocols.import.success_flash',
-                  name: service_call.protocol.name,
-                  type: t("protocols.index.external_protocols.import.#{protocol_type}"))
-      render json: { protocol: service_call.protocol,
-                     message: message }
+      message = t('protocols.index.protocolsio.import.success_flash', name: service_call.protocol.name)
+      render json: { protocol: service_call.protocol, message: message }
     else
       render json: { validation_errors: service_call.errors }, status: :bad_request
     end
@@ -120,7 +116,10 @@ class ExternalProtocolsController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def create_protocol_params
-    params.require(:protocol).permit(:name, :authors, :published_on, :protocol_type, :description).except(:steps)
+    params
+      .require(:protocol)
+      .permit(:name, :authors, :published_on, :protocol_type, :description, :visibility, :default_public_user_role_id)
+      .except(:steps)
   end
 
   def create_steps_params
diff --git a/app/services/protocol_importers/import_protocol_service.rb b/app/services/protocol_importers/import_protocol_service.rb
index 248ce6112..967bfb644 100644
--- a/app/services/protocol_importers/import_protocol_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/protocol_importers/import_protocol_service.rb
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ module ProtocolImporters
 
     attr_reader :errors, :protocol
 
-    def initialize(protocol_params:, steps_params_json:, team_id:, user_id:)
-      @user = User.find_by_id user_id
-      @team = Team.find_by_id team_id
+    def initialize(protocol_params:, steps_params_json:, team:, user:)
+      @user = user
+      @team = team
       @protocol_params = protocol_params
       @steps_params = JSON.parse(steps_params_json)
       @errors = {}
diff --git a/app/utilities/protocol_importers/protocol_intermediate_object.rb b/app/utilities/protocol_importers/protocol_intermediate_object.rb
index ecddee038..e6c71c442 100644
--- a/app/utilities/protocol_importers/protocol_intermediate_object.rb
+++ b/app/utilities/protocol_importers/protocol_intermediate_object.rb
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ module ProtocolImporters
 
     def protocol_attributes
       {
-        protocol_type: :in_repository_public,
+        protocol_type: :in_repository_draft,
         added_by: @user,
         team: @team,
         name: @normalized_protocol_data[:name],
diff --git a/app/views/protocol_importers/_preview_modal_footer.html.erb b/app/views/protocol_importers/_preview_modal_footer.html.erb
index 426d69436..e7f5734e4 100644
--- a/app/views/protocol_importers/_preview_modal_footer.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/protocol_importers/_preview_modal_footer.html.erb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" data-dismiss="modal"><%=t "general.cancel" %></button>
-<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-action="import_protocol" data-import_type="in_repository_public"><%=t "protocols.import_export.import_modal.import_to_team_protocols_label" %></button>
-<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-action="import_protocol" data-import_type="in_repository_private"><%=t "protocols.import_export.import_modal.import_to_private_protocols_label" %></button>
+<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-action="import_protocol" data-import_type="in_repository_draft"><%=t "protocols.import_export.import_modal.import_to_team_protocols_label" %></button>
+<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-action="import_protocol" data-import_type="in_repository_draft"><%=t "protocols.import_export.import_modal.import_to_private_protocols_label" %></button>
diff --git a/spec/services/protocol_importers/import_protocol_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/protocol_importers/import_protocol_service_spec.rb
index 24b696803..a94322aa5 100644
--- a/spec/services/protocol_importers/import_protocol_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/protocol_importers/import_protocol_service_spec.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ describe ProtocolImporters::ImportProtocolService do
 
   let(:service_call) do
     ProtocolImporters::ImportProtocolService
-      .call(protocol_params: protocol_params, steps_params_json: steps_params, user_id: user.id, team_id: team.id)
+      .call(protocol_params: protocol_params, steps_params_json: steps_params, user: user, team: team)
   end
 
   context 'when have invalid arguments' do
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ describe ProtocolImporters::ImportProtocolService do
 
       s = ProtocolImporters::ImportProtocolService.call(protocol_params: protocol_params,
                                                         steps_params_json: steps_invalid_params,
-                                                        user_id: user.id, team_id: team.id)
+                                                        user: user, team: team)
       expect(s.protocol).to be_invalid
     end
   end