diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/protocols/import_export/import.js b/app/assets/javascripts/protocols/import_export/import.js
index 25b5103f0..6e40fcbb4 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/protocols/import_export/import.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/protocols/import_export/import.js
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ function importProtocolFromFile(
 
   function stepTextJson(stepTextNode, folderIndex, stepGuid) {
     var json = {};
-
+    json.name = stepTextNode.children('name').text();
     json.contents = $('<div></div>').html(
       stepTextNode.children('contents')
         .html()
diff --git a/app/utilities/protocols_importer_v2.rb b/app/utilities/protocols_importer_v2.rb
index 16b417acb..c7cfdb306 100644
--- a/app/utilities/protocols_importer_v2.rb
+++ b/app/utilities/protocols_importer_v2.rb
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class ProtocolsImporterV2
       step: step
     )
 
-    step_text.update!(text: populate_rte(params, step_text))
+    step_text.update!(text: populate_rte(params, step_text), name: params[:name])
 
     create_in_step!(step, step_text)
   end