diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 17133545a..afcb41b51 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ GEM
       activemodel (= 5.1.1)
       activesupport (= 5.1.1)
       arel (~> 8.0)
-    activerecord-import (0.22.0)
+    activerecord-import (0.23.0)
       activerecord (>= 3.2)
     activesupport (5.1.1)
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0, >= 1.0.2)
diff --git a/app/models/repository_cell.rb b/app/models/repository_cell.rb
index 650dcba78..60224fa9a 100644
--- a/app/models/repository_cell.rb
+++ b/app/models/repository_cell.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 class RepositoryCell < ActiveRecord::Base
+  attr_accessor :importing
+
   belongs_to :repository_row
   belongs_to :repository_column
   belongs_to :value, polymorphic: true,
@@ -28,7 +30,8 @@ class RepositoryCell < ActiveRecord::Base
   validates :repository_column, presence: true
   validate :repository_column_data_type
   validates :repository_row,
-            uniqueness: { scope: :repository_column }
+            uniqueness: { scope: :repository_column },
+            unless: :importing
 
   private
 
diff --git a/app/utilities/repository_import_parser/importer.rb b/app/utilities/repository_import_parser/importer.rb
index 0274ec295..2ba54e6aa 100644
--- a/app/utilities/repository_import_parser/importer.rb
+++ b/app/utilities/repository_import_parser/importer.rb
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ module RepositoryImportParser
                   cell_value_resolver.column_list_items_size
               end
               next if cell_value.nil? # checks the case if we reach items limit
+              cell_value.repository_cell.importing = true
               unless cell_value.valid?
                 errors = true
                 raise ActiveRecord::Rollback