diff --git a/app/models/concerns/assignable.rb b/app/models/concerns/assignable.rb
index 10b0671c6..e14634d93 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/assignable.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/assignable.rb
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ module Assignable
       return if skip_user_assignments
 
       role = if is_a?(Project) || is_a?(Team)
-               UserRole.find_by(name: I18n.t('user_roles.predefined.owner'))
+               UserRole.find_predefined_owner_role
              else
                permission_parent.user_assignments.find_by(user: created_by).user_role
              end
diff --git a/app/models/protocol.rb b/app/models/protocol.rb
index 0f50fa23d..fce2fb973 100644
--- a/app/models/protocol.rb
+++ b/app/models/protocol.rb
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ class Protocol < ApplicationRecord
   include PermissionCheckableModel
   include TinyMceImages
 
-  after_save :update_linked_children
   after_destroy :decrement_linked_children
+  after_save :update_linked_children
+  skip_callback :create, :after, :create_users_assignments, if: -> { in_module? }
 
   enum protocol_type: {
     unlinked: 0,
diff --git a/app/services/team_importer.rb b/app/services/team_importer.rb
index 407186097..bc1b3df2c 100644
--- a/app/services/team_importer.rb
+++ b/app/services/team_importer.rb
@@ -787,6 +787,7 @@ class TeamImporter
       protocol.archived_by_id = find_user(protocol.archived_by_id)
       protocol.restored_by_id = find_user(protocol.restored_by_id)
       protocol.my_module = my_module unless protocol.my_module_id.nil?
+      protocol.skip_user_assignments = true
       protocol.parent_id = @protocol_mappings[protocol.parent_id] unless protocol.parent_id.nil?
       protocol.save!
       @protocol_counter += 1