diff --git a/src/services/consistency_checks.js b/src/services/consistency_checks.js
index 76debe2db..6198d9bec 100644
--- a/src/services/consistency_checks.js
+++ b/src/services/consistency_checks.js
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ class ConsistencyChecks {
                              WHERE noteId = ?
                                and parentNoteId = ?
                                and isDeleted = 0
-                             ORDER BY utcDateCreated`, [noteId, parentNoteId]);
+                             ORDER BY utcDateModified`, [noteId, parentNoteId]);
 
                     const branches = branchIds.map(branchId => becca.getBranch(branchId));
 
diff --git a/src/services/import/zip.js b/src/services/import/zip.js
index 91a805222..f7706b8eb 100644
--- a/src/services/import/zip.js
+++ b/src/services/import/zip.js
@@ -240,13 +240,15 @@ async function importZip(taskContext, fileBuffer, importRootNote) {
         }
 
         if (noteMeta && noteMeta.isClone) {
-            new Branch({
-                noteId,
-                parentNoteId,
-                isExpanded: noteMeta.isExpanded,
-                prefix: noteMeta.prefix,
-                notePosition: noteMeta.notePosition
-            }).save();
+            if (!becca.getBranchFromChildAndParent(noteId, parentNoteId)) {
+                new Branch({
+                    noteId,
+                    parentNoteId,
+                    isExpanded: noteMeta.isExpanded,
+                    prefix: noteMeta.prefix,
+                    notePosition: noteMeta.notePosition
+                }).save();
+            }
 
             return;
         }
@@ -366,13 +368,15 @@ async function importZip(taskContext, fileBuffer, importRootNote) {
 
             note.setContent(content);
 
-            new Branch({
-                noteId,
-                parentNoteId,
-                isExpanded: noteMeta.isExpanded,
-                prefix: noteMeta.prefix,
-                notePosition: noteMeta.notePosition
-            }).save();
+            if (!becca.getBranchFromChildAndParent(noteId, parentNoteId)) {
+                new Branch({
+                    noteId,
+                    parentNoteId,
+                    isExpanded: noteMeta.isExpanded,
+                    prefix: noteMeta.prefix,
+                    notePosition: noteMeta.notePosition
+                }).save();
+            }
         }
         else {
             ({note} = noteService.createNewNote({