diff --git a/lib/post_creator.rb b/lib/post_creator.rb
index 03204b02d56..e0aab276aef 100644
--- a/lib/post_creator.rb
+++ b/lib/post_creator.rb
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class PostCreator
 
       trigger_after_events(@post)
 
-      auto_close
+      auto_close unless @opts[:import_mode]
     end
 
     if @post || @spam