diff --git a/lib/cli/repositoryobjectcommand.cpp b/lib/cli/repositoryobjectcommand.cpp
index 444d9e9fa..e7bd3cdb2 100644
--- a/lib/cli/repositoryobjectcommand.cpp
+++ b/lib/cli/repositoryobjectcommand.cpp
@@ -189,7 +189,6 @@ int RepositoryObjectCommand::Run(const boost::program_options::variables_map& vm
 			attrs->Set("import", imports);
 	}
 
-
 	if (m_Command == RepositoryCommandAdd) {
 		Utility::LoadExtensionLibrary("icinga");
 		RepositoryUtility::AddObject(name, m_Type, attrs);
diff --git a/lib/cli/repositoryutility.cpp b/lib/cli/repositoryutility.cpp
index ffef6dc5e..88936266f 100644
--- a/lib/cli/repositoryutility.cpp
+++ b/lib/cli/repositoryutility.cpp
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ bool RepositoryUtility::AddObject(const String& name, const String& type, const
 		Dictionary::Ptr vattrs = attrs->ShallowClone();
 		vattrs->Set("__name", vattrs->Get("name"));
 		vattrs->Remove("name");
+		vattrs->Remove("import");
 		vattrs->Set("type", type);
 
 		RepositoryTypeRuleUtilities utils;