diff --git a/src/Api/Tools/Controllers/ImportCiphersController.cs b/src/Api/Tools/Controllers/ImportCiphersController.cs
index d6104de354..62c55aceb8 100644
--- a/src/Api/Tools/Controllers/ImportCiphersController.cs
+++ b/src/Api/Tools/Controllers/ImportCiphersController.cs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public class ImportCiphersController : Controller
         var userId = _userService.GetProperUserId(User).Value;
         var folders = model.Folders.Select(f => f.ToFolder(userId)).ToList();
         var ciphers = model.Ciphers.Select(c => c.ToCipherDetails(userId, false)).ToList();
-        await _importCiphersCommand.ImportIntoIndividualVaultAsync(folders, ciphers, model.FolderRelationships);
+        await _importCiphersCommand.ImportIntoIndividualVaultAsync(folders, ciphers, model.FolderRelationships, userId);
     }
 
     [HttpPost("import-organization")]
diff --git a/src/Core/Tools/ImportFeatures/ImportCiphersCommand.cs b/src/Core/Tools/ImportFeatures/ImportCiphersCommand.cs
index 646121db52..59d3e5be34 100644
--- a/src/Core/Tools/ImportFeatures/ImportCiphersCommand.cs
+++ b/src/Core/Tools/ImportFeatures/ImportCiphersCommand.cs
@@ -54,12 +54,11 @@ public class ImportCiphersCommand : IImportCiphersCommand
     public async Task ImportIntoIndividualVaultAsync(
         List<Folder> folders,
         List<CipherDetails> ciphers,
-        IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<int, int>> folderRelationships)
+        IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<int, int>> folderRelationships,
+        Guid importingUserId)
     {
-        var userId = folders.FirstOrDefault()?.UserId ?? ciphers.FirstOrDefault()?.UserId;
-
         // Make sure the user can save new ciphers to their personal vault
-        var anyPersonalOwnershipPolicies = await _policyService.AnyPoliciesApplicableToUserAsync(userId.Value, PolicyType.PersonalOwnership);
+        var anyPersonalOwnershipPolicies = await _policyService.AnyPoliciesApplicableToUserAsync(importingUserId, PolicyType.PersonalOwnership);
         if (anyPersonalOwnershipPolicies)
         {
             throw new BadRequestException("You cannot import items into your personal vault because you are " +
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@ public class ImportCiphersCommand : IImportCiphersCommand
             }
         }
 
-        var userfoldersIds = (await _folderRepository.GetManyByUserIdAsync(userId ?? Guid.Empty)).Select(f => f.Id).ToList();
+        var userfoldersIds = (await _folderRepository.GetManyByUserIdAsync(importingUserId)).Select(f => f.Id).ToList();
 
         //Assign id to the ones that don't exist in DB
         //Need to keep the list order to create the relationships
@@ -109,10 +108,7 @@ public class ImportCiphersCommand : IImportCiphersCommand
         await _cipherRepository.CreateAsync(ciphers, newFolders);
 
         // push
-        if (userId.HasValue)
-        {
-            await _pushService.PushSyncVaultAsync(userId.Value);
-        }
+        await _pushService.PushSyncVaultAsync(importingUserId);
     }
 
     public async Task ImportIntoOrganizationalVaultAsync(
diff --git a/src/Core/Tools/ImportFeatures/Interfaces/IImportCiphersCommand.cs b/src/Core/Tools/ImportFeatures/Interfaces/IImportCiphersCommand.cs
index 378024d3a0..732b2f43a8 100644
--- a/src/Core/Tools/ImportFeatures/Interfaces/IImportCiphersCommand.cs
+++ b/src/Core/Tools/ImportFeatures/Interfaces/IImportCiphersCommand.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ namespace Bit.Core.Tools.ImportFeatures.Interfaces;
 public interface IImportCiphersCommand
 {
     Task ImportIntoIndividualVaultAsync(List<Folder> folders, List<CipherDetails> ciphers,
-        IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<int, int>> folderRelationships);
+        IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<int, int>> folderRelationships, Guid importingUserId);
 
     Task ImportIntoOrganizationalVaultAsync(List<Collection> collections, List<CipherDetails> ciphers,
         IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<int, int>> collectionRelationships, Guid importingUserId);
diff --git a/test/Api.Test/Tools/Controllers/ImportCiphersControllerTests.cs b/test/Api.Test/Tools/Controllers/ImportCiphersControllerTests.cs
index c07f9791a3..76055a6b64 100644
--- a/test/Api.Test/Tools/Controllers/ImportCiphersControllerTests.cs
+++ b/test/Api.Test/Tools/Controllers/ImportCiphersControllerTests.cs
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ public class ImportCiphersControllerTests
             .ImportIntoIndividualVaultAsync(
             Arg.Any<List<Folder>>(),
             Arg.Any<List<CipherDetails>>(),
-            Arg.Any<IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<int, int>>>()
+            Arg.Any<IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<int, int>>>(),
+            user.Id
             );
     }
 
diff --git a/test/Core.Test/Tools/ImportFeatures/ImportCiphersAsyncCommandTests.cs b/test/Core.Test/Tools/ImportFeatures/ImportCiphersAsyncCommandTests.cs
index 1e97856281..5e7a30d814 100644
--- a/test/Core.Test/Tools/ImportFeatures/ImportCiphersAsyncCommandTests.cs
+++ b/test/Core.Test/Tools/ImportFeatures/ImportCiphersAsyncCommandTests.cs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public class ImportCiphersAsyncCommandTests
         var folderRelationships = new List<KeyValuePair<int, int>>();
 
         // Act
-        await sutProvider.Sut.ImportIntoIndividualVaultAsync(folders, ciphers, folderRelationships);
+        await sutProvider.Sut.ImportIntoIndividualVaultAsync(folders, ciphers, folderRelationships, importingUserId);
 
         // Assert
         await sutProvider.GetDependency<ICipherRepository>().Received(1).CreateAsync(ciphers, Arg.Any<List<Folder>>());
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public class ImportCiphersAsyncCommandTests
         var folderRelationships = new List<KeyValuePair<int, int>>();
 
         var exception = await Assert.ThrowsAsync<BadRequestException>(() =>
-            sutProvider.Sut.ImportIntoIndividualVaultAsync(folders, ciphers, folderRelationships));
+            sutProvider.Sut.ImportIntoIndividualVaultAsync(folders, ciphers, folderRelationships, userId));
 
         Assert.Equal("You cannot import items into your personal vault because you are a member of an organization which forbids it.", exception.Message);
     }