diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/dataexchange/service/DossierTemplateImportService.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/dataexchange/service/DossierTemplateImportService.java
index 3fa1a7e55..dc0565e44 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/dataexchange/service/DossierTemplateImportService.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/dataexchange/service/DossierTemplateImportService.java
@@ -627,6 +627,9 @@ public class DossierTemplateImportService {
 
     private void updateComponents(ImportTemplateResult request, String dossierTemplateId) {
 
+        List<ComponentDefinitionEntity> existingComponentDefinitions = componentDefinitionPersistenceService.findComponentsByDossierTemplateId(dossierTemplateId);
+        existingComponentDefinitions.forEach(componentDefinition -> componentDefinitionPersistenceService.delete(componentDefinition.getId()));
+
         request.getComponentDefinitions()
                 .forEach(componentDefinition -> {
                     componentDefinition.setDossierTemplateId(dossierTemplateId);
diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/integration/tests/DossierTemplateImportTest.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/integration/tests/DossierTemplateImportTest.java
index 6d4ad89c5..b8b5b5376 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/integration/tests/DossierTemplateImportTest.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/integration/tests/DossierTemplateImportTest.java
@@ -149,6 +149,24 @@ public class DossierTemplateImportTest extends AbstractPersistenceServerServiceT
         assertThat(systemManagedTypes.size()).isEqualTo(8);
     }
 
+    @SneakyThrows
+    @Test
+    public void testDossierTemplateImportAsUpdateDM() {
+
+        TenantContext.setTenantId("redaction");
+
+        var archive = loadFileFromClasspath("dm.zip");
+        var request = ImportDossierTemplateRequest.builder().archive(archive).updateExistingDossierTemplate(false).userId("system").build();
+        DossierTemplate dossierTemplate = dossierTemplateManagementService.importDossierTemplate(request);
+
+        TypeResponse types = dictionaryClient.getAllTypes(dossierTemplate.getId(), null, true);
+        List<TypeValue> systemManagedTypes = types.getTypes().stream().filter(TypeValue::isSystemManaged).collect(Collectors.toList());
+        assertThat(systemManagedTypes.size()).isEqualTo(8);
+
+        var request1 = ImportDossierTemplateRequest.builder().archive(archive).dossierTemplateId(dossierTemplate.getId()).updateExistingDossierTemplate(true).userId("system").build();
+        dossierTemplateManagementService.importDossierTemplate(request1);
+    }
+
     @SneakyThrows
     @Test
     public void testDossierTemplateImportWithTheSameName() {
diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/test/resources/files/dossiertemplates/dm.zip b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/test/resources/files/dossiertemplates/dm.zip
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