diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/dataexchange/service/EntityTypeImportService.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/dataexchange/service/EntityTypeImportService.java
index 2f6a7787a..d49aab522 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/dataexchange/service/EntityTypeImportService.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/dataexchange/service/EntityTypeImportService.java
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ public class EntityTypeImportService {
     private void addEntries(Map<String, List<String>> entries, Map<String, List<String>> deleteEntries, String typeId, String typeName, DictionaryEntryType dictionaryType) {
 
         if (entries != null && !entries.isEmpty() && entries.get(typeName) != null && !entries.get(typeName).isEmpty()) {
-            dictionaryManagementService.addEntries(typeId, entries.get(typeName), true, true, dictionaryType);
+            dictionaryManagementService.addEntries(typeId, entries.get(typeName), true, true, dictionaryType, true);
         } else { // no entries, delete current entries
             List<String> existing = entryPersistenceService.getEntries(typeId, dictionaryType, null)
                     .stream()
diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/DictionaryManagementService.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/DictionaryManagementService.java
index c9579cbe8..8df87041d 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/DictionaryManagementService.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-processor-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/persistence/management/v1/processor/service/DictionaryManagementService.java
@@ -237,6 +237,12 @@ public class DictionaryManagementService {
 
     @Transactional
     public void addEntries(String typeId, List<String> entries, boolean removeCurrent, boolean ignoreInvalidEntries, DictionaryEntryType dictionaryEntryType) {
+        addEntries(typeId, entries, removeCurrent, ignoreInvalidEntries, dictionaryEntryType, false);
+    }
+    
+    
+    @Transactional
+    public void addEntries(String typeId, List<String> entries, boolean removeCurrent, boolean ignoreInvalidEntries, DictionaryEntryType dictionaryEntryType, boolean isImport) {
 
         checkForDossierTypeExistenceAndCreate(typeId);
 
@@ -258,7 +264,7 @@ public class DictionaryManagementService {
 
         // To check whether the type exists, type should not be added into database implicitly by addEntry.
         Type typeResult = MagicConverter.convert(dictionaryPersistenceService.getType(typeId), Type.class);
-        if (!typeResult.isHasDictionary()) {
+        if (!typeResult.isHasDictionary() && !isImport) {
             throw new BadRequestException("Entity type does not have a dictionary");
         }