diff --git a/deepdataspace/io/importer.py b/deepdataspace/io/importer.py
index fe74555..b3f01c8 100644
--- a/deepdataspace/io/importer.py
+++ b/deepdataspace/io/importer.py
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ def run_import(self):
             self.add_user_data(image)
             for anno in anno_list:
                 image.batch_add_annotation(**anno)
+            image.finish_batch_add_annotation()
             logger.debug(f"time cost of import one image: {int(time.time() * 1000) - beg}ms")
             logger.debug(f"imported image, id={image.id}, url={image.url}")
         self.dataset.finish_batch_add_image()
diff --git a/deepdataspace/model/image.py b/deepdataspace/model/image.py
index 0f85da7..d742636 100644
--- a/deepdataspace/model/image.py
+++ b/deepdataspace/model/image.py
@@ -456,6 +456,7 @@ def batch_add_annotation(self,
                           conf=conf, is_group=is_group, confirm_type=confirm_type)
         self.objects.append(anno_obj)
 
+    def finish_batch_add_annotation(self):
         self.dataset.batch_save_image(self)