diff --git a/ros_buildfarm/templates/release/deb/import_upstream_job.xml.em b/ros_buildfarm/templates/release/deb/import_upstream_job.xml.em
index 69901e633..e72001e15 100644
--- a/ros_buildfarm/templates/release/deb/import_upstream_job.xml.em
+++ b/ros_buildfarm/templates/release/deb/import_upstream_job.xml.em
@@ -37,6 +37,24 @@ Generated at @ESCAPE(now_str) from template '@ESCAPE(template_name)'</descriptio
             'description': 'If this is not true, it will only do a dry run and print the expect import, but not execute.',
             'default_value': 'false',
         },
+        {
+            'type': 'boolean',
+            'name': 'IMPORT_TO_MAIN',
+            'description': 'Use the ubuntu_main repository as one of the targets for the import',
+            'default_value': 'true',
+        },
+        {
+            'type': 'boolean',
+            'name': 'IMPORT_TO_TESTING',
+            'description': 'Use the ubuntu_testing repository as one of the targets for the import',
+            'default_value': 'true',
+        },
+        {
+            'type': 'boolean',
+            'description': 'Use the ubuntu_building repository as one of the targets for the import',
+            'name': 'IMPORT_TO_BUILDING',
+            'default_value': 'true',
+        },
     ],
 ))@
 @(SNIPPET(
@@ -67,15 +85,21 @@ Generated at @ESCAPE(now_str) from template '@ESCAPE(template_name)'</descriptio
         '  export COMMIT_ARG="--commit"',
         'fi',
         'export PYTHONPATH=$WORKSPACE/reprepro-updater/src:$PYTHONPATH',
-        'echo "# BEGIN SUBSECTION: import debian packages for ubuntu_building"',
-        'python3 -u $WORKSPACE/reprepro-updater/scripts/import_upstream.py ubuntu_building $config_file $COMMIT_ARG',
-        'echo "# END SUBSECTION"',
-        'echo "# BEGIN SUBSECTION: import debian packages for ubuntu_testing"',
-        'python3 -u $WORKSPACE/reprepro-updater/scripts/import_upstream.py ubuntu_testing $config_file $COMMIT_ARG',
-        'echo "# END SUBSECTION"',
-        'echo "# BEGIN SUBSECTION: import debian packages for ubuntu_main"',
-        'python3 -u $WORKSPACE/reprepro-updater/scripts/import_upstream.py ubuntu_main $config_file $COMMIT_ARG',
-        'echo "# END SUBSECTION"',
+        'if [ "$IMPORT_TO_BUILDING" = "true" ]; then',
+        '  echo "# BEGIN SUBSECTION: import debian packages for ubuntu_building"',
+        '  python3 -u $WORKSPACE/reprepro-updater/scripts/import_upstream.py ubuntu_building $config_file $COMMIT_ARG',
+        '  echo "# END SUBSECTION"',
+        'fi',
+        'if [ "$IMPORT_TO_TESTING" = "true" ]; then',
+        '  echo "# BEGIN SUBSECTION: import debian packages for ubuntu_testing"',
+        '  python3 -u $WORKSPACE/reprepro-updater/scripts/import_upstream.py ubuntu_testing $config_file $COMMIT_ARG',
+        '  echo "# END SUBSECTION"',
+        'fi',
+        'if [ "$IMPORT_TO_MAIN" = "true" ]; then',
+        '  echo "# BEGIN SUBSECTION: import debian packages for ubuntu_main"',
+        '  python3 -u $WORKSPACE/reprepro-updater/scripts/import_upstream.py ubuntu_main $config_file $COMMIT_ARG',
+        '  echo "# END SUBSECTION"',
+        'fi',
         'echo "# END SECTION"',
     ]),
 ))@