diff --git a/InvenTree/common/apps.py b/InvenTree/common/apps.py
index 331ea5bf7d..084b101bf6 100644
--- a/InvenTree/common/apps.py
+++ b/InvenTree/common/apps.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import logging
 
 from django.apps import AppConfig
 
+from InvenTree.ready import isImportingData
+
 logger = logging.getLogger('inventree')
 
 
@@ -26,6 +28,8 @@ class CommonConfig(AppConfig):
 
             if common.models.InvenTreeSetting.get_setting('SERVER_RESTART_REQUIRED', backup_value=False, create=False, cache=False):
                 logger.info("Clearing SERVER_RESTART_REQUIRED flag")
-                common.models.InvenTreeSetting.set_setting('SERVER_RESTART_REQUIRED', False, None)
+
+                if not isImportingData():
+                    common.models.InvenTreeSetting.set_setting('SERVER_RESTART_REQUIRED', False, None)
         except Exception:
             pass
diff --git a/InvenTree/common/models.py b/InvenTree/common/models.py
index 22015676e9..038972e21a 100644
--- a/InvenTree/common/models.py
+++ b/InvenTree/common/models.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ from rest_framework.exceptions import PermissionDenied
 
 import InvenTree.fields
 import InvenTree.helpers
+import InvenTree.ready
 import InvenTree.validators
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('inventree')
@@ -748,7 +749,7 @@ class InvenTreeSetting(BaseInvenTreeSetting):
         """
         super().save()
 
-        if self.requires_restart():
+        if self.requires_restart() and not InvenTree.ready.isImportingData():
             InvenTreeSetting.set_setting('SERVER_RESTART_REQUIRED', True, None)
 
     """