diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/admin/user/imp/UserImportController.java b/src/main/java/org/olat/admin/user/imp/UserImportController.java
index 119b79335e8f4859e3fee7ce867a17f3ffee005e..8e69ff2a751645f9999917dfab89bd63701e472c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/admin/user/imp/UserImportController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/admin/user/imp/UserImportController.java
@@ -245,6 +245,8 @@ public class UserImportController extends BasicController {
 			if(o instanceof TransientIdentity) {
 				TransientIdentity transIdent = (TransientIdentity)o;
 				usernames.add(transIdent.getName());
+			} else if (o instanceof UpdateIdentity) {
+				identities.add(((UpdateIdentity)o).getIdentity());	
 			} else if (o instanceof Identity) {
 				identities.add((Identity)o);	
 			}