diff --git a/doc/man/task.1.in b/doc/man/task.1.in
index 1194e5914..98cf9e74e 100644
--- a/doc/man/task.1.in
+++ b/doc/man/task.1.in
@@ -351,6 +351,9 @@ existing ones.  Tasks are identified by their UUID.
 
 If no file or "-" is specified, import tasks from STDIN.
 
+Setting rc.recurrence.confirmation to an appropriate level is recommended
+if import is to be used in automated workflows.  See taskrc(5).
+
 For importing other file formats, the standard task release comes with a
 few example scripts, such as:
 
diff --git a/src/commands/CmdImport.cpp b/src/commands/CmdImport.cpp
index 9cd3df821..c903f175e 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdImport.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdImport.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <i18n.h>
 #include <main.h>
 #include <CmdImport.h>
+#include <CmdModify.h>
 
 extern Context context;
 
@@ -122,9 +123,10 @@ int CmdImport::import (std::vector <std::string>& lines)
       task.set ("modified", before.get ("modified"));
       if (taskDiff (before, task))
       {
-        context.tdb2.modify (task);
+        CmdModify modHelper;
+        modHelper.checkConsistency (before, task);
+        count += modHelper.modifyAndUpdate (before, task);
         std::cout << " mod  ";
-        ++count;
       }
       else
       {