diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index e6e0b540ca..421a7e9bd2 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Improvements 🙌:
  - Add "show password" in import Megolm keys dialog
 
 Bugfix 🐛:
- -
+ - Manual import of Megolm keys does back up the imported keys
 
 Translations 🗣:
  -
diff --git a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/crypto/DefaultCryptoService.kt b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/crypto/DefaultCryptoService.kt
index f8fb5a35d0..2725afdc21 100755
--- a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/crypto/DefaultCryptoService.kt
+++ b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/crypto/DefaultCryptoService.kt
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.LiveData
 import com.squareup.moshi.Types
 import com.zhuinden.monarchy.Monarchy
 import dagger.Lazy
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CancellationException
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
+import kotlinx.coroutines.cancelChildren
+import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
+import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
+import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.MatrixCallback
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.NoOpMatrixCallback
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.crypto.MXCryptoConfig
@@ -102,12 +108,6 @@ import org.matrix.android.sdk.internal.task.launchToCallback
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.internal.util.JsonCanonicalizer
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.internal.util.MatrixCoroutineDispatchers
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.internal.util.fetchCopied
-import kotlinx.coroutines.CancellationException
-import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
-import kotlinx.coroutines.cancelChildren
-import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
-import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
-import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
 import org.matrix.olm.OlmManager
 import timber.log.Timber
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean
@@ -1072,7 +1072,11 @@ internal class DefaultCryptoService @Inject constructor(
                         throw Exception("Error")
                     }
 
-                    megolmSessionDataImporter.handle(importedSessions, true, progressListener)
+                    megolmSessionDataImporter.handle(
+                            megolmSessionsData = importedSessions,
+                            fromBackup = false,
+                            progressListener = progressListener
+                    )
                 }
             }.foldToCallback(callback)
         }
diff --git a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/crypto/actions/MegolmSessionDataImporter.kt b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/crypto/actions/MegolmSessionDataImporter.kt
index d9da459d7d..997a0d7658 100644
--- a/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/crypto/actions/MegolmSessionDataImporter.kt
+++ b/matrix-sdk-android/src/main/java/org/matrix/android/sdk/internal/crypto/actions/MegolmSessionDataImporter.kt
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ internal class MegolmSessionDataImporter @Inject constructor(private val olmDevi
      * Must be call on the crypto coroutine thread
      *
      * @param megolmSessionsData megolm sessions.
-     * @param backUpKeys         true to back up them to the homeserver.
+     * @param fromBackup         true if the imported keys are already backed up on the server.
      * @param progressListener   the progress listener
      * @return import room keys result
      */