diff --git a/libraries/entropy/db/__init__.py b/libraries/entropy/db/__init__.py
index 13c667756..37f802220 100644
--- a/libraries/entropy/db/__init__.py
+++ b/libraries/entropy/db/__init__.py
@@ -4699,13 +4699,16 @@ class EntropyRepository(EntropyRepositoryBase):
         @todo: remove /usr/bin/sqlite3 dependency
         """
         dbfile = os.path.realpath(dbfile)
+        tmp_dbfile = dbfile + ".import_repository"
         dumpfile = os.path.realpath(dumpfile)
         if not entropy.tools.is_valid_path_string(dbfile):
             raise AttributeError("dbfile value is invalid")
         if not entropy.tools.is_valid_path_string(dumpfile):
             raise AttributeError("dumpfile value is invalid")
-        sqlite3_exec = "/usr/bin/sqlite3 \"%s\" < \"%s\"" % (dbfile, dumpfile,)
+        sqlite3_exec = "/usr/bin/sqlite3 \"%s\" < \"%s\"" % (tmp_dbfile,
+            dumpfile,)
         retcode = subprocess.call(sqlite3_exec, shell = True)
+        os.rename(tmp_dbfile, dbfile)
         return retcode
 
     def exportRepository(self, dumpfile, gentle_with_tables = True,