diff --git a/src/lib/db/strategy-store.ts b/src/lib/db/strategy-store.ts
index 2af9bf4f96..be5347925d 100644
--- a/src/lib/db/strategy-store.ts
+++ b/src/lib/db/strategy-store.ts
@@ -155,13 +155,10 @@ export default class StrategyStore implements IStrategyStore {
         await this.db(TABLE).insert(rowData).onConflict(['name']).merge();
     }
 
-    async dropStrategies(): Promise<void> {
+    async dropCustomStrategies(): Promise<void> {
         await this.db(TABLE)
             .where({ built_in: 0 }) // eslint-disable-line
-            .delete()
-            .catch((err) =>
-                this.logger.error('Could not drop strategies, error: ', err),
-            );
+            .delete();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/services/state-service.ts b/src/lib/services/state-service.ts
index 329e64738a..843ebe44a1 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/state-service.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/state-service.ts
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ export default class StateService {
 
         if (dropBeforeImport) {
             this.logger.info('Dropping existing strategies');
-            await this.strategyStore.deleteAll();
+            await this.strategyStore.dropCustomStrategies();
             await this.eventStore.store({
                 type: DROP_STRATEGIES,
                 createdBy: userName,
diff --git a/src/lib/types/stores/strategy-store.ts b/src/lib/types/stores/strategy-store.ts
index 090812a8b2..d041c964a8 100644
--- a/src/lib/types/stores/strategy-store.ts
+++ b/src/lib/types/stores/strategy-store.ts
@@ -37,4 +37,5 @@ export interface IStrategyStore extends Store<IStrategy, string> {
     deprecateStrategy({ name }: Pick<IStrategy, 'name'>): Promise<void>;
     reactivateStrategy({ name }: Pick<IStrategy, 'name'>): Promise<void>;
     importStrategy(data: IMinimalStrategy): Promise<void>;
+    dropCustomStrategies(): Promise<void>;
 }
diff --git a/src/test/fixtures/fake-strategies-store.ts b/src/test/fixtures/fake-strategies-store.ts
index 24374d7abf..11a225243f 100644
--- a/src/test/fixtures/fake-strategies-store.ts
+++ b/src/test/fixtures/fake-strategies-store.ts
@@ -64,10 +64,6 @@ export default class FakeStrategiesStore implements IStrategyStore {
 
     destroy(): void {}
 
-    async dropStrategies(): Promise<void> {
-        return this.deleteAll();
-    }
-
     async exists(key: string): Promise<boolean> {
         return this.strategies.some((s) => s.name === key && !s.deprecated);
     }
@@ -119,4 +115,8 @@ export default class FakeStrategiesStore implements IStrategyStore {
         await this.delete(update.name);
         return this.createStrategy(update);
     }
+
+    async dropCustomStrategies(): Promise<void> {
+        return this.deleteAll();
+    }
 }