diff --git a/frontend/src/component/project/Project/Project.tsx b/frontend/src/component/project/Project/Project.tsx
index aba5ce3aa0..1233fbd389 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/project/Project/Project.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/project/Project/Project.tsx
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import ProjectOverview from './ProjectOverview';
 import ProjectHealth from './ProjectHealth/ProjectHealth';
 import PermissionIconButton from 'component/common/PermissionIconButton/PermissionIconButton';
 import {
-    CREATE_FEATURE,
+    UPDATE_FEATURE,
     DELETE_PROJECT,
     UPDATE_PROJECT,
 } from 'component/providers/AccessProvider/permissions';
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ export const Project = () => {
                                 )}
                                 show={
                                     <PermissionIconButton
-                                        permission={CREATE_FEATURE}
+                                        permission={UPDATE_FEATURE}
                                         projectId={projectId}
                                         onClick={() => setModalOpen(true)}
                                         tooltipProps={{ title: 'Import' }}
diff --git a/src/lib/export-import-toggles/export-import-permissions.e2e.test.ts b/src/lib/export-import-toggles/export-import-permissions.e2e.test.ts
index 107b4f2864..79535a3f7a 100644
--- a/src/lib/export-import-toggles/export-import-permissions.e2e.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/export-import-toggles/export-import-permissions.e2e.test.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import dbInit, { ITestDb } from '../../test/e2e/helpers/database-init';
 import getLogger from '../../test/fixtures/no-logger';
 import {
     DEFAULT_PROJECT,
+    IContextFieldStore,
     IEnvironmentStore,
     IEventStore,
     IFeatureToggleStore,
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ let app: IUnleashTest;
 let db: ITestDb;
 let eventStore: IEventStore;
 let environmentStore: IEnvironmentStore;
+let contextFieldStore: IContextFieldStore;
 let projectStore: IProjectStore;
 let toggleStore: IFeatureToggleStore;
 let accessService: AccessService;
@@ -242,6 +244,7 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
     projectStore = db.stores.projectStore;
     toggleStore = db.stores.featureToggleStore;
     accessService = app.services.accessService;
+    contextFieldStore = db.stores.contextFieldStore;
 
     const roles = await accessService.getRootRoles();
     adminRole = roles.find((role) => role.name === RoleName.ADMIN);
@@ -261,6 +264,11 @@ beforeEach(async () => {
     await toggleStore.deleteAll();
     await projectStore.deleteAll();
     await environmentStore.deleteAll();
+    await contextFieldStore.deleteAll();
+
+    await contextFieldStore.deleteAll();
+    await loginAdminUser();
+    await createContextField({ name: 'appName' });
 });
 
 afterAll(async () => {
diff --git a/src/lib/export-import-toggles/export-import-service.ts b/src/lib/export-import-toggles/export-import-service.ts
index da30733eac..dd9e0bc9d1 100644
--- a/src/lib/export-import-toggles/export-import-service.ts
+++ b/src/lib/export-import-toggles/export-import-service.ts
@@ -576,24 +576,38 @@ export default class ExportImportService {
         dto: ImportTogglesSchema,
         user: User,
     ): Promise<string[]> {
-        const [newTagTypes, newContextFields] = await Promise.all([
+        const [
+            newTagTypes,
+            newContextFields,
+            strategiesExistForFeatures,
+            featureEnvsWithVariants,
+            existingFeatures,
+        ] = await Promise.all([
             this.getNewTagTypes(dto),
             this.getNewContextFields(dto),
+            this.importTogglesStore.strategiesExistForFeatures(
+                dto.data.features.map((feature) => feature.name),
+                dto.environment,
+            ),
+            dto.data.featureEnvironments?.filter(
+                (featureEnvironment) =>
+                    Array.isArray(featureEnvironment.variants) &&
+                    featureEnvironment.variants.length > 0,
+            ) || Promise.resolve([]),
+            this.importTogglesStore.getExistingFeatures(
+                dto.data.features.map((feature) => feature.name),
+            ),
         ]);
+
         const permissions = [UPDATE_FEATURE];
         if (newTagTypes.length > 0) {
             permissions.push(UPDATE_TAG_TYPE);
         }
+
         if (Array.isArray(newContextFields) && newContextFields.length > 0) {
             permissions.push(CREATE_CONTEXT_FIELD);
         }
 
-        const strategiesExistForFeatures =
-            await this.importTogglesStore.strategiesExistForFeatures(
-                dto.data.features.map((feature) => feature.name),
-                dto.environment,
-            );
-
         if (strategiesExistForFeatures) {
             permissions.push(DELETE_FEATURE_STRATEGY);
         }
@@ -602,22 +616,10 @@ export default class ExportImportService {
             permissions.push(CREATE_FEATURE_STRATEGY);
         }
 
-        const featureEnvsWithVariants =
-            dto.data.featureEnvironments?.filter(
-                (featureEnvironment) =>
-                    Array.isArray(featureEnvironment.variants) &&
-                    featureEnvironment.variants.length > 0,
-            ) || [];
-
         if (featureEnvsWithVariants.length > 0) {
             permissions.push(UPDATE_FEATURE_ENVIRONMENT_VARIANTS);
         }
 
-        const existingFeatures =
-            await this.importTogglesStore.getExistingFeatures(
-                dto.data.features.map((feature) => feature.name),
-            );
-
         if (existingFeatures.length < dto.data.features.length) {
             permissions.push(CREATE_FEATURE);
         }
diff --git a/src/lib/export-import-toggles/export-import.e2e.test.ts b/src/lib/export-import-toggles/export-import.e2e.test.ts
index d1645ccc9e..b7e533906d 100644
--- a/src/lib/export-import-toggles/export-import.e2e.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/export-import-toggles/export-import.e2e.test.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import getLogger from '../../test/fixtures/no-logger';
 import {
     DEFAULT_PROJECT,
     FeatureToggleDTO,
+    IContextFieldStore,
     IEnvironmentStore,
     IEventStore,
     IFeatureToggleStore,
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ let app: IUnleashTest;
 let db: ITestDb;
 let eventStore: IEventStore;
 let environmentStore: IEnvironmentStore;
+let contextFieldStore: IContextFieldStore;
 let projectStore: IProjectStore;
 let toggleStore: IFeatureToggleStore;
 
@@ -170,6 +172,7 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
     eventStore = db.stores.eventStore;
     environmentStore = db.stores.environmentStore;
     projectStore = db.stores.projectStore;
+    contextFieldStore = db.stores.contextFieldStore;
     toggleStore = db.stores.featureToggleStore;
 });
 
@@ -178,6 +181,9 @@ beforeEach(async () => {
     await toggleStore.deleteAll();
     await projectStore.deleteAll();
     await environmentStore.deleteAll();
+
+    await contextFieldStore.deleteAll();
+    await createContextField({ name: 'appName' });
 });
 
 afterAll(async () => {