diff --git a/nextgraph/src/local_broker.rs b/nextgraph/src/local_broker.rs
index ac4b0ec..42ac11a 100644
--- a/nextgraph/src/local_broker.rs
+++ b/nextgraph/src/local_broker.rs
@@ -1306,7 +1306,7 @@ pub async fn user_connect_with_device_info(
                                     session.verifier.connected_server_id = Some(server_key);
                                     // successful. we can stop here
 
-                                    // load verifier from remote connection (if not RocksDb type)
+                                    // load verifier from remote connection (if not RocksDb type, or after import on tauri)
                                     if let Err(e) = session.verifier.bootstrap().await {
                                         session.verifier.connected_server_id = None;
                                         Broker::close_all_connections().await;
diff --git a/ng-verifier/src/verifier.rs b/ng-verifier/src/verifier.rs
index e1844b5..72417ab 100644
--- a/ng-verifier/src/verifier.rs
+++ b/ng-verifier/src/verifier.rs
@@ -176,6 +176,10 @@ impl Verifier {
         self.config.config_type.is_in_memory()
     }
 
+    fn need_bootstrap(&self) -> bool {
+        self.stores.len() == 0
+    }
+
     fn get_arc_block_storage(
         &self,
     ) -> Result<Arc<std::sync::RwLock<dyn BlockStorage + Send + Sync>>, VerifierError> {
@@ -942,7 +946,7 @@ impl Verifier {
     }
 
     async fn bootstrap_from_remote(&mut self) -> Result<(), NgError> {
-        if self.is_in_memory() {
+        if self.is_in_memory() || self.need_bootstrap() {
             let broker = BROKER.read().await;
             let user = self.config.user_priv_key.to_pub();
             let remote = self.connected_server_id.to_owned().unwrap();