diff --git a/src/basic_api.cc b/src/basic_api.cc
index d4d379b..8867477 100644
--- a/src/basic_api.cc
+++ b/src/basic_api.cc
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_org_pEp_jniadapter_Engine_importKey(
 
     
     PEP_STATUS status = ::import_key(session, _key, strlen(_key), NULL);
-    if (status != PEP_STATUS_OK) {
+    if (status != PEP_STATUS_OK && status != PEP_KEY_IMPORTED) {
         throw_pEp_Exception(env, status);
         return;
     }