diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/modals/ImportTransactions.jsx b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/modals/ImportTransactions.jsx
index bffda77e0fb..26abe34e469 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/modals/ImportTransactions.jsx
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/modals/ImportTransactions.jsx
@@ -941,9 +941,7 @@ export function ImportTransactions({ modalProps, options }) {
       }
 
       const category_id = parseCategoryFields(trans, categories.list);
-      if (category_id != null) {
-        trans.category = category_id;
-      }
+      trans.category = category_id;
 
       const { inflow, outflow, inOut, ...finalTransaction } = trans;
       finalTransactions.push({
diff --git a/upcoming-release-notes/2790.md b/upcoming-release-notes/2790.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..72fec3c4fa5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upcoming-release-notes/2790.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+category: Bugfix
+authors: [matt-fidd]
+---
+
+Fix CSV import not matching category is (nothing) rules