diff --git a/deepwell/importer/database.py b/deepwell/importer/database.py
index 9107a2455b..8e04a31f92 100644
--- a/deepwell/importer/database.py
+++ b/deepwell/importer/database.py
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ def add_page(self, cur, *, site_slug: str, page_descr: str, metadata: dict) -> N
                 site_slug,
                 sitemap_updated_at,
                 metadata.get("title", ""),
-                metadata["is_locked"],
+                metadata.get("is_locked", False),
                 json.dumps(metadata.get("tags", [])),
             ),
         )