diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index 93735f234..066a2025e 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Although the chat was never enabled per default and was marked as experimental,
 ## Features
 * Add client-side cropping of profile image uploads [#7581](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/7581)
 * Add client-site rescaling of post images if they exceed the maximum possible size [#7734](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/7734)
-* Add backend for archive import [#7660](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/7660)
+* Add backend for archive import [#7660](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/7660) [#8254](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/8254)
 * For pods running PostgreSQL, make sure that no upper-case/mixed-case tags exist, and create a `lower(name)` index on tags to speed up ActsAsTaggableOn [#8206](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/8206)
 * Allow podmins/moderators to see all local public posts to improve moderation [#8232](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/8232)
 
diff --git a/lib/archive_importer/contact_importer.rb b/lib/archive_importer/contact_importer.rb
index 492375691..b64dfe7b7 100644
--- a/lib/archive_importer/contact_importer.rb
+++ b/lib/archive_importer/contact_importer.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class ArchiveImporter
 
     def create_contact
       person = Person.by_account_identifier(json.fetch("account_id"))
-      user.contacts.create!(person_id: person.id, sharing: false, receiving: json.fetch("receiving"))
+      user.contacts.create!(person_id: person.id, sharing: json.fetch("sharing"), receiving: json.fetch("receiving"))
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/integration/migration_service_spec.rb b/spec/integration/migration_service_spec.rb
index ce2bd47e5..49682527c 100644
--- a/spec/integration/migration_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/migration_service_spec.rb
@@ -287,17 +287,17 @@ describe MigrationService do
 
       contact = user.contacts.find_by(person: Person.by_account_identifier(contact1_diaspora_id))
       expect(contact).not_to be_nil
-      expect(contact.sharing).to be_falsey
+      expect(contact.sharing).to be_truthy
       expect(contact.receiving).to be_falsey
 
       contact = user.contacts.find_by(person: Person.by_account_identifier(contact2_diaspora_id))
       expect(contact).not_to be_nil
-      expect(contact.sharing).to be_falsey
+      expect(contact.sharing).to be_truthy
       expect(contact.receiving).to be_truthy
 
       contact = user.contacts.find_by(person: Person.by_account_identifier(migrated_contact_new_diaspora_id))
       expect(contact).not_to be_nil
-      expect(contact.sharing).to be_falsey
+      expect(contact.sharing).to be_truthy
       expect(contact.receiving).to be_truthy
 
       aspect = user.aspects.find_by(name: "Friends")