diff --git a/src/becca/entities/branch.js b/src/becca/entities/branch.js
index 6ac065c47..411d1812c 100644
--- a/src/becca/entities/branch.js
+++ b/src/becca/entities/branch.js
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class Branch extends AbstractEntity {
     /** @returns {Note} */
     get childNote() {
         if (!(this.noteId in this.becca.notes)) {
-            // entities can come out of order in sync, create skeleton which will be filled later
+            // entities can come out of order in sync/import, create skeleton which will be filled later
             this.becca.addNote(this.noteId, new Note({noteId: this.noteId}));
         }
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class Branch extends AbstractEntity {
     /** @returns {Note} */
     get parentNote() {
         if (!(this.parentNoteId in this.becca.notes)) {
-            // entities can come out of order in sync, create skeleton which will be filled later
+            // entities can come out of order in sync/import, create skeleton which will be filled later
             this.becca.addNote(this.parentNoteId, new Note({noteId: this.parentNoteId}));
         }
 
diff --git a/src/services/import/zip.js b/src/services/import/zip.js
index 9645e9c10..7d68c2776 100644
--- a/src/services/import/zip.js
+++ b/src/services/import/zip.js
@@ -351,7 +351,19 @@ async function importZip(taskContext, fileBuffer, importRootNote) {
 
         let note = becca.getNote(noteId);
 
+        const isProtected = importRootNote.isProtected && protectedSessionService.isProtectedSessionAvailable();
+
         if (note) {
+            // only skeleton was created because of altered order of cloned notes in ZIP, we need to update
+            // https://github.com/zadam/trilium/issues/2440
+            if (note.type === undefined) {
+                note.type = type;
+                note.mime = mime;
+                note.title = noteTitle;
+                note.isProtected = isProtected;
+                note.save();
+            }
+
             note.setContent(content);
         }
         else {
@@ -367,7 +379,7 @@ async function importZip(taskContext, fileBuffer, importRootNote) {
                 // root notePosition should be ignored since it relates to original document
                 // now import root should be placed after existing notes into new parent
                 notePosition: (noteMeta && firstNote) ? noteMeta.notePosition : undefined,
-                isProtected: importRootNote.isProtected && protectedSessionService.isProtectedSessionAvailable(),
+                isProtected: isProtected,
             }));
 
             createdNoteIds[note.noteId] = true;