diff --git a/setup/so-functions b/setup/so-functions
index c2b9b9fff..b09693e14 100755
--- a/setup/so-functions
+++ b/setup/so-functions
@@ -1080,7 +1080,7 @@ manager_global() {
 
 	if [ -z "$SENSOR_CHECKIN_INTERVAL_MS" ]; then
 		SENSOR_CHECKIN_INTERVAL_MS=10000
-		if [ "$install_type" = 'EVAL' ] || [ "$install_type" = 'STANDALONE' ]; then
+		if [ "$install_type" = 'EVAL' ] || [ "$install_type" = 'STANDALONE' ] || [ "$install_type" = 'IMPORT' ]; then
 			SENSOR_CHECKIN_INTERVAL_MS=1000
 		fi
 	fi