diff --git a/core/server/models/base/listeners.js b/core/server/models/base/listeners.js
index 57dc9110d3..d009c1d9b7 100644
--- a/core/server/models/base/listeners.js
+++ b/core/server/models/base/listeners.js
@@ -26,8 +26,13 @@ events.on('token.added', function (tokenModel) {
  *   - if an active user get's deleted, we have to access the previous attributes, because this is how bookshelf works
  *     if you delete a user.
  */
-events.on('user.deactivated', function (userModel) {
-    var options = {id: userModel.id || userModel.previousAttributes().id};
+events.on('user.deactivated', function (userModel, options) {
+    options = options || {};
+    options = _.merge({}, options, {id: userModel.id || userModel.previousAttributes().id});
+
+    if (options.importing) {
+        return;
+    }
 
     models.Accesstoken.destroyByUser(options)
         .then(function () {
@@ -46,17 +51,23 @@ events.on('user.deactivated', function (userModel) {
  * - reschedule all scheduled posts
  * - draft scheduled posts, when the published_at would be in the past
  */
-events.on('settings.active_timezone.edited', function (settingModel) {
+events.on('settings.active_timezone.edited', function (settingModel, options) {
+    options = options || {};
+    options = _.merge({}, options, {context: {internal: true}});
+
     var newTimezone = settingModel.attributes.value,
         previousTimezone = settingModel._updatedAttributes.value,
-        timezoneOffsetDiff = moment.tz(previousTimezone).utcOffset() - moment.tz(newTimezone).utcOffset(),
-        options = {context: {internal: true}};
+        timezoneOffsetDiff = moment.tz(previousTimezone).utcOffset() - moment.tz(newTimezone).utcOffset();
 
     // CASE: TZ was updated, but did not change
     if (previousTimezone === newTimezone) {
         return;
     }
 
+    if (options.importing) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     /**
      * CASE:
      * `Post.findAll` and the Post.edit` must run in one single transaction.
diff --git a/core/server/models/settings.js b/core/server/models/settings.js
index 2cecf45f6e..1f5d1c5a30 100644
--- a/core/server/models/settings.js
+++ b/core/server/models/settings.js
@@ -57,23 +57,23 @@ Settings = ghostBookshelf.Model.extend({
         };
     },
 
-    emitChange: function emitChange(event) {
-        events.emit('settings' + '.' + event, this);
+    emitChange: function emitChange(event, options) {
+        events.emit('settings' + '.' + event, this, options);
     },
 
-    onDestroyed: function onDestroyed(model) {
+    onDestroyed: function onDestroyed(model, response, options) {
         model.emitChange('deleted');
-        model.emitChange(model.attributes.key + '.' + 'deleted');
+        model.emitChange(model.attributes.key + '.' + 'deleted', options);
     },
 
-    onCreated: function onCreated(model) {
+    onCreated: function onCreated(model, response, options) {
         model.emitChange('added');
-        model.emitChange(model.attributes.key + '.' + 'added');
+        model.emitChange(model.attributes.key + '.' + 'added', options);
     },
 
-    onUpdated: function onUpdated(model) {
+    onUpdated: function onUpdated(model, response, options) {
         model.emitChange('edited');
-        model.emitChange(model.attributes.key + '.' + 'edited');
+        model.emitChange(model.attributes.key + '.' + 'edited', options);
     },
 
     onValidate: function onValidate() {
diff --git a/core/server/models/user.js b/core/server/models/user.js
index a47f153bdd..ca406ee9d8 100644
--- a/core/server/models/user.js
+++ b/core/server/models/user.js
@@ -52,13 +52,13 @@ User = ghostBookshelf.Model.extend({
         }, baseDefaults);
     },
 
-    emitChange: function emitChange(event) {
-        events.emit('user' + '.' + event, this);
+    emitChange: function emitChange(event, options) {
+        events.emit('user' + '.' + event, this, options);
     },
 
-    onDestroyed: function onDestroyed(model) {
+    onDestroyed: function onDestroyed(model, response, options) {
         if (_.includes(activeStates, model.previous('status'))) {
-            model.emitChange('deactivated');
+            model.emitChange('deactivated', options);
         }
 
         model.emitChange('deleted');
@@ -73,12 +73,12 @@ User = ghostBookshelf.Model.extend({
         }
     },
 
-    onUpdated: function onUpdated(model) {
+    onUpdated: function onUpdated(model, response, options) {
         model.statusChanging = model.get('status') !== model.updated('status');
         model.isActive = _.includes(activeStates, model.get('status'));
 
         if (model.statusChanging) {
-            model.emitChange(model.isActive ? 'activated' : 'deactivated');
+            model.emitChange(model.isActive ? 'activated' : 'deactivated', options);
         } else {
             if (model.isActive) {
                 model.emitChange('activated.edited');