diff --git a/platform/import-export/src/actions/ImportAsJSONAction.js b/platform/import-export/src/actions/ImportAsJSONAction.js
index 0a0195002a..ed20af2149 100644
--- a/platform/import-export/src/actions/ImportAsJSONAction.js
+++ b/platform/import-export/src/actions/ImportAsJSONAction.js
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@
  * this source code distribution or the Licensing information page available
  * at runtime from the About dialog for additional information.
  *****************************************************************************/
-
-define(['zepto'], function ($) {
+define(['zepto', '../../../../src/api/objects/object-utils.js'], function ($, objectUtils) {
 
     /**
      * The ImportAsJSONAction is available from context menus and allows a user
@@ -61,7 +60,9 @@ define(['zepto'], function ($) {
 
     ImportAsJSONAction.prototype.importObjectTree = function (objTree) {
         var parent = this.context.domainObject;
-        var tree = this.generateNewIdentifiers(objTree);
+        var namespace = parent.useCapability('adapter').identifier.namespace;
+
+        var tree = this.generateNewIdentifiers(objTree, namespace);
         var rootId = tree.rootId;
         var rootObj = this.instantiate(tree.openmct[rootId], rootId);
         var newStyleParent = parent.useCapability('adapter');
@@ -105,7 +106,6 @@ define(['zepto'], function ($) {
                 if (!tree[keystring] || seen.includes(keystring)) {
                     return;
                 }
-
                 newObj = this.instantiate(tree[keystring], keystring);
                 newObj.getCapability("location")
                     .setPrimaryLocation(tree[keystring].location);
@@ -114,11 +114,17 @@ define(['zepto'], function ($) {
         }
     };
 
-    ImportAsJSONAction.prototype.generateNewIdentifiers = function (tree) {
+    ImportAsJSONAction.prototype.generateNewIdentifiers = function (tree, namespace) {
         // For each domain object in the file, generate new ID, replace in tree
         Object.keys(tree.openmct).forEach(function (domainObjectId) {
-            var newId = this.identifierService.generate();
-            tree = this.rewriteId(domainObjectId, newId, tree);
+            let newId = {
+                namespace: namespace,
+                key: this.identifierService.generate()
+            };
+
+            let oldId = objectUtils.parseKeyString(domainObjectId);
+
+            tree = this.rewriteId(oldId, newId, tree);
         }, this);
         return tree;
     };
@@ -129,9 +135,21 @@ define(['zepto'], function ($) {
      *
      * @private
      */
-    ImportAsJSONAction.prototype.rewriteId = function (oldID, newID, tree) {
-        tree = JSON.stringify(tree).replace(new RegExp(oldID, 'g'), newID);
-        return JSON.parse(tree);
+    ImportAsJSONAction.prototype.rewriteId = function (oldId, newId, tree) {
+        let newIdKeyString = this.openmct.objects.makeKeyString(newId);
+        let oldIdKeyString = this.openmct.objects.makeKeyString(oldId);
+        tree = JSON.stringify(tree).replace(new RegExp(oldIdKeyString, 'g'), newIdKeyString);
+
+        return JSON.parse(tree, (key, value) => {
+            if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(value, 'key') &&
+                Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(value, 'namespace') &&
+                value.key === oldId.key &&
+                value.namespace === oldId.namespace) {
+                return newId
+            } else {
+                return value;
+            }
+        });
     };
 
     ImportAsJSONAction.prototype.getFormModel = function () {
diff --git a/src/plugins/plugins.js b/src/plugins/plugins.js
index 288c57f045..a1f9fd747a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/plugins.js
+++ b/src/plugins/plugins.js
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ define([
 ) {
     var bundleMap = {
         LocalStorage: 'platform/persistence/local',
-        MyItems: 'platform/features/my-items'
+        MyItems: 'platform/features/my-items',
+        CouchDB: 'platform/persistence/couch'
     };
 
     var plugins = _.mapValues(bundleMap, function (bundleName, pluginName) {