diff --git a/src/api/core/ciphers.rs b/src/api/core/ciphers.rs
index e4e8491f..b5a9737a 100644
--- a/src/api/core/ciphers.rs
+++ b/src/api/core/ciphers.rs
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ fn post_ciphers_create(data: JsonUpcase<ShareCipherData>, headers: Headers, conn
     // This check is usually only needed in update_cipher_from_data(), but we
     // need it here as well to avoid creating an empty cipher in the call to
     // cipher.save() below.
-    enforce_personal_ownership_policy(&data.Cipher, &headers, &conn)?;
+    enforce_personal_ownership_policy(Some(&data.Cipher), &headers, &conn)?;
 
     let mut cipher = Cipher::new(data.Cipher.Type, data.Cipher.Name.clone());
     cipher.user_uuid = Some(headers.user.uuid.clone());
@@ -289,8 +289,8 @@ fn post_ciphers(data: JsonUpcase<CipherData>, headers: Headers, conn: DbConn, nt
 /// allowed to delete or share such ciphers to an org, however.
 ///
 /// Ref: https://bitwarden.com/help/article/policies/#personal-ownership
-fn enforce_personal_ownership_policy(data: &CipherData, headers: &Headers, conn: &DbConn) -> EmptyResult {
-    if data.OrganizationId.is_none() {
+fn enforce_personal_ownership_policy(data: Option<&CipherData>, headers: &Headers, conn: &DbConn) -> EmptyResult {
+    if data.is_none() || data.unwrap().OrganizationId.is_none() {
         let user_uuid = &headers.user.uuid;
         let policy_type = OrgPolicyType::PersonalOwnership;
         if OrgPolicy::is_applicable_to_user(user_uuid, policy_type, conn) {
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ pub fn update_cipher_from_data(
     nt: &Notify,
     ut: UpdateType,
 ) -> EmptyResult {
-    enforce_personal_ownership_policy(&data, headers, conn)?;
+    enforce_personal_ownership_policy(Some(&data), headers, conn)?;
 
     // Check that the client isn't updating an existing cipher with stale data.
     if let Some(dt) = data.LastKnownRevisionDate {
@@ -458,6 +458,8 @@ struct RelationsData {
 
 #[post("/ciphers/import", data = "<data>")]
 fn post_ciphers_import(data: JsonUpcase<ImportData>, headers: Headers, conn: DbConn, nt: Notify) -> EmptyResult {
+    enforce_personal_ownership_policy(None, &headers, &conn)?;
+
     let data: ImportData = data.into_inner().data;
 
     // Read and create the folders