diff --git a/lib/tire/model/import.rb b/lib/tire/model/import.rb
index 76e6a19e..ed534765 100644
--- a/lib/tire/model/import.rb
+++ b/lib/tire/model/import.rb
@@ -67,11 +67,13 @@ class Mongoid
           include Base
           def import &block
             items = []
-            klass.all.each do |item|
-              items << item
-              if items.length % options[:per_page] == 0
-                index.import items, options, &block
-                items = []
+            ::Mongoid.unit_of_work(:disable => :all) do
+              klass.all.each do |item|
+                items << item
+                if items.length % options[:per_page] == 0
+                  index.import items, options, &block
+                  items = []
+                end
               end
             end
             index.import items, options, &block unless items.empty?