diff --git a/crud.py b/crud.py
index 527a529..04b9b3b 100644
--- a/crud.py
+++ b/crud.py
@@ -117,19 +117,20 @@ async def authenticate_user(email: str, password: str):
     return user
 
 # Agent CRUD operations
-async def create_agent(agent_data: dict, user_id: str):
+async def create_agent(agent_data: dict, user_id: str, skip_time_check: bool = False):
     # Check for duplicate agent names from the same user created recently (within 5 minutes)
-    from datetime import timedelta
-    five_minutes_ago = datetime.utcnow() - timedelta(minutes=5)
-    
-    existing_agent = await agents_collection.find_one({
-        "agent_name": agent_data.get("agent_name"),
-        "created_by": user_id,
-        "created_at": {"$gte": five_minutes_ago}
-    })
-    
-    if existing_agent:
-        raise ValueError(f"Agent with name '{agent_data.get('agent_name')}' was already created recently. Please wait before creating another agent with the same name.")
+    if not skip_time_check:
+        from datetime import timedelta
+        five_minutes_ago = datetime.utcnow() - timedelta(minutes=5)
+        
+        existing_agent = await agents_collection.find_one({
+            "agent_name": agent_data.get("agent_name"),
+            "created_by": user_id,
+            "created_at": {"$gte": five_minutes_ago}
+        })
+        
+        if existing_agent:
+            raise ValueError(f"Agent with name '{agent_data.get('agent_name')}' was already created recently. Please wait before creating another agent with the same name.")
     
     now = datetime.utcnow()
     agent_doc = {
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 3741913..c295d34 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -1131,7 +1131,7 @@ async def import_agents_csv(
                         agent_data["agent_name"] = f"{agent_data['agent_name']} - Imported"
                 
                 # Create agent
-                await crud.create_agent(agent_data, user_id)
+                await crud.create_agent(agent_data, user_id, skip_time_check=True)
                 success_count += 1
                 
             except Exception as e: