diff --git a/categories/management/commands/import_categories.py b/categories/management/commands/import_categories.py
index 76dc605..8ff419c 100644
--- a/categories/management/commands/import_categories.py
+++ b/categories/management/commands/import_categories.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand, CommandError
 from categories.models import Category
 from django.template.defaultfilters import slugify
+from django.db import transaction
 
 class Command(BaseCommand):
     """Import category trees from a file."""
@@ -22,17 +23,23 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
             else:
                 return ' ' * indent_amt
     
-    
+    @transaction.commit_on_success
     def make_category(self, string, parent=None, order=1):
         """
         Make and save a category object from a string
         """
-        return Category.objects.create(
+        cat = Category(
             name=string.strip(),
             slug=slugify(string.strip())[:49],
-            parent=parent,
+            #parent=parent,
             order=order
         )
+        cat._tree_manager.insert_node(cat, parent, 'last-child', True)
+        cat.save()
+        if parent:
+            parent.rght = cat.rght + 1
+            parent.save()
+        return cat
     
     def parse_lines(self, lines):
         """
@@ -60,6 +67,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
             else:
                 # We are back to a zero level, so reset the whole thing
                 current_parents = {0: self.make_category(line)}
+        current_parents[0]._tree_manager.rebuild()
     
     def handle(self, *file_paths, **options):
         """
diff --git a/categories/tests/__init__.py b/categories/tests/__init__.py
index 6934d61..b144d87 100644
--- a/categories/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/categories/tests/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from categories.tests.category_import import *
 from categories.tests.templatetags import *
+from categories.tests.manager import *
 
 __fixtures__ = ['categories.json']
diff --git a/categories/tests/category_import.py b/categories/tests/category_import.py
index 94801ce..b2886e1 100644
--- a/categories/tests/category_import.py
+++ b/categories/tests/category_import.py
@@ -31,11 +31,23 @@ class CategoryImportTest(unittest.TestCase):
     def testImportSpaceDelimited(self):
         Category.objects.all().delete()
         self._import_file('test_category_spaces.txt')
+        
+        items = Category.objects.all()
+        
+        self.assertEqual(items[0].name, 'Category 1')
+        self.assertEqual(items[1].name, 'Category 1-1')
+        self.assertEqual(items[2].name, 'Category 1-2')
     
     
     def testImportTabDelimited(self):
         Category.objects.all().delete()
         self._import_file('test_category_tabs.txt')
+        
+        items = Category.objects.all()
+        
+        self.assertEqual(items[0].name, 'Category 1')
+        self.assertEqual(items[1].name, 'Category 1-1')
+        self.assertEqual(items[2].name, 'Category 1-2')
     
     
     def testMixingTabsSpaces(self):