diff --git a/app/Service/Import/ImportService.php b/app/Service/Import/ImportService.php
index 8e371444..a63f0bac 100644
--- a/app/Service/Import/ImportService.php
+++ b/app/Service/Import/ImportService.php
@@ -9,8 +9,11 @@ use App\Service\Import\Importers\ImporterContract;
 use App\Service\Import\Importers\ImporterProvider;
 use App\Service\Import\Importers\ImportException;
 use App\Service\Import\Importers\ReportDto;
+use Illuminate\Support\Carbon;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
+use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 
 class ImportService
 {
@@ -22,6 +25,8 @@ class ImportService
         /** @var ImporterContract $importer */
         $importer = app(ImporterProvider::class)->getImporter($importerType);
         $importer->init($organization);
+        Storage::disk(config('filesystems.private'))
+            ->put('import/'.Carbon::now()->toDateString().'-'.$organization->getKey().'-'.Str::uuid(), $data);
 
         $lock = Cache::lock('import:'.$organization->getKey(), config('octane.max_execution_time', 60) + 1);
 
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Service/Import/ImportServiceTest.php b/tests/Unit/Service/Import/ImportServiceTest.php
index 40ec8ce4..01040bd9 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Service/Import/ImportServiceTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Service/Import/ImportServiceTest.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use App\Service\Import\Importers\ImporterProvider;
 use App\Service\Import\Importers\ImportException;
 use App\Service\Import\ImportService;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
+use Illuminate\Support\Carbon;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\CoversClass;
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ class ImportServiceTest extends TestCase
     public function test_import_gets_importer_from_provider_runs_importer_and_returns_report(): void
     {
         // Arrange
-        Storage::fake(config('filesystems.default'));
+        Storage::fake(config('filesystems.private'));
         $organization = Organization::factory()->create();
         $timezone = 'Europe/Vienna';
         $data = Storage::disk('testfiles')->get('toggl_time_entries_import_test_1.csv');
@@ -41,13 +42,16 @@ class ImportServiceTest extends TestCase
         $this->assertSame(1, $report->usersCreated);
         $this->assertSame(2, $report->projectsCreated);
         $this->assertSame(1, $report->clientsCreated);
-        Storage::disk(config('filesystems.default'))->assertDirectoryEmpty('import');
+        $storedFiles = Storage::disk(config('filesystems.private'))->files('import');
+        $this->assertCount(1, $storedFiles);
+        $this->assertStringStartsWith('import/'.Carbon::now()->toDateString().'-'.$organization->getKey().'-', $storedFiles[0]);
+        $this->assertSame($data, Storage::disk(config('filesystems.private'))->get($storedFiles[0]));
     }
 
     public function test_import_releases_lock_if_an_exception_happens_during_the_import(): void
     {
         // Arrange
-        Storage::fake(config('filesystems.default'));
+        Storage::fake(config('filesystems.private'));
         $organization = Organization::factory()->create();
         $timezone = 'Europe/Vienna';
         $data = 'Invalid CSV data';
@@ -66,7 +70,7 @@ class ImportServiceTest extends TestCase
     public function test_import_throws_exception_if_import_is_already_in_progress(): void
     {
         // Arrange
-        Storage::fake(config('filesystems.default'));
+        Storage::fake(config('filesystems.private'));
         $organization = Organization::factory()->create();
         $timezone = 'Europe/Vienna';
         $data = Storage::disk('testfiles')->get('toggl_time_entries_import_test_1.csv');