diff --git a/src/app/admin/admin-import-batch-page/batch-import-page.component.spec.ts b/src/app/admin/admin-import-batch-page/batch-import-page.component.spec.ts
index 6c9d84123b..36ba1137c9 100644
--- a/src/app/admin/admin-import-batch-page/batch-import-page.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/admin/admin-import-batch-page/batch-import-page.component.spec.ts
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ describe('BatchImportPageComponent', () => {
         const parameterValues: ProcessParameter[] = [
           Object.assign(new ProcessParameter(), { name: '--zip', value: 'filename.zip' }),
         ];
-        parameterValues.push(Object.assign(new ProcessParameter(), { name: '--add', value: 'filename.zip' }));
+        parameterValues.push(Object.assign(new ProcessParameter(), { name: '--add' }));
         expect(scriptService.invoke).toHaveBeenCalledWith(BATCH_IMPORT_SCRIPT_NAME, parameterValues, [fileMock]);
       });
       it('success notification is shown', () => {
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ describe('BatchImportPageComponent', () => {
       it('metadata-import script is invoked with --zip fileName and the mockFile and -v validate-only', () => {
         const parameterValues: ProcessParameter[] = [
           Object.assign(new ProcessParameter(), { name: '--zip', value: 'filename.zip' }),
-          Object.assign(new ProcessParameter(), { name: '--add', value: 'filename.zip' }),
+          Object.assign(new ProcessParameter(), { name: '--add' }),
           Object.assign(new ProcessParameter(), { name: '-v', value: true }),
         ];
         expect(scriptService.invoke).toHaveBeenCalledWith(BATCH_IMPORT_SCRIPT_NAME, parameterValues, [fileMock]);
diff --git a/src/app/admin/admin-import-batch-page/batch-import-page.component.ts b/src/app/admin/admin-import-batch-page/batch-import-page.component.ts
index 8f49ed64b6..03bbbe8af9 100644
--- a/src/app/admin/admin-import-batch-page/batch-import-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/admin/admin-import-batch-page/batch-import-page.component.ts
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export class BatchImportPageComponent {
       const parameterValues: ProcessParameter[] = [
         Object.assign(new ProcessParameter(), { name: '--zip', value: this.fileObject.name }),
       ];
-      parameterValues.push(Object.assign(new ProcessParameter(), { name: '--add', value: this.fileObject.name }));
+      parameterValues.push(Object.assign(new ProcessParameter(), { name: '--add' }));
       if (this.dso) {
         parameterValues.push(Object.assign(new ProcessParameter(), { name: '--collection', value: this.dso.uuid }));
       }