diff --git a/src/main/java/de/tum/cit/aet/artemis/quiz/service/QuizExerciseImportService.java b/src/main/java/de/tum/cit/aet/artemis/quiz/service/QuizExerciseImportService.java
index 4cfc0c557509..1b26865c641b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/tum/cit/aet/artemis/quiz/service/QuizExerciseImportService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/tum/cit/aet/artemis/quiz/service/QuizExerciseImportService.java
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ private QuizExercise copyQuizExerciseBasis(QuizExercise importedExercise) {
         newExercise.setRandomizeQuestionOrder(importedExercise.isRandomizeQuestionOrder());
         newExercise.setAllowedNumberOfAttempts(importedExercise.getAllowedNumberOfAttempts());
         newExercise.setRemainingNumberOfAttempts(importedExercise.getRemainingNumberOfAttempts());
+        // The new exercise should not immediately be open for practice
         newExercise.setIsOpenForPractice(false);
         newExercise.setQuizMode(importedExercise.getQuizMode());
         newExercise.setDuration(importedExercise.getDuration());
diff --git a/src/test/java/de/tum/cit/aet/artemis/quiz/QuizExerciseIntegrationTest.java b/src/test/java/de/tum/cit/aet/artemis/quiz/QuizExerciseIntegrationTest.java
index e787ee1533a0..d7a9a6c523a4 100644
--- a/src/test/java/de/tum/cit/aet/artemis/quiz/QuizExerciseIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/de/tum/cit/aet/artemis/quiz/QuizExerciseIntegrationTest.java
@@ -1242,6 +1242,7 @@ void testUpdateQuizExerciseWithNotificationText() throws Exception {
     void importQuizExerciseToSameCourse() throws Exception {
         ZonedDateTime now = ZonedDateTime.now();
         QuizExercise quizExercise = quizExerciseUtilService.createQuiz(now.plusHours(2), null, QuizMode.SYNCHRONIZED);
+        quizExercise.setIsOpenForPractice(true);
         quizExerciseService.handleDndQuizFileCreation(quizExercise,
                 List.of(new MockMultipartFile("files", "dragItemImage2.png", MediaType.IMAGE_PNG_VALUE, "dragItemImage".getBytes()),
                         new MockMultipartFile("files", "dragItemImage4.png", MediaType.IMAGE_PNG_VALUE, "dragItemImage".getBytes())));
@@ -1261,6 +1262,7 @@ void importQuizExerciseToSameCourse() throws Exception {
                 .isEqualTo(quizExercise.getCourseViaExerciseGroupOrCourseMember().getId());
         assertThat(importedExercise.getCourseViaExerciseGroupOrCourseMember()).isEqualTo(quizExercise.getCourseViaExerciseGroupOrCourseMember());
         assertThat(importedExercise.getQuizQuestions()).as("Imported exercise has same number of questions").hasSameSizeAs(quizExercise.getQuizQuestions());
+        assertThat(importedExercise.isIsOpenForPractice()).as("Imported exercise is not open for practice").isFalse();
     }
 
     /**