diff --git a/superset/cli/importexport.py b/superset/cli/importexport.py
index 08a275a3cfa..5dde06d01ad 100755
--- a/superset/cli/importexport.py
+++ b/superset/cli/importexport.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 @click.command()
+@with_appcontext
 @click.argument("directory")
 @click.option(
     "--overwrite",