diff --git a/app/controllers/import/configurations_controller.rb b/app/controllers/import/configurations_controller.rb
index f943a0852..e17aa138e 100644
--- a/app/controllers/import/configurations_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/import/configurations_controller.rb
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ class Import::ConfigurationsController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def update
-    @import.update!(import_params)
-
     if params[:refresh_only]
+      @import.update!(rows_to_skip: params.dig(:import, :rows_to_skip).to_i)
       redirect_to import_configuration_path(@import)
     else
+      @import.update!(import_params)
       @import.generate_rows_from_csv
       @import.reload.sync_mappings
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/controllers/import_controller.js b/app/javascript/controllers/import_controller.js
index 7db06634a..b75d4cd6a 100644
--- a/app/javascript/controllers/import_controller.js
+++ b/app/javascript/controllers/import_controller.js
@@ -46,14 +46,22 @@ export default class extends Controller {
   }
 
   refreshForm(event) {
-    const form = event.target.closest("form");
-    const input = document.createElement("input");
-    input.type = "hidden";
-    input.name = "refresh_only";
-    input.value = "true";
-    form.appendChild(input);
+    clearTimeout(this.refreshTimeout);
 
-    form.requestSubmit();
+    const form = event.target.closest("form");
+
+    this.refreshTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
+      const input = document.createElement("input");
+      input.type = "hidden";
+      input.name = "refresh_only";
+      input.value = "true";
+      form.appendChild(input);
+
+      // Temporarily disable validation for refresh-only submission
+      form.setAttribute("novalidate", "");
+      form.requestSubmit();
+      form.removeAttribute("novalidate");
+    }, 500);
   }
 
   #showAmountTypeValueTargets(amountTypeColumnKey) {