diff --git a/app/controllers/import/configurations_controller.rb b/app/controllers/import/configurations_controller.rb
index ea4513668..f943a0852 100644
--- a/app/controllers/import/configurations_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/import/configurations_controller.rb
@@ -8,10 +8,15 @@ class Import::ConfigurationsController < ApplicationController
 
   def update
     @import.update!(import_params)
-    @import.generate_rows_from_csv
-    @import.reload.sync_mappings
 
-    redirect_to import_clean_path(@import), notice: "Import configured successfully."
+    if params[:refresh_only]
+      redirect_to import_configuration_path(@import)
+    else
+      @import.generate_rows_from_csv
+      @import.reload.sync_mappings
+
+      redirect_to import_clean_path(@import), notice: t(".success")
+    end
   rescue ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid => e
     message = e.record.errors.full_messages.to_sentence.presence || e.message
     redirect_back_or_to import_configuration_path(@import), alert: message
diff --git a/app/javascript/controllers/import_controller.js b/app/javascript/controllers/import_controller.js
index 7c555d3ff..7db06634a 100644
--- a/app/javascript/controllers/import_controller.js
+++ b/app/javascript/controllers/import_controller.js
@@ -45,6 +45,17 @@ export default class extends Controller {
     this.#showAmountTypeValueTargets(amountTypeColumnKey);
   }
 
+  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);
+
+    form.requestSubmit();
+  }
+
   #showAmountTypeValueTargets(amountTypeColumnKey) {
     const selectableValues = this.#uniqueValuesForColumn(amountTypeColumnKey);
 
diff --git a/app/models/import.rb b/app/models/import.rb
index 866e4b05c..cb42a95f4 100644
--- a/app/models/import.rb
+++ b/app/models/import.rb
@@ -228,7 +228,8 @@ class Import < ApplicationRecord
         "qty_col_label", "ticker_col_label", "price_col_label",
         "entity_type_col_label", "notes_col_label", "currency_col_label",
         "date_format", "signage_convention", "number_format",
-        "exchange_operating_mic_col_label"
+        "exchange_operating_mic_col_label",
+        "rows_to_skip"
       )
     )
   end
diff --git a/app/views/import/configurations/_transaction_import.html.erb b/app/views/import/configurations/_transaction_import.html.erb
index 8e375548e..ea96e0bf0 100644
--- a/app/views/import/configurations/_transaction_import.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/import/configurations/_transaction_import.html.erb
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
                        import_amount_type_column_key_value: @import.entity_type_col_label
                      } do |form| %>
 
+  <%# Row Skip Configuration - must be first to configure before column mapping %>
+  <%= form.number_field :rows_to_skip,
+                        { label: t(".rows_to_skip_label", default: "Skip first n rows"), min: 0, step: 1 },
+                        data: { action: "change->import#refreshForm" } %>
+
   <%# Date Configuration %>
   <div class="flex items-center gap-4">
     <%= form.select :date_col_label,
@@ -88,9 +93,6 @@
   <% end %>
 
   <%# Optional Fields %>
-  <%= form.number_field :rows_to_skip,
-                        { label: "Skip first n rows", min: 0, step: 1 } %>
-
   <% unless import.account.present? %>
     <%= form.select :account_col_label,
                     import.csv_headers,