diff --git a/backend/importer/charimport_test.go b/backend/importer/charimport_test.go
index d85e9b0..178cf34 100644
--- a/backend/importer/charimport_test.go
+++ b/backend/importer/charimport_test.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ func TestImportVTT2Char(t *testing.T) {
 	database.SetupTestDB()
 	defer database.ResetTestDB()
 	fileName := fmt.Sprintf("../testdata/%s", "VTT_Import1.json")
-	char, err := ImportVTTJSON(fileName)
+	char, err := ImportVTTJSON(fileName, 1)
 	assert.NoError(t, err, "expected no error when saving imported Char")
 	var chr2 models.Char
 	chr2.First(char.Name)
diff --git a/backend/importer/exporter_test.go b/backend/importer/exporter_test.go
index 5b79577..97de662 100644
--- a/backend/importer/exporter_test.go
+++ b/backend/importer/exporter_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func TestExportChar2VTT(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Import a test character first
 	fileName := fmt.Sprintf("../testdata/%s", "VTT_Import1.json")
-	char, err := ImportVTTJSON(fileName)
+	char, err := ImportVTTJSON(fileName, 1)
 	assert.NoError(t, err, "Expected no error when importing char")
 
 	// Export the character back to VTT format
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func TestExportChar2VTTRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Import original
 	fileName := fmt.Sprintf("../testdata/%s", "VTT_Import1.json")
-	char1, err := ImportVTTJSON(fileName)
+	char1, err := ImportVTTJSON(fileName, 1)
 	assert.NoError(t, err, "Expected no error when importing char")
 
 	// Export to VTT
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func TestExportChar2VTTRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
 	tempFile.Close()
 
 	// Re-import the exported file
-	char2, err := ImportVTTJSON(tempFile.Name())
+	char2, err := ImportVTTJSON(tempFile.Name(), 1)
 	assert.NoError(t, err, "Expected no error when re-importing char")
 
 	// Compare key fields
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ func TestExportCharToCSV(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Import a test character first
 	fileName := fmt.Sprintf("../testdata/%s", "VTT_Import1.json")
-	char, err := ImportVTTJSON(fileName)
+	char, err := ImportVTTJSON(fileName, 1)
 	assert.NoError(t, err, "Expected no error when importing char")
 
 	// Export to CSV
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ func TestExportImportWithoutMasterData(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Import a test character first
 	fileName := fmt.Sprintf("../testdata/%s", "VTT_Import1.json")
-	char1, err := ImportVTTJSON(fileName)
+	char1, err := ImportVTTJSON(fileName, 1)
 	assert.NoError(t, err, "Expected no error when importing char")
 
 	// Export to VTT
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ func TestExportImportWithoutMasterData(t *testing.T) {
 	database.DB.Exec("DELETE FROM sqlite_sequence WHERE name LIKE 'gsm_%'")
 
 	// Re-import without master data
-	char2, err := ImportVTTJSON(tempFile.Name())
+	char2, err := ImportVTTJSON(tempFile.Name(), 1)
 	assert.NoError(t, err, "Expected no error when re-importing without master data")
 	assert.NotNil(t, char2, "Character should be imported")
 
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ func TestExportImportPreservesCharacterData(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Import a test character
 	fileName := fmt.Sprintf("../testdata/%s", "VTT_Import1.json")
-	char1, err := ImportVTTJSON(fileName)
+	char1, err := ImportVTTJSON(fileName, 1)
 	assert.NoError(t, err, "Expected no error when importing char")
 
 	// Store original counts and values
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ func TestExportImportPreservesCharacterData(t *testing.T) {
 	database.DB.Exec("DELETE FROM gsm_transportations")
 
 	// Re-import
-	char2, err := ImportVTTJSON(tempFile.Name())
+	char2, err := ImportVTTJSON(tempFile.Name(), 1)
 	assert.NoError(t, err, "Expected no error when re-importing")
 
 	// Verify all data was preserved
diff --git a/backend/importer/handler.go b/backend/importer/handler.go
index a830866..83c6bf4 100644
--- a/backend/importer/handler.go
+++ b/backend/importer/handler.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
@@ -58,8 +59,13 @@ func UploadFiles(c *gin.Context) {
 			return
 		}
 	}
-
-	character, err3 := ImportVTTJSON(vttFileName)
+	userIDStr := c.GetString("userID")
+	userID, err := strconv.Atoi(userIDStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		respondWithError(c, http.StatusInternalServerError, "Invalid user ID")
+		return
+	}
+	character, err3 := ImportVTTJSON(vttFileName, uint(userID))
 	if err3 != nil {
 		respondWithError(c, http.StatusInternalServerError, fmt.Sprintf("Failed to Import Character from file %s", err3.Error()))
 		return
diff --git a/backend/importer/importVTTJson.go b/backend/importer/importVTTJson.go
index 7b81cf4..c18b08b 100644
--- a/backend/importer/importVTTJson.go
+++ b/backend/importer/importVTTJson.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func readImportChar(fileName string) (*CharacterImport, error) {
 	return &character, err
 }
 
-func ImportVTTJSON(fileName string) (*models.Char, error) {
+func ImportVTTJSON(fileName string, userID uint) (*models.Char, error) {
 	//fileName = fmt.Sprintf("../testdata/%s", "VTT_Import1.json")
 	imp, err := readImportChar(fileName)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ func ImportVTTJSON(fileName string) (*models.Char, error) {
 	}
 
 	char := models.Char{}
+	char.UserID = userID
 	char.Name = imp.Name
 	char.Rasse = imp.Rasse
 	char.Typ = imp.Typ