diff --git a/server/channels/app/imports/import_validators.go b/server/channels/app/imports/import_validators.go
index dbc542b813..3993f84ca7 100644
--- a/server/channels/app/imports/import_validators.go
+++ b/server/channels/app/imports/import_validators.go
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ var validAuthServices = []string{
 	model.UserAuthServiceLdap,
 	model.ServiceGoogle,
 	model.ServiceOffice365,
+	model.ServiceOpenid,
 }
 
 func validateAuthService(authService *string) *model.AppError {
diff --git a/server/channels/app/imports/import_validators_test.go b/server/channels/app/imports/import_validators_test.go
index 425b2c7b1b..c3fa1dad7c 100644
--- a/server/channels/app/imports/import_validators_test.go
+++ b/server/channels/app/imports/import_validators_test.go
@@ -646,6 +646,7 @@ func TestImportValidateUserAuth(t *testing.T) {
 		{model.NewPointer("foo"), model.NewPointer("foo"), false},
 		{nil, model.NewPointer(""), true},
 		{model.NewPointer(""), nil, true},
+		{model.NewPointer(model.ServiceOpenid), model.NewPointer("foo@bar.baz"), true},
 
 		{model.NewPointer("foo"), nil, false},
 		{model.NewPointer("foo"), model.NewPointer(""), false},