diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/backup/znapzend.nix b/nixos/modules/services/backup/znapzend.nix
index fc8a424190f7..11b6215794ec 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/backup/znapzend.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/backup/znapzend.nix
@@ -382,8 +382,10 @@ in
             | xargs -I{} ${pkgs.znapzend}/bin/znapzendzetup delete "{}"
         '' + concatStringsSep "\n" (mapAttrsToList (dataset: config: ''
           echo Importing znapzend zetup ${config} for dataset ${dataset}
-          ${pkgs.znapzend}/bin/znapzendzetup import --write ${dataset} ${config}
-        '') files);
+          ${pkgs.znapzend}/bin/znapzendzetup import --write ${dataset} ${config} &
+        '') files) + ''
+          wait
+        '';
 
         serviceConfig = {
           ExecStart = let