diff --git a/anki/importing/anki2.py b/anki/importing/anki2.py
index 7ccd8835b..18c6fad6d 100644
--- a/anki/importing/anki2.py
+++ b/anki/importing/anki2.py
@@ -97,9 +97,10 @@ class Anki2Importer(Importer):
             note = list(note)
             guid, mid = note[1:3]
             duplicate = False
-            guidChange = False
+            first = True
             # do we have the same guid?
             if guid in self._notes:
+                first = False
                 # and do they share the same model id?
                 if self._notes[guid][2] == mid:
                     # and do they share the same schema?
@@ -109,9 +110,6 @@ class Anki2Importer(Importer):
                         self.src.models.scmhash(dstM)):
                         # then it's safe to treat as a duplicate
                         duplicate = True
-                if not duplicate:
-                    # not identical models, so we need to change guid
-                    guidChange = True
             # missing from local col or divergent model?
             if not duplicate:
                 # get corresponding local model
@@ -129,8 +127,9 @@ class Anki2Importer(Importer):
                 dirty.append(note[0])
                 # if it was originally the same as a note in this deck but the
                 # models have diverged, we need to change the guid
-                if guidChange:
+                if not first:
                     guid = guid64()
+                    note[1] = guid
                 # note we have the added note
                 self._notes[guid] = (note[0], note[3], note[2])
             else:
diff --git a/tests/support/diffmodels2-1.apkg b/tests/support/diffmodels2-1.apkg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e3c85af81
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diff --git a/tests/support/diffmodels2-2.apkg b/tests/support/diffmodels2-2.apkg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..06534f446
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diff --git a/tests/test_importing.py b/tests/test_importing.py
index 023996b3f..d06dc5aad 100644
--- a/tests/test_importing.py
+++ b/tests/test_importing.py
@@ -158,6 +158,26 @@ def test_anki1_diffmodels():
     # as the model schemas differ, should have been imported as new model
     assert after == before + 1
 
+def test_anki2_diffmodels():
+    # create a new empty deck
+    dst = getEmptyDeck()
+    # import the 1 card version of the model
+    tmp = getUpgradeDeckPath("diffmodels2-1.apkg")
+    imp = AnkiPackageImporter(dst, tmp)
+    imp.run()
+    before = dst.noteCount()
+    # repeating the process should do nothing
+    imp = AnkiPackageImporter(dst, tmp)
+    imp.run()
+    assert before == dst.noteCount()
+    # then the 2 card version
+    tmp = getUpgradeDeckPath("diffmodels2-2.apkg")
+    imp = AnkiPackageImporter(dst, tmp)
+    imp.run()
+    after = dst.noteCount()
+    # as the model schemas differ, should have been imported as new model
+    assert after == before + 1
+
 def test_csv():
     deck = getEmptyDeck()
     file = unicode(os.path.join(testDir, "support/text-2fields.txt"))