diff --git a/app/Importer/LicenseImporter.php b/app/Importer/LicenseImporter.php
index 02ef05af5c..ce07585ab5 100644
--- a/app/Importer/LicenseImporter.php
+++ b/app/Importer/LicenseImporter.php
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ class LicenseImporter extends ItemImporter
         $this->item['maintained'] = $this->findCsvMatch($row, 'maintained');
         $this->item['purchase_order'] = $this->findCsvMatch($row, 'purchase_order');
         $this->item['reassignable'] = $this->findCsvMatch($row, 'reassignable');
+        $this->item['manufacturer'] = $this->createOrFetchManufacturer($this->findCsvMatch($row, 'manufacturer'));
+
         if($this->item['reassignable'] == "")
         {
             $this->item['reassignable'] = 1;