diff --git a/deployment/legacy-migration/maintenance-worker.yaml b/deployment/legacy-migration/maintenance-worker.yaml
index ffda084f6..a0f354fc9 100644
--- a/deployment/legacy-migration/maintenance-worker.yaml
+++ b/deployment/legacy-migration/maintenance-worker.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
     containers:
     - name: nitro-maintenance-worker
       image: humanconnection/maintenance-worker:latest
+      env:
+      - name: NEO4J_apoc_import_file_enabled
+        value: "true"
       envFrom:
       - configMapRef:
           name: maintenance-worker