diff --git a/scm-ui/ui-webapp/src/repos/components/ImportRepositoryFromUrl.tsx b/scm-ui/ui-webapp/src/repos/components/ImportRepositoryFromUrl.tsx
index c04b3a0ed3..2f50c8dd59 100644
--- a/scm-ui/ui-webapp/src/repos/components/ImportRepositoryFromUrl.tsx
+++ b/scm-ui/ui-webapp/src/repos/components/ImportRepositoryFromUrl.tsx
@@ -32,14 +32,15 @@ import { useHistory } from "react-router-dom";
 
 type Props = {
   url: string;
+  repositoryType: string;
   setImportPending: (pending: boolean) => void;
 };
 
-const ImportRepositoryFromUrl: FC<Props> = ({ url, setImportPending }) => {
+const ImportRepositoryFromUrl: FC<Props> = ({ url, repositoryType, setImportPending }) => {
   const [repo, setRepo] = useState<RepositoryUrlImport>({
     name: "",
     namespace: "",
-    type: "",
+    type: repositoryType,
     contact: "",
     description: "",
     importUrl: "",
diff --git a/scm-ui/ui-webapp/src/repos/containers/ImportRepository.tsx b/scm-ui/ui-webapp/src/repos/containers/ImportRepository.tsx
index 05187b0eba..b77ed1925b 100644
--- a/scm-ui/ui-webapp/src/repos/containers/ImportRepository.tsx
+++ b/scm-ui/ui-webapp/src/repos/containers/ImportRepository.tsx
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ const ImportRepository: FC<Props> = ({
       return (
         <ImportRepositoryFromUrl
           url={((repositoryType!._links.import as Link[])!.find((link: Link) => link.name === "url") as Link).href}
+          repositoryType={repositoryType!.name}
           setImportPending={setImportPending}
         />
       );