diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/export_domain_blocks_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/export_domain_blocks_controller.rb
index c77a18a860b35e..01c168921faa88 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/export_domain_blocks_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/export_domain_blocks_controller.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def import
                                        severity: row.fetch('#severity', :suspend),
                                        reject_media: row.fetch('#reject_media', false),
                                        reject_reports: row.fetch('#reject_reports', false),
-                                       private_comment: @global_private_comment,
+                                       private_comment: row['#private_comment'] @global_private_comment,
                                        public_comment: row['#public_comment'],
                                        obfuscate: row.fetch('#obfuscate', false))