diff --git a/src/models/request/importDirectoryRequest.ts b/src/models/request/importDirectoryRequest.ts
index cd6eb063092..1fd717bc8f7 100644
--- a/src/models/request/importDirectoryRequest.ts
+++ b/src/models/request/importDirectoryRequest.ts
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ import { ImportDirectoryRequestUser } from './importDirectoryRequestUser';
 export class ImportDirectoryRequest {
     groups: ImportDirectoryRequestGroup[] = [];
     users: ImportDirectoryRequestUser[] = [];
+    overwriteExisting = false;
 }