diff --git node_export/node_export.module node_export/node_export.module
index c75f680..0a98213 100755
--- node_export/node_export.module
+++ node_export/node_export.module
@@ -711,10 +711,16 @@ function theme_node_export_node_prepopulate($element) {
 /**
  * Exports a node by directly saving it.
  */
-function node_export_node_save($original_node) {
+function node_export_node_save($original_node, $is_new = FALSE) {
   if (node_export_is_permitted($original_node->type)) {
+    $nid = ($is_new ? NULL : $original_node->nid);
+    $vid = ($is_new ? NULL : $original_node->vid);
     $node = node_export_node_clone($original_node, "save-edit");
+
+    $node->nid = $nid;
+    $node->vid = $vid;
     node_export_save($node);
+
     return $node->nid;
   }
 }