diff --git a/tests/pytest/import_merge/importCSV.py b/tests/pytest/import_merge/importCSV.py
index b4441949a1c8e83f15e07d76ceb49de0dc418afe..24ebffd48530e20a9a4f0cc13d4784e997ba4a75 100644
--- a/tests/pytest/import_merge/importCSV.py
+++ b/tests/pytest/import_merge/importCSV.py
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ class TDTestCase:
         tdSql.execute("import into tbx file \'%s\'"%(self.csvfile))
         tdSql.query('select * from tbx')
         tdSql.checkRows(self.rows)
+        #TD-4447 import the same csv twice
+        tdSql.execute("import into tbx file \'%s\'"%(self.csvfile))
 
     def stop(self):
         self.destroyCSVFile()