diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index 819f16232..4c860926f 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
    thumbnails for images without thumbnails. (perlDreamer Consulting, LLC)
  - fix: Database Connetion for ODBC fails for lengthy strings (thanks to Isaac
    Finegan, Core Mobility)
+ - fix: the fileImport script did not resize vertical images. (Martin Kamerbeek / Oqapi)
 
 7.3.11
  - Added an option for enabling coverage tests to testCodebase.pl.
diff --git a/sbin/fileImport.pl b/sbin/fileImport.pl
index 1f179c13a..0a4a4ad32 100644
--- a/sbin/fileImport.pl
+++ b/sbin/fileImport.pl
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ sub addFiles {
 				$newAsset->getStorageLocation->resize($filename, $maxImageSize);
 			}
 			elsif ($imgHeight > $maxImageSize) {
-				$newAsset->getStorageLocation->resize($filename, , $maxImageSize);
+				$newAsset->getStorageLocation->resize($filename, undef, $maxImageSize);
 			}
 		}
 		$newAsset->setSize($storage->getFileSize($filename));