diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index f00b96f57..681d5aa4d 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
  - fixed: Thingy Thing Checkbox/Checklist/Selectbox/Selectlist limitations
  - fixed: Thingy: Problem with delete Thing permissions
  - removed legacy wgFieldUserData table
+ - fixed: Thingy: Importing data can fail with some internal field Ids
 
 
 7.5.10
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.pm
index b4cf68397..87b81d79f 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.pm
@@ -2067,7 +2067,7 @@ sub www_import {
                 my $fieldId = $insertColumns[$fieldNumber]->{fieldId};
                 if ($session->form->process("checkDuplicates_".$fieldId)){
                     #$error->info("adding $fieldId to duplicates constraint");
-                    push(@duplicatesConstraint,"field_".$fieldId." = ".$session->db->quote($insertValue));
+                    push(@duplicatesConstraint,$dbh->quote_identifer("field_".$fieldId)." = ".$session->db->quote($insertValue));
                 }
                 $fieldNumber++;
             }