diff --git a/importer/handlers/common/raster.py b/importer/handlers/common/raster.py
index 350d877f..1a02b3d4 100644
--- a/importer/handlers/common/raster.py
+++ b/importer/handlers/common/raster.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def extract_params_from_data(_data, action=None):
         """
         if action == exa.COPY.value:
             title = json.loads(_data.get("defaults"))
-            return {"title": title.pop("title")}, _data
+            return {"title": title.pop("title"), "store_spatial_file": True}, _data
 
         return {
             "skip_existing_layers": _data.pop("skip_existing_layers", "False"),
diff --git a/importer/handlers/common/remote.py b/importer/handlers/common/remote.py
index ad9f9975..59a1cfaf 100755
--- a/importer/handlers/common/remote.py
+++ b/importer/handlers/common/remote.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ def extract_params_from_data(_data, action=None):
         """
         if action == exa.COPY.value:
             title = json.loads(_data.get("defaults"))
-            return {"title": title.pop("title")}, _data
+            return {"title": title.pop("title"), "store_spatial_file": True}, _data
 
         return {
             "source": _data.pop("source", "upload"),
diff --git a/importer/handlers/common/vector.py b/importer/handlers/common/vector.py
index a18f3c0c..2b68b537 100644
--- a/importer/handlers/common/vector.py
+++ b/importer/handlers/common/vector.py
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ def extract_params_from_data(_data, action=None):
         """
         if action == exa.COPY.value:
             title = json.loads(_data.get("defaults"))
-            return {"title": title.pop("title")}, _data
+            return {"title": title.pop("title"), "store_spatial_file": True}, _data
 
         return {
             "skip_existing_layers": _data.pop("skip_existing_layers", "False"),
diff --git a/importer/handlers/shapefile/handler.py b/importer/handlers/shapefile/handler.py
index 2ace0bf0..7f4acfcd 100644
--- a/importer/handlers/shapefile/handler.py
+++ b/importer/handlers/shapefile/handler.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def extract_params_from_data(_data, action=None):
         """
         if action == exa.COPY.value:
             title = json.loads(_data.get("defaults"))
-            return {"title": title.pop("title")}, _data
+            return {"title": title.pop("title"), "store_spatial_file": True}, _data
 
         additional_params = {
             "skip_existing_layers": _data.pop("skip_existing_layers", "False"),
diff --git a/importer/handlers/tiles3d/handler.py b/importer/handlers/tiles3d/handler.py
index 54689415..f7e58fbf 100755
--- a/importer/handlers/tiles3d/handler.py
+++ b/importer/handlers/tiles3d/handler.py
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ def extract_params_from_data(_data, action=None):
         """
         if action == exa.COPY.value:
             title = json.loads(_data.get("defaults"))
-            return {"title": title.pop("title")}, _data
+            return {"title": title.pop("title"), "store_spatial_file": True}, _data
 
         return {
             "skip_existing_layers": _data.pop("skip_existing_layers", "False"),