diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 93adddf..28d021d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ docker run -it -v /path/to/your/.kube/config:/root/.kube/config -e DEFECT_DOJO_A
 | `defectDojoPushToJira`                | `"false"`              | Specifies whether findings should be pushed to Jira in DefectDojo.                          |
 | `defectDojoTestTitle`                 | `Kubernetes`           | The title of the test in DefectDojo.                                                        |
 | `defectDojoVerified`                  | `"false"`              | Specifies whether findings should be marked as verified in DefectDojo.                      |
+| `defectDojoDoNotReactivate`           | `"true"`               | If true the importing/reimporting will ignore uploaded active findings and not reactivate previously closed findings, while still creating new findings if there are new ones                |
 
 ## A note on eval
 
diff --git a/charts/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/templates/deployment.yaml
index 94c4d20..57c5bb8 100644
--- a/charts/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ spec:
         - name: DEFECT_DOJO_EVAL_PRODUCT_NAME
           value: {{ quote .Values.operator.trivyDojoReportOperator.env.defectDojoEvalProductName
             }}
+        - name: DEFECT_DOJO_DO_NOT_REACTIVATE
+          value: {{ quote .Values.operator.trivyDojoReportOperator.env.defectDojoDoNotReactivate
+            }}
         - name: KUBERNETES_CLUSTER_DOMAIN
           value: {{ quote .Values.kubernetesClusterDomain }}
         image: {{ .Values.operator.trivyDojoReportOperator.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.operator.trivyDojoReportOperator.image.tag
diff --git a/charts/values.yaml b/charts/values.yaml
index 0745900..44aaceb 100644
--- a/charts/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/values.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ operator:
       defectDojoCloseOldFindings: "false"
       defectDojoCloseOldFindingsProductScope: "false"
       defectDojoDeduplicationOnEngagement: "true"
+      defectDojoDoNotReactivate: "true"
       defectDojoEngagementName: engagement
       defectDojoEvalEngagementName: "false"
       defectDojoEvalProductName: "false"
@@ -32,5 +33,5 @@ operator:
       defectDojoVerified: "false"
     image:
       repository: ghcr.io/telekom-mms/docker-trivy-dojo-operator
-      tag: trivy-dojo-report-operator-0.3.5@sha256:e0def24a52696acfa61ca43b508da654c5bab56b116de5764d9de55407b529eb
+      tag: trivy-dojo-report-operator-0.3.5
   type: ClusterIP
diff --git a/deploy/deployment.yaml b/deploy/deployment.yaml
index 254d084..2b27553 100644
--- a/deploy/deployment.yaml
+++ b/deploy/deployment.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ spec:
       serviceAccountName: trivy-dojo-report-account
       containers:
       - name: trivy-dojo-report-operator
-        image: ghcr.io/telekom-mms/docker-trivy-dojo-operator:0.3.3
+        image: ghcr.io/telekom-mms/docker-trivy-dojo-operator:trivy-dojo-report-operator-0.3.5
         livenessProbe:
           httpGet:
             path: /healthz
@@ -71,3 +71,5 @@ spec:
           value: "product"
         - name: DEFECT_DOJO_EVAL_PRODUCT_NAME
           value: "false"
+        - name: DEFECT_DOJO_DO_NOT_REACTIVATE
+          value: "true"
diff --git a/docs/LOCAL-DEVELOPMENT.md b/docs/LOCAL-DEVELOPMENT.md
index 3fb1cca..3b864d4 100644
--- a/docs/LOCAL-DEVELOPMENT.md
+++ b/docs/LOCAL-DEVELOPMENT.md
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ environment for this operator.
   export LABEL="trivy-operator.resource.name"; export LABEL_VALUE="your_label_value";
   export DEFECT_DOJO_ENGAGEMENT_NAME="test"
   export DEFECT_DOJO_AUTO_CREATE_CONTEXT=true
+  export DEFECT_DOJO_ACTIVE=true
   ```
 
 - Install the Python dependencies
diff --git a/src/handlers.py b/src/handlers.py
index 5e1196c..4167ccd 100644
--- a/src/handlers.py
+++ b/src/handlers.py
@@ -102,13 +102,14 @@ def send_to_dojo(body, meta, logger, **_):
         "product_name": _DEFECT_DOJO_PRODUCT_NAME,
         "product_type_name": _DEFECT_DOJO_PRODUCT_TYPE_NAME,
         "test_title": _DEFECT_DOJO_TEST_TITLE,
+        "do_not_reactivate": settings.DEFECT_DOJO_DO_NOT_REACTIVATE,
     }
 
     logger.debug(data)
 
     try:
         response: requests.Response = requests.post(
-            settings.DEFECT_DOJO_URL + "/api/v2/import-scan/",
+            settings.DEFECT_DOJO_URL + "/api/v2/reimport-scan/",
             headers=headers,
             data=data,
             files=report_file,
diff --git a/src/settings.py b/src/settings.py
index 43c7ad1..04fc923 100644
--- a/src/settings.py
+++ b/src/settings.py
@@ -54,3 +54,5 @@
     "DEFECT_DOJO_PRODUCT_NAME", "Research and Development"
 )
 DEFECT_DOJO_EVAL_PRODUCT_NAME: bool = get_env_var_bool("DEFECT_DOJO_EVAL_PRODUCT_NAME")
+
+DEFECT_DOJO_DO_NOT_REACTIVATE: bool = get_env_var_bool("DEFECT_DOJO_DO_NOT_REACTIVATE")