diff --git a/modules/apis/src/main/java/com/axway/apim/APIImportApp.java b/modules/apis/src/main/java/com/axway/apim/APIImportApp.java
index 7450d63ca..4e91a9731 100644
--- a/modules/apis/src/main/java/com/axway/apim/APIImportApp.java
+++ b/modules/apis/src/main/java/com/axway/apim/APIImportApp.java
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public int importAPI(APIImportParams params) {
                 .useFEAPIDefinition(params.isUseFEAPIDefinition()) // Should API-Definition load from the FE-API?
                 .build();
             API actualAPI = apimAdapter.getApiAdapter().getAPI(filter, true);
-            APIChangeState changes = new APIChangeState(actualAPI, desiredAPI);
+            APIChangeState changes = new APIChangeState(actualAPI, desiredAPI, params);
             new APIImportManager().applyChanges(changes, params.isForceUpdate(), params.isUpdateOnly());
             APIPropertiesExport.getInstance().store();
             return 0;
diff --git a/modules/apis/src/main/java/com/axway/apim/apiimport/actions/RecreateToUpdateAPI.java b/modules/apis/src/main/java/com/axway/apim/apiimport/actions/RecreateToUpdateAPI.java
index 54dea0171..896c84fbc 100644
--- a/modules/apis/src/main/java/com/axway/apim/apiimport/actions/RecreateToUpdateAPI.java
+++ b/modules/apis/src/main/java/com/axway/apim/apiimport/actions/RecreateToUpdateAPI.java
@@ -34,16 +34,23 @@ public void execute(APIChangeState changes) throws AppException {
         APIImportParams apiImportParams =  changes.getApiImportParams();
 		CreateNewAPI createNewAPI = new CreateNewAPI();
 		String createdApiId = createNewAPI.execute(changes, true);
-        if(apiImportParams != null && (apiImportParams.isReferenceAPIDeprecate() || apiImportParams.isReferenceAPIRetire())){
+        if(handleOldApi(apiImportParams, actualAPI)){
             LOG.info("New API successfully created");
-        }else {
-            LOG.info("New API successfully created. Going to delete old API: {} {} (ID: {})", actualAPI.getName(), actualAPI.getVersion(), actualAPI.getId());
-            // Delete the existing old API!
-            new APIStatusManager().update(actualAPI, API.STATE_DELETED, true);
         }
 		// Maintain the Ehcache
 		// All cached entities referencing this API must be updated with the correct API-ID
 		APIManagerAdapter.getInstance().getCacheManager().flipApiId(changes.getActualAPI().getId(), createdApiId);
 	}
 
+    public boolean handleOldApi( APIImportParams apiImportParams, API actualAPI) throws AppException {
+        if(apiImportParams != null && (apiImportParams.isReferenceAPIDeprecate() || apiImportParams.isReferenceAPIRetire())){
+            return true;
+        }else {
+            LOG.info("New API successfully created. Going to delete old API: {} {} (ID: {})", actualAPI.getName(), actualAPI.getVersion(), actualAPI.getId());
+            // Delete the existing old API!
+            new APIStatusManager().update(actualAPI, API.STATE_DELETED, true);
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/modules/apis/src/test/java/com/axway/apim/apiimport/actions/RecreateToUpdateAPITest.java b/modules/apis/src/test/java/com/axway/apim/apiimport/actions/RecreateToUpdateAPITest.java
index 517c976e4..5ba7c2dbb 100644
--- a/modules/apis/src/test/java/com/axway/apim/apiimport/actions/RecreateToUpdateAPITest.java
+++ b/modules/apis/src/test/java/com/axway/apim/apiimport/actions/RecreateToUpdateAPITest.java
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@
 import com.axway.apim.api.model.Organization;
 import com.axway.apim.apiimport.APIChangeState;
 import com.axway.apim.apiimport.DesiredAPI;
+import com.axway.apim.apiimport.lib.params.APIImportParams;
 import com.axway.apim.lib.CoreParameters;
 import com.axway.apim.lib.error.AppException;
 import com.axway.apim.lib.utils.Utils;
+import org.testng.Assert;
 import org.testng.annotations.AfterClass;
 import org.testng.annotations.BeforeClass;
 import org.testng.annotations.Test;
@@ -22,6 +24,10 @@ public class RecreateToUpdateAPITest extends WiremockWrapper {
     @BeforeClass
     public void initWiremock() {
         super.initWiremock();
+        CoreParameters coreParameters = new CoreParameters();
+        coreParameters.setHostname("localhost");
+        coreParameters.setUsername("test");
+        coreParameters.setPassword(Utils.getEncryptedPassword());
     }
 
     @AfterClass
@@ -29,12 +35,11 @@ public void close() {
         super.close();
     }
 
+
+
     @Test
     public void testRepublishToUpdateApi() throws AppException {
-        CoreParameters coreParameters = new CoreParameters();
-        coreParameters.setHostname("localhost");
-        coreParameters.setUsername("test");
-        coreParameters.setPassword(Utils.getEncryptedPassword());
+
         APIManagerAdapter apiManagerAdapter = APIManagerAdapter.getInstance();
         Organization organization = apiManagerAdapter.getOrgAdapter().getOrgForName("orga");
         RecreateToUpdateAPI recreateToUpdateAPI = new RecreateToUpdateAPI();
@@ -67,4 +72,47 @@ public void testRepublishToUpdateApi() throws AppException {
         recreateToUpdateAPI.execute(apiChangeState);
         apiManagerAdapter.deleteInstance();
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void handleApiDontDelete() throws AppException {
+        RecreateToUpdateAPI recreateToUpdateAPI = new RecreateToUpdateAPI();
+        APIImportParams apiImportParams =   new APIImportParams();
+        apiImportParams.setReferenceAPIRetire(true);
+        Assert.assertTrue(recreateToUpdateAPI.handleOldApi(apiImportParams, null));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void handleApiDontDeleteDeprecate() throws AppException {
+        RecreateToUpdateAPI recreateToUpdateAPI = new RecreateToUpdateAPI();
+        APIImportParams apiImportParams =   new APIImportParams();
+        apiImportParams.setReferenceAPIDeprecate(true);
+        Assert.assertTrue(recreateToUpdateAPI.handleOldApi(apiImportParams, null));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void handleApiDontDeleteDeprecateAndRetire() throws AppException {
+        RecreateToUpdateAPI recreateToUpdateAPI = new RecreateToUpdateAPI();
+        APIImportParams apiImportParams =   new APIImportParams();
+        apiImportParams.setReferenceAPIDeprecate(true);
+        apiImportParams.setReferenceAPIRetire(true);
+        Assert.assertTrue(recreateToUpdateAPI.handleOldApi(apiImportParams, null));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void handleApiDelete() throws AppException {
+        API actualAPI = new API();
+        actualAPI.setName("petstore");
+        actualAPI.setPath("/api/v3");
+        actualAPI.setVersion("1.1");
+        actualAPI.setDescriptionType("original");
+        actualAPI.setSummary("Petstore api");
+        actualAPI.setState("published");
+        actualAPI.setId("e4ded8c8-0a40-4b50-bc13-552fb7209150");
+        actualAPI.setApplications(new ArrayList<>());
+        actualAPI.setApiId("1f4263ca-7f03-41d9-9d34-9eff79d29bd8");
+
+        RecreateToUpdateAPI recreateToUpdateAPI = new RecreateToUpdateAPI();
+        Assert.assertFalse(recreateToUpdateAPI.handleOldApi(null, actualAPI));
+    }
+
 }