diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/company-portability-routes.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/company-portability-routes.test.ts
index f8b763f2f2a..0c68cf255b6 100644
--- a/server/src/__tests__/company-portability-routes.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/company-portability-routes.test.ts
@@ -538,6 +538,28 @@ describe.sequential("company portability routes", () => {
     expect(mockLogActivity).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
+  it.sequential("accepts trusted Cloud async import jobs before validating the full import payload", async () => {
+    const app = await createApp(cloudTenantActor());
+
+    const accepted = await request(app)
+      .post("/api/companies/import")
+      .set("x-paperclip-cloud-async-import", "1")
+      .set(cloudHeaders)
+      .send({ target: { mode: "existing_company", companyId } });
+
+    expect(accepted.status).toBe(202);
+    expect(accepted.body.job.status).toBe("running");
+    expect(mockCompanyPortabilityService.importBundle).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    const failed = await waitForImportJobStatus(app, accepted.body.statusUrl, "failed");
+
+    expect(failed.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(failed.body.job.status).toBe("failed");
+    expect(failed.body.job.error.message).toEqual(expect.any(String));
+    expect(mockCompanyPortabilityService.importBundle).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mockLogActivity).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
   it.sequential("keeps global import apply synchronous when Cloud async opt-in is absent", async () => {
     mockCompanyPortabilityService.importBundle.mockResolvedValueOnce(createImportResult("created"));
     const app = await createApp(cloudTenantActor());
diff --git a/server/src/routes/companies.ts b/server/src/routes/companies.ts
index e057ca87742..03eaa17bd27 100644
--- a/server/src/routes/companies.ts
+++ b/server/src/routes/companies.ts
@@ -188,18 +188,19 @@ export function companyRoutes(db: Db, storage?: StorageService) {
     res.json(importJobResponse(job));
   });
 
-  router.post("/import", validate(companyPortabilityImportSchema), async (req, res) => {
+  router.post("/import", async (req, res) => {
     assertBoard(req);
-    assertImportTargetAccess(req, req.body.target);
+    const rawImportBody: unknown = req.body;
     const actor = getActorInfo(req);
-    const importBody = req.body;
     const boardUserId = req.actor.type === "board" ? req.actor.userId : null;
-    const activity = importedCompanyActivityContext(actor, importBody.include ?? null);
     if (req.header("x-paperclip-cloud-async-import") === "1") {
       assertCloudTenantCaller(req);
       const job = createImportJob(cloudTenantRequestKey(req));
       importJobs.set(job.id, job);
       const operation = async () => {
+        const importBody = companyPortabilityImportSchema.parse(rawImportBody);
+        assertImportTargetAccess(req, importBody.target);
+        const activity = importedCompanyActivityContext(actor, importBody.include ?? null);
         const result = await portability.importBundle(importBody, boardUserId);
         await logImportedCompanyActivity(db, activity, result);
         return result;
@@ -211,6 +212,9 @@ export function companyRoutes(db: Db, storage?: StorageService) {
       return;
     }
 
+    const importBody = companyPortabilityImportSchema.parse(rawImportBody);
+    assertImportTargetAccess(req, importBody.target);
+    const activity = importedCompanyActivityContext(actor, importBody.include ?? null);
     const result = await portability.importBundle(importBody, boardUserId);
     await logImportedCompanyActivity(db, activity, result);
     res.json(result);