diff --git a/src/services/import/single.ts b/src/services/import/single.ts
index 4f50a686d..c20fec3b0 100644
--- a/src/services/import/single.ts
+++ b/src/services/import/single.ts
@@ -156,11 +156,12 @@ function importHtml(taskContext: TaskContext, file: File, parentNote: BNote) {
     const htmlTitle = importUtils.extractHtmlTitle(content);
     const title = htmlTitle || utils.getNoteTitle(file.originalname, !!taskContext.data?.replaceUnderscoresWithSpaces);
 
+    content = importUtils.handleH1(content, title);
+
     if (taskContext?.data?.safeImport) {
         content = htmlSanitizer.sanitize(content);
-    }
+    }    
 
-    content = importUtils.handleH1(content, title);
     
     const {note} = noteService.createNewNote({
         parentNoteId: parentNote.noteId,
diff --git a/src/services/import/utils.ts b/src/services/import/utils.ts
index ea3cb075e..ec4bbf35a 100644
--- a/src/services/import/utils.ts
+++ b/src/services/import/utils.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 "use strict";
 
 function handleH1(content: string, title: string) {
-    content = content.replace(/<h1>([^<]*)<\/h1>/gi, (match, text) => {
+    content = content.replace(/<h1[^>]*>([^<]*)<\/h1>/gi, (match, text) => {
         if (title.trim() === text.trim()) {
             return ""; // remove whole H1 tag
         } else {