Index: /home/ntoper/workspace/jackrabbit/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/core/xml/WorkspaceImporter.java
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--- /home/ntoper/workspace/jackrabbit/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/core/xml/WorkspaceImporter.java	(revision 429853)
+++ /home/ntoper/workspace/jackrabbit/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/core/xml/WorkspaceImporter.java	(working copy)
@@ -368,6 +368,15 @@
                 log.debug("skipping node " + nodeName);
                 return;
             }
+            
+            //We never import the root node
+            if (nodeName.equals(new QName("http://www.jcp.org/jcr/1.0","root"))) {
+                log.debug("skipping root node");
+                succeeded = true;
+                return;
+            }
+
+            
             if (parent.hasChildNodeEntry(nodeName)) {
                 // a node with that name already exists...
                 NodeState.ChildNodeEntry entry =