1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/app/services/bulk_imports/tree_export_service.rb b/app/services/bulk_imports/tree_export_service.rb
index b8e7ac4574b..8e885e590d1 100644
--- a/app/services/bulk_imports/tree_export_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/bulk_imports/tree_export_service.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ module BulkImports
     end
 
     def execute
+      return serializer.serialize_root(config.class::SELF_RELATION) if self_relation?
+
       relation_definition = config.tree_relation_definition_for(relation)
 
       raise BulkImports::Error, 'Unsupported relation export type' unless relation_definition
@@ -18,6 +20,8 @@ module BulkImports
     end
 
     def exported_filename
+      return "#{relation}.json" if self_relation?
+
       "#{relation}.ndjson"
     end
 
@@ -39,5 +43,9 @@ module BulkImports
     def json_writer
       ::Gitlab::ImportExport::Json::NdjsonWriter.new(export_path)
     end
+
+    def self_relation?
+      relation == config.class::SELF_RELATION
+    end
   end
 end