diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/operations/user_import_operation.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/operations/user_import_operation.ex
index e99e6e648..d12ebd968 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/operations/user_import_operation.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/operations/user_import_operation.ex
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ApiSpec.UserImportOperation do
   defp import_request do
     %Schema{
       type: :object,
-      required: [:list],
+      required: ["list"],
       properties: %{
-        list: %Schema{
+        "list" => %Schema{
           description:
             "STRING or FILE containing a whitespace-separated list of accounts to import.",
           anyOf: [
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/user_import_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/user_import_controller.ex
index 90428a532..d0ae6d6e5 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/user_import_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/user_import_controller.ex
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.PleromaAPI.UserImportController do
   plug(Pleroma.Web.ApiSpec.CastAndValidate)
   defdelegate open_api_operation(action), to: ApiSpec.UserImportOperation
 
-  def follow(%{body_params: %{list: %Plug.Upload{path: path}}} = conn, _) do
-    follow(%Plug.Conn{conn | body_params: %{list: File.read!(path)}}, %{})
+  def follow(%{body_params: %{"list" => %Plug.Upload{path: path}}} = conn, _) do
+    follow(%Plug.Conn{conn | body_params: %{"list" => File.read!(path)}}, %{})
   end
 
-  def follow(%{assigns: %{user: follower}, body_params: %{list: list}} = conn, _) do
+  def follow(%{assigns: %{user: follower}, body_params: %{"list" => list}} = conn, _) do
     identifiers =
       list
       |> String.split("\n")
@@ -35,20 +35,20 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.PleromaAPI.UserImportController do
     json(conn, "job started")
   end
 
-  def blocks(%{body_params: %{list: %Plug.Upload{path: path}}} = conn, _) do
-    blocks(%Plug.Conn{conn | body_params: %{list: File.read!(path)}}, %{})
+  def blocks(%{body_params: %{"list" => %Plug.Upload{path: path}}} = conn, _) do
+    blocks(%Plug.Conn{conn | body_params: %{"list" => File.read!(path)}}, %{})
   end
 
-  def blocks(%{assigns: %{user: blocker}, body_params: %{list: list}} = conn, _) do
+  def blocks(%{assigns: %{user: blocker}, body_params: %{"list" => list}} = conn, _) do
     User.Import.blocks_import(blocker, prepare_user_identifiers(list))
     json(conn, "job started")
   end
 
-  def mutes(%{body_params: %{list: %Plug.Upload{path: path}}} = conn, _) do
-    mutes(%Plug.Conn{conn | body_params: %{list: File.read!(path)}}, %{})
+  def mutes(%{body_params: %{"list" => %Plug.Upload{path: path}}} = conn, _) do
+    mutes(%Plug.Conn{conn | body_params: %{"list" => File.read!(path)}}, %{})
   end
 
-  def mutes(%{assigns: %{user: user}, body_params: %{list: list}} = conn, _) do
+  def mutes(%{assigns: %{user: user}, body_params: %{"list" => list}} = conn, _) do
     User.Import.mutes_import(user, prepare_user_identifiers(list))
     json(conn, "job started")
   end