diff --git a/superset/commands/dataset/importers/v1/utils.py b/superset/commands/dataset/importers/v1/utils.py
index f03d287d714a9..d6efc545bd41a 100644
--- a/superset/commands/dataset/importers/v1/utils.py
+++ b/superset/commands/dataset/importers/v1/utils.py
@@ -179,8 +179,8 @@ def import_dataset(
         load_data(data_uri, dataset, dataset.database)
 
     if user := get_user():
-        dataset.owners.append(user)
-
+        if user not in dataset.owners:
+            dataset.owners.append(user)
     return dataset