diff --git a/importer/handlers/csv/handler.py b/importer/handlers/csv/handler.py
index d805883a..67b338f8 100644
--- a/importer/handlers/csv/handler.py
+++ b/importer/handlers/csv/handler.py
@@ -244,9 +244,16 @@ def extract_resource_to_publish(
             {
                 "name": alternate or layer_name,
                 "crs": (
-                    self.identify_authority(_l) if _l.GetSpatialRef() else "EPSG:4326"
+                    self.identify_authority(_l)
                 ),
             }
             for _l in layers
             if self.fixup_name(_l.GetName()) == layer_name
         ]
+
+    def identify_authority(self, layer):
+        try:
+            authority_code = super().identify_authority(layer=layer)
+            return authority_code
+        except Exception:
+            return "EPSG:4326"
diff --git a/importer/tests/end2end/test_end2end.py b/importer/tests/end2end/test_end2end.py
index 0cc3001b..a042e270 100644
--- a/importer/tests/end2end/test_end2end.py
+++ b/importer/tests/end2end/test_end2end.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ def setUpClass(cls) -> None:
         }
         cls.valid_kml = f"{project_dir}/tests/fixture/valid.kml"
         cls.valid_tif = f"{project_dir}/tests/fixture/test_grid.tif"
+        cls.valid_csv = f"{project_dir}/tests/fixture/valid.csv"
 
         cls.url = reverse("importer_upload")
         ogc_server_settings = OGC_Servers_Handler(settings.OGC_SERVER)["default"]
@@ -258,6 +259,48 @@ def test_import_geojson_overwrite(self):
             self.cat.delete(layer)
 
 
+class ImporterGCSVImportTest(BaseImporterEndToEndTest):
+    @mock.patch.dict(os.environ, {"GEONODE_GEODATABASE": "test_geonode_data"})
+    @override_settings(
+        GEODATABASE_URL=f"{geourl.split('/geonode_data')[0]}/test_geonode_data"
+    )
+    def test_import_geojson(self):
+        layer = self.cat.get_layer("geonode:valid")
+        if layer:
+            self.cat.delete(layer)
+
+        payload = {
+            "base_file": open(self.valid_csv, "rb"),
+        }
+        initial_name = "valid"
+        self._assertimport(payload, initial_name)
+        layer = self.cat.get_layer("geonode:valid")
+        if layer:
+            self.cat.delete(layer)
+
+    @mock.patch.dict(os.environ, {"GEONODE_GEODATABASE": "test_geonode_data"})
+    @override_settings(
+        GEODATABASE_URL=f"{geourl.split('/geonode_data')[0]}/test_geonode_data"
+    )
+    def test_import_csv_overwrite(self):
+        prev_dataset = create_single_dataset(name="valid")
+
+        layer = self.cat.get_layer("geonode:valid")
+        if layer:
+            self.cat.delete(layer)
+        payload = {
+            "base_file": open(self.valid_csv, "rb"),
+        }
+        initial_name = "valid"
+        payload["overwrite_existing_layer"] = True
+        self._assertimport(
+            payload, initial_name, overwrite=True, last_update=prev_dataset.last_updated
+        )
+        layer = self.cat.get_layer("geonode:valid")
+        if layer:
+            self.cat.delete(layer)
+
+
 class ImporterKMLImportTest(BaseImporterEndToEndTest):
     @mock.patch.dict(os.environ, {"GEONODE_GEODATABASE": "test_geonode_data"})
     @override_settings(