diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/java/testing/assertj/JUnitAssertEqualsToAssertThat.java b/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/java/testing/assertj/JUnitAssertEqualsToAssertThat.java
index e523006bb..70c122382 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/java/testing/assertj/JUnitAssertEqualsToAssertThat.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/java/testing/assertj/JUnitAssertEqualsToAssertThat.java
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ public J.MethodInvocation visitMethodInvocation(J.MethodInvocation method, Execu
             Expression expected = args.get(0);
             Expression actual = args.get(1);
 
-            maybeAddImport("org.assertj.core.api.Assertions", "assertThat");
+            //always add the import (even if not referenced)
+            maybeAddImport("org.assertj.core.api.Assertions", "assertThat", false);
             maybeRemoveImport("org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions");
 
             if (args.size() == 2) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/java/testing/assertj/JUnitAssertEqualsToAssertThatTest.java b/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/java/testing/assertj/JUnitAssertEqualsToAssertThatTest.java
index e0afdadad..4d2d52470 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/java/testing/assertj/JUnitAssertEqualsToAssertThatTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/java/testing/assertj/JUnitAssertEqualsToAssertThatTest.java
@@ -384,23 +384,23 @@ public record OwnClass(String a) {
                 }
               }
               """,
-            """
+              """
               package org.example;
                
-               import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
-               
-               import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
-               
-               class ATest {
+              import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+              
+              import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+                
+              class ATest {
                
-                 @Test void testEquals() {
-                   assertThat(new OwnClass()).isEqualTo(new OwnClass());
-                 }
+                @Test void testEquals() {
+                    assertThat(new OwnClass()).isEqualTo(new OwnClass());
+                }
                
-                 public record OwnClass(String a) {
+                public record OwnClass(String a) {
                
-                   public OwnClass() {this("1");}
-                 }
+                  public OwnClass() {this("1");}
+                }
               }
               """
           )