diff --git a/apps/api/src/app/import/import.service.ts b/apps/api/src/app/import/import.service.ts
index d564f497b..d2daa4338 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/app/import/import.service.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/app/import/import.service.ts
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ export class ImportService {
 
     for (const [
       index,
-      { currency, dataSource, symbol }
+      { currency, dataSource, symbol, type }
     ] of uniqueActivitiesDto.entries()) {
       if (!this.configurationService.get('DATA_SOURCES').includes(dataSource)) {
         throw new Error(
@@ -583,28 +583,33 @@ export class ImportService {
         );
       }
 
-      const assetProfile = (
-        await this.dataProviderService.getAssetProfiles([
-          { dataSource, symbol }
-        ])
-      )?.[symbol];
+      const assetProfile = {
+        currency,
+        ...(
+          await this.dataProviderService.getAssetProfiles([
+            { dataSource, symbol }
+          ])
+        )?.[symbol]
+      };
 
-      if (!assetProfile?.name) {
-        throw new Error(
-          `activities.${index}.symbol ("${symbol}") is not valid for the specified data source ("${dataSource}")`
-        );
-      }
+      if (type === 'BUY' || type === 'DIVIDEND' || type === 'SELL') {
+        if (!assetProfile?.name) {
+          throw new Error(
+            `activities.${index}.symbol ("${symbol}") is not valid for the specified data source ("${dataSource}")`
+          );
+        }
 
-      if (
-        assetProfile.currency !== currency &&
-        !this.exchangeRateDataService.hasCurrencyPair(
-          currency,
-          assetProfile.currency
-        )
-      ) {
-        throw new Error(
-          `activities.${index}.currency ("${currency}") does not match with "${assetProfile.currency}" and no exchange rate is available from "${currency}" to "${assetProfile.currency}"`
-        );
+        if (
+          assetProfile.currency !== currency &&
+          !this.exchangeRateDataService.hasCurrencyPair(
+            currency,
+            assetProfile.currency
+          )
+        ) {
+          throw new Error(
+            `activities.${index}.currency ("${currency}") does not match with "${assetProfile.currency}" and no exchange rate is available from "${currency}" to "${assetProfile.currency}"`
+          );
+        }
       }
 
       assetProfiles[getAssetProfileIdentifier({ dataSource, symbol })] =
diff --git a/apps/api/src/services/data-provider/manual/manual.service.ts b/apps/api/src/services/data-provider/manual/manual.service.ts
index f5b285016..74acc48e1 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/services/data-provider/manual/manual.service.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/services/data-provider/manual/manual.service.ts
@@ -42,10 +42,21 @@ export class ManualService implements DataProviderInterface {
   public async getAssetProfile(
     aSymbol: string
   ): Promise<Partial<SymbolProfile>> {
-    return {
+    const assetProfile: Partial<SymbolProfile> = {
       dataSource: this.getName(),
       symbol: aSymbol
     };
+
+    const [symbolProfile] = await this.symbolProfileService.getSymbolProfiles([
+      { dataSource: this.getName(), symbol: aSymbol }
+    ]);
+
+    if (symbolProfile) {
+      assetProfile.currency = symbolProfile.currency;
+      assetProfile.name = symbolProfile.name;
+    }
+
+    return assetProfile;
   }
 
   public async getDividends({}: GetDividendsParams) {