diff -r c05567404888 -r 93b45b4f423c src/p4l/management/commands/import_record.py
--- a/src/p4l/management/commands/import_record.py	Fri Sep 20 22:21:48 2013 +0200
+++ b/src/p4l/management/commands/import_record.py	Sat Sep 21 23:49:04 2013 +0200
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 from p4l.mapping.parsers import RecordParser, QueryCache
 from p4l.utils import show_progress
 import xml.etree.cElementTree as ET
+from django.conf import settings
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -43,6 +44,12 @@
             default=False,
             help= 'preserve existing record' 
         ),
+        make_option('-i', '--index',
+            dest= 'index',
+            action='store_true',
+            default=False,
+            help= 'index while importing' 
+        ),
     )
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -116,6 +123,14 @@
 
         self.batch_size = options.get('batch_size', 50)
         self.preserve = options.get("preserve", False)
+        self.index = options.get("index", False)
+        
+        if not self.index:
+            old_haystack_signal_processor = getattr(settings, "HAYSTACK_SIGNAL_PROCESSOR", None)
+            #this is not recommended by the django manual, but in case of management command it seems to work
+            if old_haystack_signal_processor:
+                settings.HAYSTACK_SIGNAL_PROCESSOR = 'haystack.signals.BaseSignalProcessor' 
+        
         transaction.enter_transaction_management()
         transaction.managed(True)
 
@@ -127,4 +142,7 @@
                 print("%d error(s) when processing %s, check your log file." % (len(errors), records_url))
 
         transaction.leave_transaction_management()
+        
+        if not self.index and old_haystack_signal_processor:
+            settings.HAYSTACK_SIGNAL_PROCESSOR = old_haystack_signal_processor