diff --git a/src/documents/management/commands/document_importer.py b/src/documents/management/commands/document_importer.py
index 282f5c48e..3e614c6a6 100644
--- a/src/documents/management/commands/document_importer.py
+++ b/src/documents/management/commands/document_importer.py
@@ -48,12 +48,13 @@ if settings.AUDIT_LOG_ENABLED:
 
 
 @contextmanager
-def disable_signal(sig, receiver, sender) -> Generator:
+def disable_signal(sig, receiver, sender, *, weak: bool | None = None) -> Generator:
     try:
         sig.disconnect(receiver=receiver, sender=sender)
         yield
     finally:
-        sig.connect(receiver=receiver, sender=sender)
+        kwargs = {"weak": weak} if weak is not None else {}
+        sig.connect(receiver=receiver, sender=sender, **kwargs)
 
 
 class Command(CryptMixin, BaseCommand):
@@ -258,16 +259,19 @@ class Command(CryptMixin, BaseCommand):
                 post_save,
                 receiver=update_filename_and_move_files,
                 sender=Document,
+                weak=False,
             ),
             disable_signal(
                 m2m_changed,
                 receiver=update_filename_and_move_files,
                 sender=Document.tags.through,
+                weak=False,
             ),
             disable_signal(
                 post_save,
                 receiver=update_filename_and_move_files,
                 sender=CustomFieldInstance,
+                weak=False,
             ),
             disable_signal(
                 post_save,
diff --git a/src/documents/signals/handlers.py b/src/documents/signals/handlers.py
index 738ecb086..bce376f76 100644
--- a/src/documents/signals/handlers.py
+++ b/src/documents/signals/handlers.py
@@ -393,9 +393,9 @@ class CannotMoveFilesException(Exception):
 
 
 # should be disabled in /src/documents/management/commands/document_importer.py handle
-@receiver(models.signals.post_save, sender=CustomFieldInstance)
-@receiver(models.signals.m2m_changed, sender=Document.tags.through)
-@receiver(models.signals.post_save, sender=Document)
+@receiver(models.signals.post_save, sender=CustomFieldInstance, weak=False)
+@receiver(models.signals.m2m_changed, sender=Document.tags.through, weak=False)
+@receiver(models.signals.post_save, sender=Document, weak=False)
 def update_filename_and_move_files(
     sender,
     instance: Document | CustomFieldInstance,