diff --git a/components/ILIAS/Export/classes/class.ilImportExportFactory.php b/components/ILIAS/Export/classes/class.ilImportExportFactory.php
index 6cf3944811ae..e411962918d4 100755
--- a/components/ILIAS/Export/classes/class.ilImportExportFactory.php
+++ b/components/ILIAS/Export/classes/class.ilImportExportFactory.php
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 
-declare(strict_types=1);
-
 /**
  * This file is part of ILIAS, a powerful learning management system
  * published by ILIAS open source e-Learning e.V.
@@ -18,6 +16,8 @@
  *
  *********************************************************************/
 
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
 /**
  * Factory for importer/exporter implementers
  * @author Stefan Meyer <smeyer.ilias@gmx.de>
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ public static function getComponentForExport(string $a_type): string
      */
     public static function getImporterClass(string $a_component): string
     {
+        # Compatibility with older exports
+        # Object changed to ILIASObject with the component revision
+        $a_component = "components/ILIAS/Object" ? "components/ILIAS/ILIASObject" : $a_component;
+
         /**
          * @var $objDefinition ilObjectDefinition
          */