diff --git a/edx_exams/apps/core/management/commands/bulk_add_course_staff.py b/edx_exams/apps/core/management/commands/bulk_add_course_staff.py
index 0d4178a3..34a55fc9 100644
--- a/edx_exams/apps/core/management/commands/bulk_add_course_staff.py
+++ b/edx_exams/apps/core/management/commands/bulk_add_course_staff.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import time
 
 from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
-from django.db import transaction
+from django.db import transaction, IntegrityError
 
 from edx_exams.apps.core.models import CourseStaffRole, User
 
@@ -66,9 +66,13 @@ def add_course_staff_from_csv(self, csv_file, batch_size, batch_delay):
         users = {}
 
         for i in range(0, len(reader), batch_size):
-            users_dict = dict([(u.username, u) for (u, c)
-                               in [User.objects.get_or_create(username=row.get('username'), email=row.get('email'))
-                                   for row in reader[i:i + batch_size]]])
+            users_list = []
+            for row in reader[i:i + batch_size]:
+                try:
+                    users_list.append(User.objects.get_or_create(username=row.get('username'), email=row.get('email')))
+                except IntegrityError:
+                    continue
+            users_dict = dict([(u.username, u) for (u, c) in users_list])
             users.update(users_dict)
             time.sleep(batch_delay)