diff --git a/scripts/import_users.js b/scripts/import_users.js
index ad1c84e..1a18c7f 100644
--- a/scripts/import_users.js
+++ b/scripts/import_users.js
@@ -9,25 +9,47 @@ const {request} = require("../src/lib/utils/request")
 		console.log("Provide the file or URL to import from on the command line.")
 		process.exit(1)
 	}
+
 	if (target.match(/^https?:\/\//)) {
 		var usersString = await request(target).text()
 	} else {
 		var usersString = await fs.readFile(target, {encoding: "utf8"})
 	}
+
 	/** @type {{username: string, user_id: string, created: number, updated: number, updated_version: number, biography: string, post_count: number, following_count: number, followed_by_count: number, external_url: string, full_name: string, is_private: number, is_verified: number, profile_pic_url: string}[]} */
-	const users = JSON.parse(usersString)
+	const incomingUsers = JSON.parse(usersString)
+
+	const existing = new Map()
+	for (const row of db.prepare("SELECT user_id, updated, updated_version FROM Users").iterate()) {
+		existing.set(row.user_id, row)
+	}
+
+	const base =
+		"INTO Users (username,  user_id,  created,  updated,  updated_version,  biography,  post_count,  following_count,  followed_by_count,  external_url,  full_name,  is_private,  is_verified,  profile_pic_url) VALUES "
+		         +"(@username, @user_id, @created, @updated, @updated_version, @biography, @post_count, @following_count, @followed_by_count, @external_url, @full_name, @is_private, @is_verified, @profile_pic_url)"
+	const preparedReplace = db.prepare("REPLACE "+base)
+	const preparedInsert = db.prepare("INSERT "+base)
+
 	let newCount = 0
 	let overwrittenCount = 0
+	let skippedCount = 0
+
 	db.transaction(() => {
-		for (const user of users) {
-			const existing = db.prepare("SELECT user_id FROM Users WHERE username = ?").get(user.username)
-			db.prepare(
-				"REPLACE INTO Users (username,  user_id,  created,  updated,  updated_version,  biography,  post_count,  following_count,  followed_by_count,  external_url,  full_name,  is_private,  is_verified,  profile_pic_url) VALUES "
-				+"(@username, @user_id, @created, @updated, @updated_version, @biography, @post_count, @following_count, @followed_by_count, @external_url, @full_name, @is_private, @is_verified, @profile_pic_url)"
-			).run(user)
-			if (existing) overwrittenCount++
-			else newCount++
+		for (const user of incomingUsers) {
+			if (existing.has(user.user_id)) {
+				const existingRow = existing.get(user.user_id)
+				if (existingRow.updated_version <= user.updated_version && existingRow.updated <= user.updated) {
+					preparedReplace.run(user)
+					overwrittenCount++
+				} else {
+					skippedCount++
+				}
+			} else {
+				preparedInsert.run(user)
+				newCount++
+			}
 		}
 	})()
-	console.log(`Imported ${users.length} entries (${newCount} new, ${overwrittenCount} overwritten)`)
+
+	console.log(`Imported ${incomingUsers.length} entries (${newCount} new, ${overwrittenCount} overwritten, ${skippedCount} skipped)`)
 })()