diff --git a/uwsift/tests/test_satpy_import.py b/uwsift/tests/test_satpy_import.py
index 36831464..32684dc4 100644
--- a/uwsift/tests/test_satpy_import.py
+++ b/uwsift/tests/test_satpy_import.py
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 import importlib
-import importlib.util
 import os
 import subprocess
 import sys
 from ast import literal_eval
 from typing import Union
+from unittest.mock import create_autospec
 
 import appdirs
 import pytest
 
+from uwsift.common import Info, Kind
+from uwsift.workspace.importer import aImporter
+from uwsift.workspace.metadatabase import Product
+
 
 def get_python_path() -> str:
     process = subprocess.run([sys.executable, "--version"], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, check=True)
@@ -57,3 +61,51 @@ def check_uwsift_paths(xdg_config_home: Union[str, None], base_config_dir: str)
     sift_tmp_config_dir = os.path.join(tmp_config_dir, relative_config_dir)
     os.makedirs(sift_tmp_config_dir)
     check_uwsift_paths(tmp_config_dir, sift_tmp_config_dir)
+
+
+def test_scene_obj_transfer():
+
+    dummy_test_path = "TEST:/PATH/"
+
+    class SceneDummy(object):
+        def __init__(self):
+            pass
+
+    class ImporterDummy(aImporter):
+        def __init__(self, source_paths, workspace_cwd, database_session, **kwargs):
+            ImporterDummy.kw_args_passed_on = kwargs
+
+        def is_relevant(cls, source_path=None, source_uri=None):  # dummy implementation of abstract method
+            return True
+
+        def merge_resources(self):  # dummy implementation of abstract method
+            return []
+
+        def merge_products(self):  # dummy implementation of abstract method
+            return []
+
+        def begin_import_products(self, *product_ids):  # dummy implementation of abstract method
+            pass
+
+        def release_resources(self):  # dummy implementation of abstract method
+            pass
+
+    class ResourceDummy(object):
+        format = ImporterDummy
+        path = dummy_test_path
+
+    scene_dummy = SceneDummy()
+
+    kwargs = {"scenes": {tuple([dummy_test_path]): scene_dummy}}
+
+    mocked_prod = create_autospec(Product, instance=True)
+    mocked_prod.resource = [ResourceDummy()]
+    mocked_prod.info = {"_satpy_id": "DUMMY", Info.KIND: Kind.IMAGE}
+    aImporter.from_product(mocked_prod, "", "", **kwargs)
+    assert "scenes" not in ImporterDummy.kw_args_passed_on
+    assert ImporterDummy.kw_args_passed_on["scene"] == scene_dummy
+
+    mocked_prod.info = {"_satpy_id": "DUMMY", Info.KIND: Kind.UNKNOWN}
+    aImporter.from_product(mocked_prod, "", "", **kwargs)
+    assert "scenes" in ImporterDummy.kw_args_passed_on
+    assert "scene" not in ImporterDummy.kw_args_passed_on
diff --git a/uwsift/workspace/importer.py b/uwsift/workspace/importer.py
index 8e33ef74..6525975a 100644
--- a/uwsift/workspace/importer.py
+++ b/uwsift/workspace/importer.py
@@ -311,10 +311,12 @@ def from_product(cls, prod: Product, workspace_cwd, database_session, **kwargs):
         # For an unknown reason reusing the scene breaks for FCI data,
         #
         # this Importer data reading magic is too confused.
-        if prod.info[Info.KIND] in (Kind.POINTS, Kind.LINES, Kind.VECTORS):
+        if prod.info[Info.KIND] in (Kind.POINTS, Kind.LINES, Kind.VECTORS, Kind.IMAGE):
             del kwargs["scenes"]
             kwargs["scene"] = scn
 
+        LOG.debug(f'Product is of Kind "{prod.info[Info.KIND]}"')
+
         # TODO: ignore mypy error for now because in the future aImporter should be merged with SatpyImporter
         return cls(paths, workspace_cwd=workspace_cwd, database_session=database_session, **kwargs)  # type: ignore
 
@@ -458,10 +460,10 @@ def __init__(self, source_paths, workspace_cwd, database_session, **kwargs):
         self.reader = reader
         self.resampling_info = kwargs.get("resampling_info")
         self.scn = kwargs.get("scene")
-        self.merge_target = kwargs.get("merge_target")
         if self.scn is None:
             reader_kwargs = get_reader_kwargs_dict([self.reader])
             self.scn = Scene(filenames={self.reader: self.filenames}, reader_kwargs=reader_kwargs)
+        self.merge_target = kwargs.get("merge_target")
         self._resources = []
         # DataID filters
         self.product_filters = {}