diff --git a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/import_ifc.py b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/import_ifc.py
index 18583c357e..603f7fc1ce 100644
--- a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/import_ifc.py
+++ b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/import_ifc.py
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ class IfcImporter:
         self.settings_native.set(self.settings_native.INCLUDE_CURVES, True)
         self.settings_2d = ifcopenshell.geom.settings()
         self.settings_2d.set(self.settings_2d.INCLUDE_CURVES, True)
-        self.filter_mode = "BLACKLIST"
+        self.filter_mode = None
         self.include_elements = set()
         self.exclude_elements = set()
         self.project = None
diff --git a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/project/operator.py b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/project/operator.py
index b30a8bdc74..4377d085c4 100644
--- a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/project/operator.py
+++ b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/project/operator.py
@@ -326,6 +326,8 @@ class AppendLibraryElement(bpy.types.Operator):
             library=IfcStore.library_file,
             element=IfcStore.library_file.by_id(self.definition),
         )
+        if not element:
+            return {"FINISHED"}
         self.import_type_from_ifc(element, context)
         blenderbim.bim.handler.purge_module_data()
         return {"FINISHED"}
diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/project/append_asset.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/project/append_asset.py
index 76c2bd7e81..6c0668beb3 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/project/append_asset.py
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/project/append_asset.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class Usecase:
 
     def execute(self):
         self.added_elements = set()
-        if self.settings["element"].is_a("IfcTypeProduct"):
+        if self.settings["element"].is_a("IfcTypeProduct") and not self.file.by_guid(self.settings["element"].GlobalId):
             return self.append_type_product()
 
     def append_type_product(self):