diff --git a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/import_ifc.py b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/import_ifc.py
index e5e35d110a..967438af86 100644
--- a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/import_ifc.py
+++ b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/import_ifc.py
@@ -391,6 +391,8 @@ class IfcImporter:
         props = bpy.context.scene.BIMGeoreferenceProperties
         if props.has_blender_offset:
             return
+        if self.ifc_import_settings.should_offset_model:
+            return self.set_manual_blender_offset()
         if self.file.schema == "IFC2X3":
             project = self.file.by_type("IfcProject")[0]
         else:
@@ -403,6 +405,13 @@ class IfcImporter:
             return self.guess_georeferencing(building)
         return self.guess_absolute_coordinate()
 
+    def set_manual_blender_offset(self):
+        props = bpy.context.scene.BIMGeoreferenceProperties
+        props.blender_eastings = str(self.ifc_import_settings.model_offset_coordinates[0])
+        props.blender_northings = str(self.ifc_import_settings.model_offset_coordinates[1])
+        props.blender_orthogonal_height = str(self.ifc_import_settings.model_offset_coordinates[2])
+        props.has_blender_offset = True
+
     def guess_georeferencing(self, element):
         if not element.ObjectPlacement or not element.ObjectPlacement.is_a("IfcLocalPlacement"):
             return
@@ -477,11 +486,6 @@ class IfcImporter:
                     float(props.blender_x_axis_ordinate),
                 )
 
-        if self.ifc_import_settings.should_offset_model:
-            matrix[0, 3] += self.ifc_import_settings.model_offset_coordinates[0]
-            matrix[1, 3] += self.ifc_import_settings.model_offset_coordinates[1]
-            matrix[2, 3] += self.ifc_import_settings.model_offset_coordinates[2]
-
         return mathutils.Matrix(matrix.tolist())
 
     def find_decomposed_ifc_class(self, element, ifc_class):