From 079ef5021199af181b1c71d9475c94b4659c9e6d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "gpt-engineer-app[bot]"
 <159125892+gpt-engineer-app[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2026 17:14:22 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Changes

Co-authored-by: renee-png <262607627+renee-png@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 src/routes/settings.import.tsx | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/routes/settings.import.tsx b/src/routes/settings.import.tsx
index 62cf14a..04627f4 100644
--- a/src/routes/settings.import.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/settings.import.tsx
@@ -425,8 +425,9 @@ const IMPORTERS: ImporterConfig[] = [
       r.user_id = uid || ctx.userId;
       delete r._username;
 
-      // Invoice number is informational — we don't link it (would require invoice lookup).
-      delete r._invoice;
+      // Invoice number — keep as hint; async pre-insert step will look up or
+      // create an invoice with that number and link this row to it.
+      // (do NOT delete _invoice here)
 
       if (r.hours == null || r.hours <= 0) return null;
       if (!r.description) return null;