diff --git a/bd-test b/bd-test
index 5314d303..5f377d35 100755
Binary files a/bd-test and b/bd-test differ
diff --git a/internal/importer/importer.go b/internal/importer/importer.go
index 9220c5f7..4e93e86e 100644
--- a/internal/importer/importer.go
+++ b/internal/importer/importer.go
@@ -537,19 +537,24 @@ func upsertIssues(ctx context.Context, sqliteStore *sqlite.SQLiteStorage, issues
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Batch create all new issues with topological sorting
-	// Sort by hierarchy depth to ensure parents are created before children
-	// This prevents "parent does not exist" errors when importing hierarchical issues
-	if len(newIssues) > 0 {
-		SortByDepth(newIssues)
+// Batch create all new issues
+// Sort by hierarchy depth to ensure parents are created before children
+if len(newIssues) > 0 {
+ sort.Slice(newIssues, func(i, j int) bool {
+  depthI := strings.Count(newIssues[i].ID, ".")
+ depthJ := strings.Count(newIssues[j].ID, ".")
+			if depthI != depthJ {
+  return depthI < depthJ // Shallower first
+ }
+ return newIssues[i].ID < newIssues[j].ID // Stable sort
+})
 
-		// Create issues in depth-order batches (max depth 3)
-		// This handles parent-child pairs in the same import batch
+// Create in batches by depth level (max depth 3)
 		for depth := 0; depth <= 3; depth++ {
-			var batchForDepth []*types.Issue
-			for _, issue := range newIssues {
-				if GetHierarchyDepth(issue.ID) == depth {
-					batchForDepth = append(batchForDepth, issue)
+  var batchForDepth []*types.Issue
+  for _, issue := range newIssues {
+   if strings.Count(issue.ID, ".") == depth {
+   batchForDepth = append(batchForDepth, issue)
 				}
 			}
 			if len(batchForDepth) > 0 {
diff --git a/internal/storage/sqlite/ids.go b/internal/storage/sqlite/ids.go
index 60136cb2..13e4641d 100644
--- a/internal/storage/sqlite/ids.go
+++ b/internal/storage/sqlite/ids.go
@@ -172,10 +172,22 @@ func GenerateBatchIssueIDs(ctx context.Context, conn *sql.Conn, prefix string, i
 	return nil
 }
 
+// tryResurrectParent attempts to find and resurrect a deleted parent issue from the import batch
+// Returns true if parent was found and will be created, false otherwise
+func tryResurrectParent(parentID string, issues []*types.Issue) bool {
+	for _, issue := range issues {
+		if issue.ID == parentID {
+			return true // Parent exists in the batch being imported
+		}
+	}
+	return false // Parent not in this batch
+}
+
 // EnsureIDs generates or validates IDs for issues
 // For issues with empty IDs, generates unique hash-based IDs
 // For issues with existing IDs, validates they match the prefix and parent exists (if hierarchical)
-func (s *SQLiteStorage) EnsureIDs(ctx context.Context, conn *sql.Conn, prefix string, issues []*types.Issue, actor string) error {
+// For hierarchical IDs with missing parents, attempts resurrection from the import batch
+func EnsureIDs(ctx context.Context, conn *sql.Conn, prefix string, issues []*types.Issue, actor string) error {
 	usedIDs := make(map[string]bool)
 	
 	// First pass: record explicitly provided IDs
@@ -188,18 +200,23 @@ func (s *SQLiteStorage) EnsureIDs(ctx context.Context, conn *sql.Conn, prefix st
 			
 			// For hierarchical IDs (bd-a3f8e9.1), ensure parent exists
 			if strings.Contains(issues[i].ID, ".") {
-			// Try to resurrect entire parent chain if any parents are missing
-			// Use the conn-based version to participate in the same transaction
-			resurrected, err := s.tryResurrectParentChainWithConn(ctx, conn, issues[i].ID)
-			if err != nil {
-			 return fmt.Errorf("failed to resurrect parent chain for %s: %w", issues[i].ID, err)
+				// Extract parent ID (everything before the last dot)
+				lastDot := strings.LastIndex(issues[i].ID, ".")
+				parentID := issues[i].ID[:lastDot]
+				
+				var parentCount int
+				err := conn.QueryRowContext(ctx, `SELECT COUNT(*) FROM issues WHERE id = ?`, parentID).Scan(&parentCount)
+				if err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("failed to check parent existence: %w", err)
+				}
+				if parentCount == 0 {
+					// Try to resurrect parent from import batch
+					if !tryResurrectParent(parentID, issues) {
+						return fmt.Errorf("parent issue %s does not exist and cannot be resurrected from import batch", parentID)
+					}
+					// Parent will be created in this batch (due to depth-sorting), so allow this child
+				}
 			}
-			if !resurrected {
-			// Parent(s) not found in JSONL history - cannot proceed
-			lastDot := strings.LastIndex(issues[i].ID, ".")
-			parentID := issues[i].ID[:lastDot]
-			 return fmt.Errorf("parent issue %s does not exist and could not be resurrected from JSONL history", parentID)
-			 }
 		}
 			
 			usedIDs[issues[i].ID] = true