diff --git a/app/models/category.rb b/app/models/category.rb
index 82cf0b64b9e..9f8cd2870ff 100644
--- a/app/models/category.rb
+++ b/app/models/category.rb
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ SQL
     t.delete_topic_timer(TopicTimer.types[:close])
     t.save!(validate: false)
     update_column(:topic_id, t.id)
-    t.posts.create(raw: post_template, user: user)
+    t.posts.create(raw: description || post_template, user: user)
   end
 
   def topic_url
diff --git a/script/bulk_import/base.rb b/script/bulk_import/base.rb
index ce9bb45f0e9..2346d790c0d 100644
--- a/script/bulk_import/base.rb
+++ b/script/bulk_import/base.rb
@@ -259,6 +259,14 @@ class BulkImport::Base
     end
   end
 
+  def create_categories(rows, &block)
+    create_records(rows, "category", CATEGORY_COLUMNS, &block)
+
+    Category.where(topic_id: nil).each do |c|
+      c.create_category_definition
+    end
+  end
+
   def create_user_emails(rows, &block) create_records(rows, "user_email", USER_EMAIL_COLUMNS, &block); end
   def create_user_stats(rows, &block) create_records(rows, "user_stat", USER_STAT_COLUMNS, &block); end
   def create_user_profiles(rows, &block); create_records(rows, "user_profile", USER_PROFILE_COLUMNS, &block); end