diff --git a/api/v3/Stripe/Importsubscription.php b/api/v3/Stripe/Importsubscription.php
index a440b565e63fe60ce7b1646de4a516938d63bbdd..1a480697b2bea11c2be19f644036b7fea734b2e6 100644
--- a/api/v3/Stripe/Importsubscription.php
+++ b/api/v3/Stripe/Importsubscription.php
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ function civicrm_api3_stripe_importsubscription($params) {
     // Create the customer.
     $customerParams['contact_id'] = $params['contact_id'];
     $custresult = civicrm_api3('StripeCustomer', 'create', $customerParams);
+    $custresult = civicrm_api3('StripeCustomer', 'get', $customerParams);
   }
   $customer = array_pop($custresult['values']);
   if ($customer['contact_id'] != $params['contact_id']) {