diff --git a/oml/item/scan.py b/oml/item/scan.py
index 632da9c..90e806a 100644
--- a/oml/item/scan.py
+++ b/oml/item/scan.py
@@ -134,7 +134,9 @@ def run_scan():
     remove_missing(books)
 
     added = 0
+
     with db.session():
+        user = state.user()
         for f in ox.sorted_strings(books):
             if state.shutdown:
                 break
@@ -144,6 +146,14 @@ def run_scan():
                 if not file:
                     file = add_file(id, f, prefix, f)
                     added += 1
+                elif user not in file.item.users:
+                    item = file.item
+                    item.add_user(user)
+                    logger.debug('add %s to local user', id)
+                    add_record('additem', item.id, file.info)
+                    add_record('edititem', item.id, item.meta)
+                    item.update()
+                    added += 1
     if added:
         trigger_event('change', {})
         logger.debug('imported %s unknown books', added)