diff --git a/hub_api/city_info.py b/hub_api/city_info.py
index 080dece..4a356aa 100644
--- a/hub_api/city_info.py
+++ b/hub_api/city_info.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ from persistence.models import UserRoles
 from hub_logger import logger
 from imports.geometry_factory import GeometryFactory
 from pathlib import Path
-from imports.db_factory import DBFactory
 import os
 from hub_api.config import Config
 
@@ -74,12 +73,12 @@ class CityInfo(Resource, Config):
     return Response(json.dumps(response), status=200)
 
 
-class City(Resource):
+class City(Resource, Config):
 
   def __init__(self):
-    pass
+    super().__init__()
 
-  @role_required([UserRoles.Admin.value, UserRoles.Hub_Reader.value])
+  @role_required([UserRoles.Admin.value])
   def post(self):
     allowed_ext = {'gml', '3dm', 'xml', 'obj', 'rhino'}
     try:
@@ -96,9 +95,8 @@ class City(Resource):
         file_path = (Path(__file__).parent.parent / 'data/uploaded_city/{}'.format(city_file.filename)).resolve()
         city_file.save(file_path)
         city = GeometryFactory(city_file_type, file_path).city
-        db_factory = DBFactory(city=city, db_name='hub_prod', app_env='PROD',
-                               dotenv_path="{}/.env".format(os.path.expanduser('~')))
-        saved_city = db_factory.persist_city(1)
+
+        saved_city = self.import_db_factory.persist_city(g.user['id'], city)
         if os.path.exists(file_path):
           os.remove(file_path)
         if type(saved_city) is not dict:
diff --git a/hub_api/config.py b/hub_api/config.py
index 1ca930e..6e970a2 100644
--- a/hub_api/config.py
+++ b/hub_api/config.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ SPDX - License - Identifier: LGPL - 3.0 - or -later
 Copyright © 2023 Project Peter Yefi peteryefi@gmail.com
 """
 from exports.db_factory import DBFactory as CityExportFactory
+from imports.db_factory import DBFactory
 import os
 import pickle
 
@@ -13,6 +14,8 @@ class Config:
   def __init__(self):
     self.factory = CityExportFactory(db_name='hub_prod', app_env='PROD',
                                      dotenv_path="{}/.env".format(os.path.expanduser('~')))
+    self.import_db_factory = DBFactory(db_name='hub_prod', app_env='PROD',
+                                       dotenv_path="{}/.env".format(os.path.expanduser('~')))
 
   def get_city(self, city_id):
     city_obj = self.factory.get_city(city_id)