diff --git a/pylib/anki/exporting.py b/pylib/anki/exporting.py
index 0114f2c65..c12d56544 100644
--- a/pylib/anki/exporting.py
+++ b/pylib/anki/exporting.py
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ class AnkiExporter(Exporter):
             # need to reset card state
             self.dst.sched.resetCards(cids)
         # models - start with zero
+        self.dst.modSchema(check=False)
         self.dst.models.remove_all_notetypes()
         for m in self.src.models.all():
             if int(m["id"]) in mids: