diff --git a/gorm_models/brand.go b/gorm_models/brand.go
index 72fc138..ef2cb92 100644
--- a/gorm_models/brand.go
+++ b/gorm_models/brand.go
@@ -26,13 +26,11 @@ func FindOrCreateBrand(db *gorm.DB, brand string, categories []Category) Brand {
 
 		code := slug.Make(brand)
 
-		err := db.FirstOrCreate(&brandObject, Brand{Name: brand, Code: code}).Error
+		err := db.Omit("Categories").FirstOrCreate(&brandObject, Brand{Name: brand, Code: code, Categories: categories}).Error
 		// err := db.Model(&Brand{}).Find(&brandObject).Error
 
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Println(err.Error())
-		} else {
-			db.Model(&brandObject).Association("Categories").Append(categories)
 		}
 
 	}
diff --git a/test/testit.go b/test/testit.go
index e01b752..9238137 100644
--- a/test/testit.go
+++ b/test/testit.go
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ func importProduct(product models.Product, db *gorm.DB) {
 		Type:              "simple",
 		AttributeFamilyID: families[0].ID,
 		Brand:             brand,
+		Categories:        categories,
 	}
 
 	for _, element := range product.Images {
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ func importProduct(product models.Product, db *gorm.DB) {
 		iproduct.AttributeFamilyID = families[1].ID
 	}
 
-	err := db.Select("Sku", "Type", "AttributeFamilyID", "CreatedAt", "UpdatedAt").Create(&iproduct).Error
+	err := db.Omit("Categories").Select("Sku", "Type", "AttributeFamilyID", "CreatedAt", "UpdatedAt").Create(&iproduct).Error
 
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Println(err)
@@ -251,6 +252,7 @@ func importProduct(product models.Product, db *gorm.DB) {
 								Brand:             iproduct.Brand,
 								AttributeValues:   attributes,
 								AttributeFamilyID: iproduct.AttributeFamilyID,
+								Categories:        categories,
 							}
 
 							for _, element := range colorVariant.Images {
@@ -286,6 +288,7 @@ func importProduct(product models.Product, db *gorm.DB) {
 						Brand:             iproduct.Brand,
 						AttributeValues:   attributes,
 						AttributeFamilyID: iproduct.AttributeFamilyID,
+						Categories:        categories,
 					}
 
 					for _, element := range colorVariant.Images {
@@ -351,6 +354,7 @@ func importProduct(product models.Product, db *gorm.DB) {
 						Brand:             iproduct.Brand,
 						AttributeValues:   attributes,
 						AttributeFamilyID: iproduct.AttributeFamilyID,
+						Categories:        categories,
 					}
 
 					// for _, element := range colorVariant.Images {
@@ -363,7 +367,7 @@ func importProduct(product models.Product, db *gorm.DB) {
 			}
 		}
 
-		db.Create(&productVariants) //todo assign all with categories
+		db.Omit("Categories").Create(&productVariants) //todo assign all with categories
 	}
 
 	db.Model(&iproduct).Association("Categories").Append(categories)