diff --git a/model/qti/ImportService.php b/model/qti/ImportService.php
index f110bec89..3a8091faf 100755
--- a/model/qti/ImportService.php
+++ b/model/qti/ImportService.php
@@ -337,6 +337,12 @@ public function importQTIPACKFile(
                     $metaMetadataValues,
                     $itemClass
                 );
+                if (empty($mappedMetadataValues)) {
+                    $mappedMetadataValues = $this->getMetaMetadataImportMapper()->mapMetadataToProperties(
+                        $metadataValues,
+                        $itemClass
+                    );
+                }
             }
 
             $sharedFiles = [];
diff --git a/model/qti/metadata/importer/MetaMetadataImportMapper.php b/model/qti/metadata/importer/MetaMetadataImportMapper.php
index f88fb8711..da35f4329 100644
--- a/model/qti/metadata/importer/MetaMetadataImportMapper.php
+++ b/model/qti/metadata/importer/MetaMetadataImportMapper.php
@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@
 
 namespace oat\taoQtiItem\model\qti\metadata\importer;
 
-use core_kernel_classes_Class;
+use core_kernel_classes_Class as kernelClass;
 use core_kernel_classes_Property as Property;
 use core_kernel_classes_Resource;
+use InvalidArgumentException;
 use oat\generis\model\GenerisRdf;
 use oat\taoQtiItem\model\import\ChecksumGenerator;
 
@@ -39,8 +40,8 @@ public function __construct(ChecksumGenerator $checksumGenerator)
 
     public function mapMetaMetadataToProperties(
         array $metaMetadataProperties,
-        core_kernel_classes_Class $itemClass,
-        core_kernel_classes_Class $testClass = null
+        kernelClass $itemClass,
+        kernelClass $testClass = null
     ): array {
         $matchedProperties = [];
         foreach ($metaMetadataProperties as $metaMetadataProperty) {
@@ -48,13 +49,32 @@ public function mapMetaMetadataToProperties(
                 $matchedProperties['itemProperties'][$metaMetadataProperty['uri']] = $match;
             }
 
-            if ($testClass && $match = $this->matchProperty($metaMetadataProperty, $testClass->getProperties(true))) {
+            if (
+                $testClass &&
+                $match = $this->matchProperty($metaMetadataProperty, $testClass->getProperties(true))
+            ) {
                 $matchedProperties['testProperties'][$metaMetadataProperty['uri']] = $match;
             }
         }
         return $matchedProperties;
     }
 
+    public function mapMetadataToProperties(
+        array $metadataProperties,
+        kernelClass $itemClass,
+        kernelClass $testClass = null
+    ): array {
+        $parsedMetadataProperties = [];
+        foreach ($metadataProperties as $metadataProperty) {
+            foreach ($metadataProperty as $property) {
+                $parsedMetadataProperties[] = [
+                    'uri' => $property->getPath()[1],
+                ];
+            }
+        }
+        return $this->mapMetaMetadataToProperties($parsedMetadataProperties, $itemClass, $testClass);
+    }
+
     private function matchProperty(array &$metaMetadataProperty, array $classProperties): ?Property
     {
         /** @var Property $itemClassProperty */
@@ -79,14 +99,18 @@ private function matchProperty(array &$metaMetadataProperty, array $classPropert
     private function isSynced(Property $classProperty, array &$metaMetadataProperty): bool
     {
         $multiple = $classProperty->getOnePropertyValue(new Property(GenerisRdf::PROPERTY_MULTIPLE));
-        $checksum = $this->checksumGenerator->getRangeChecksum($classProperty);
+        try {
+            $checksum = $this->checksumGenerator->getRangeChecksum($classProperty);
+        } catch (InvalidArgumentException $e) {
+            return false;
+        }
         $metaMetadataProperty['checksum_result'] = $checksum === $metaMetadataProperty['checksum'];
         $metaMetadataProperty['widget_result'] =
-            $classProperty->getWidget()->getUri() === $metaMetadataProperty['widget'];
+            $classProperty->getWidget() && $classProperty->getWidget()->getUri() === $metaMetadataProperty['widget'];
 
         return $multiple instanceof core_kernel_classes_Resource
             && $multiple->getUri() === $metaMetadataProperty['multiple']
             && $checksum === $metaMetadataProperty['checksum']
-            && $classProperty->getWidget()->getUri() === $metaMetadataProperty['widget'];
+            && $classProperty->getWidget() && $classProperty->getWidget()->getUri() === $metaMetadataProperty['widget'];
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/unit/model/qti/metadata/importer/MetaMetadataImportMapperTest.php b/test/unit/model/qti/metadata/importer/MetaMetadataImportMapperTest.php
index b3a05db11..fdd301bf2 100644
--- a/test/unit/model/qti/metadata/importer/MetaMetadataImportMapperTest.php
+++ b/test/unit/model/qti/metadata/importer/MetaMetadataImportMapperTest.php
@@ -25,13 +25,16 @@
 use core_kernel_classes_Class;
 use core_kernel_classes_Property;
 use core_kernel_classes_Resource;
+use InvalidArgumentException;
 use oat\taoQtiItem\model\import\ChecksumGenerator;
 use oat\taoQtiItem\model\qti\metadata\importer\MetaMetadataImportMapper;
-use oat\taoQtiItem\model\qti\metadata\importer\PropertyDoesNotExistException;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 
 class MetaMetadataImportMapperTest extends TestCase
 {
+    private ChecksumGenerator $checksumGeneratorMock;
+    private MetaMetadataImportMapper $subject;
+
     public function setUp(): void
     {
         $this->checksumGeneratorMock = $this->createMock(ChecksumGenerator::class);
@@ -114,4 +117,62 @@ public function testMapMetaMetadataToProperties(): void
         self::assertNotNull($result);
         self::assertEquals(1, count($result['itemProperties']));
     }
+
+    public function testMapMetadataToProperties(): void
+    {
+        $metadataProperty = $this->getMockBuilder(\stdClass::class)
+            ->addMethods(['getPath'])
+            ->getMock();
+        $metadataProperty->method('getPath')->willReturn(['somePath', 'http://example.com/uri1']);
+
+        $metadataProperties = [[$metadataProperty]];
+
+        $itemClass = $this->createMock(core_kernel_classes_Class::class);
+        $propertyMock = $this->createMock(core_kernel_classes_Property::class);
+        $resourceMock = $this->createMock(core_kernel_classes_Resource::class);
+
+        $itemClass->method('getProperties')->willReturn([$propertyMock]);
+        $propertyMock->method('getUri')->willReturn('http://example.com/uri1');
+        $propertyMock->method('getOnePropertyValue')->willReturn($resourceMock);
+        $propertyMock->method('getWidget')->willReturn($propertyMock);
+
+        $resourceMock->method('getUri')->willReturn('http://resource.uri/false');
+
+        $this->checksumGeneratorMock->method('getRangeChecksum')->willReturn('qwerty1234');
+
+        $result = $this->subject->mapMetadataToProperties($metadataProperties, $itemClass);
+
+        $this->assertArrayHasKey('itemProperties', $result);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(
+            core_kernel_classes_Property::class,
+            $result['itemProperties']['http://example.com/uri1']
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testHandlesInvalidArgumentExceptionInIsSynced(): void
+    {
+        $metaMetadataProperties = [
+            [
+                'uri' => 'http://example.com/uri1',
+                'label' => 'label1',
+                'alias' => 'alias1',
+                'checksum' => 'qwerty1234',
+                'multiple' => 'http://resource.uri/false',
+                'widget' => 'http://widget.uri'
+            ]
+        ];
+
+        $itemClass = $this->createMock(core_kernel_classes_Class::class);
+        $propertyMock = $this->createMock(core_kernel_classes_Property::class);
+
+        $itemClass->method('getProperties')->willReturn([$propertyMock]);
+        $propertyMock->method('getLabel')->willReturn('label1');
+
+        $this->checksumGeneratorMock->method('getRangeChecksum')
+            ->willThrowException(new InvalidArgumentException());
+
+        $result = $this->subject->mapMetaMetadataToProperties($metaMetadataProperties, $itemClass);
+
+        $this->assertEmpty($result);
+    }
 }