diff --git a/src/repository.cpp b/src/repository.cpp
index 03bdfc8..8df7b3b 100644
--- a/src/repository.cpp
+++ b/src/repository.cpp
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ class FastImportRepository : public Repository
     const QByteArray branchNote(const QString& branch) const;
     void setBranchNote(const QString& branch, const QByteArray& noteText);
 
+    bool hasPrefix() const;
 private:
     struct Branch
     {
@@ -200,6 +201,9 @@ class ForwardingRepository : public Repository
     { return repo->branchNote(branch); }
     void setBranchNote(const QString& branch, const QByteArray& noteText)
     { repo->setBranchNote(branch, noteText); }
+
+    bool hasPrefix() const
+    { return !prefix.isEmpty() || repo->hasPrefix(); }
 };
 
 class ProcessCache: QLinkedList<FastImportRepository *>
@@ -766,6 +770,11 @@ void FastImportRepository::setBranchNote(const QString& branch, const QByteArray
         branches[branch].note = noteText;
 }
 
+bool FastImportRepository::hasPrefix() const
+{
+    return !prefix.isEmpty();
+}
+
 FastImportRepository::Transaction::~Transaction()
 {
     repository->forgetTransaction(this);
diff --git a/src/repository.h b/src/repository.h
index 8e03415..649be2d 100644
--- a/src/repository.h
+++ b/src/repository.h
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ class Repository
     virtual bool branchExists(const QString& branch) const = 0;
     virtual const QByteArray branchNote(const QString& branch) const = 0;
     virtual void setBranchNote(const QString& branch, const QByteArray& noteText) = 0;
+
+    virtual bool hasPrefix() const = 0;
 };
 
 Repository *createRepository(const Rules::Repository &rule, const QHash<QString, Repository *> &repositories);
diff --git a/src/svn.cpp b/src/svn.cpp
index 02800bb..f5648d1 100644
--- a/src/svn.cpp
+++ b/src/svn.cpp
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ int SvnRevision::exportInternal(const char *key, const svn_fs_path_change_t *cha
 //                qDebug() << "   " << qPrintable(current) << "rev" << revnum << "->"
 //                         << qPrintable(repository) << qPrintable(branch) << qPrintable(path);
 
-    if (change->change_kind == svn_fs_path_change_delete && current == svnprefix && path.isEmpty()) {
+    if (change->change_kind == svn_fs_path_change_delete && current == svnprefix && path.isEmpty() && !repo->hasPrefix()) {
         if(ruledebug)
             qDebug() << "repository" << repository << "branch" << branch << "deleted";
         return repo->deleteBranch(branch, revnum);