diff --git a/includes/commands/class-mu-migration-import.php b/includes/commands/class-mu-migration-import.php
index 3f077fc..1e61cf7 100644
--- a/includes/commands/class-mu-migration-import.php
+++ b/includes/commands/class-mu-migration-import.php
@@ -644,7 +644,22 @@ private function create_new_site( $meta_data ) {
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		$blog_id = insert_blog( $parsed_url['host'], $parsed_url['path'], $site_id );
+		$now = current_time( 'mysql', true );
+		$new_site_meta = array(
+			'domain'       => $parsed_url['host'],
+			'path'         => $parsed_url['path'],
+			'network_id'   => $site_id,
+			'registered'   => $now,
+			'last_updated' => $now,
+			'public'       => 1,
+			'archived'     => 0,
+			'mature'       => 0,
+			'spam'         => 0,
+			'deleted'      => 0,
+			'lang_id'      => 0,
+		);
+
+		$blog_id = wp_insert_site( $new_site_meta );
 
 		if ( ! $blog_id ) {
 			return false;