diff --git a/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/notification/DefaultNotificationSchedulerService.java b/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/notification/DefaultNotificationSchedulerService.java
index 01591003ad..eeeb1f0a7a 100644
--- a/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/notification/DefaultNotificationSchedulerService.java
+++ b/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/notification/DefaultNotificationSchedulerService.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 import org.springframework.context.event.EventListener;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
+import org.thingsboard.common.util.ThingsBoardThreadFactory;
 import org.thingsboard.rule.engine.api.NotificationCenter;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.id.EntityId;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.data.id.NotificationRequestId;
@@ -35,12 +36,12 @@ import org.thingsboard.server.common.msg.plugin.ComponentLifecycleMsg;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.msg.queue.ServiceType;
 import org.thingsboard.server.common.msg.queue.TopicPartitionInfo;
 import org.thingsboard.server.dao.notification.NotificationRequestService;
-import org.thingsboard.server.queue.scheduler.SchedulerComponent;
 import org.thingsboard.server.queue.util.TbCoreComponent;
 import org.thingsboard.server.service.executors.NotificationExecutorService;
 import org.thingsboard.server.service.partition.AbstractPartitionBasedService;
 
 import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
+import javax.annotation.PreDestroy;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
+import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
+import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService;
 import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledFuture;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
@@ -55,16 +58,16 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 @Service
 @RequiredArgsConstructor
 @Slf4j
-@SuppressWarnings("UnstableApiUsage")
 public class DefaultNotificationSchedulerService extends AbstractPartitionBasedService<NotificationRequestId> implements NotificationSchedulerService {
 
     private final NotificationCenter notificationCenter;
     private final NotificationRequestService notificationRequestService;
-    private final SchedulerComponent scheduler;
     private final NotificationExecutorService notificationExecutor;
+    private final ScheduledExecutorService scheduler = Executors.newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor(ThingsBoardThreadFactory.forName("notification-scheduler"));
 
     private final Map<NotificationRequestId, ScheduledRequestMetadata> scheduledNotificationRequests = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
 
+    @Override
     @PostConstruct
     public void init() {
         super.init();
@@ -166,6 +169,13 @@ public class DefaultNotificationSchedulerService extends AbstractPartitionBasedS
         return "notifications-scheduler";
     }
 
+    @Override
+    @PreDestroy
+    public void stop() {
+        super.stop();
+        scheduler.shutdownNow();
+    }
+
     @Data
     private static class ScheduledRequestMetadata {
         private final TenantId tenantId;
diff --git a/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/sync/ie/exporting/impl/NotificationTargetExportService.java b/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/sync/ie/exporting/impl/NotificationTargetExportService.java
index f0a5da3efc..a5ef322c56 100644
--- a/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/sync/ie/exporting/impl/NotificationTargetExportService.java
+++ b/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/sync/ie/exporting/impl/NotificationTargetExportService.java
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ public class NotificationTargetExportService extends BaseEntityExportService<Not
                     CustomerUsersFilter customerUsersFilter = (CustomerUsersFilter) usersFilter;
                     customerUsersFilter.setCustomerId(getExternalIdOrElseInternal(ctx, new CustomerId(customerUsersFilter.getCustomerId())).getId());
                     break;
+                case USER_LIST:
+                    // users list stays as is and is replaced with current user id on import (due to user entities not being supported by VC)
+                    break;
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/sync/ie/importing/impl/NotificationTargetImportService.java b/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/sync/ie/importing/impl/NotificationTargetImportService.java
index a950a1592e..edd8e71784 100644
--- a/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/sync/ie/importing/impl/NotificationTargetImportService.java
+++ b/application/src/main/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/sync/ie/importing/impl/NotificationTargetImportService.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ import org.thingsboard.server.dao.service.ConstraintValidator;
 import org.thingsboard.server.queue.util.TbCoreComponent;
 import org.thingsboard.server.service.sync.vc.data.EntitiesImportCtx;
 
-import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+import java.util.List;
 
 @Service
 @TbCoreComponent
@@ -66,10 +66,7 @@ public class NotificationTargetImportService extends BaseEntityImportService<Not
                     break;
                 case USER_LIST:
                     UserListFilter userListFilter = (UserListFilter) usersFilter;
-                    userListFilter.setUsersIds(userListFilter.getUsersIds().stream()
-                            .map(UserId::new).map(idProvider::getInternalId)
-                            .map(UUIDBased::getId).collect(Collectors.toList())
-                    );
+                    userListFilter.setUsersIds(List.of(ctx.getUser().getUuidId())); // user entities are not supported by VC; replacing with current user id
                     break;
                 case TENANT_ADMINISTRATORS:
                     if (CollectionUtils.isNotEmpty(((TenantAdministratorsFilter) usersFilter).getTenantsIds()) ||