diff --git a/netbox/utilities/forms/forms.py b/netbox/utilities/forms/forms.py
index af06f219a..a2c6f2809 100644
--- a/netbox/utilities/forms/forms.py
+++ b/netbox/utilities/forms/forms.py
@@ -217,13 +217,24 @@ class ImportForm(BootstrapMixin, forms.Form):
             })
 
     def _clean_yaml(self, data):
+        records = []
         try:
-            return yaml.load_all(data, Loader=yaml.SafeLoader)
+            for data in yaml.load_all(data, Loader=yaml.SafeLoader):
+                if type(data) == list:
+                    records.extend(data)
+                elif type(data) == dict:
+                    records.append(data)
+                else:
+                    raise forms.ValidationError({
+                        self.data_field: "Invalid YAML data: data must be dictionaries or lists of dictionaries"
+                    })
         except yaml.error.YAMLError as err:
             raise forms.ValidationError({
                 self.data_field: f"Invalid YAML data: {err}"
             })
 
+        return records
+
 
 class FilterForm(BootstrapMixin, forms.Form):
     """