diff --git a/interface/src/ImportDialog.cpp b/interface/src/ImportDialog.cpp
index c3f499b038..ec64b84e63 100644
--- a/interface/src/ImportDialog.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ImportDialog.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #include <QStandardPaths>
 #include <QGridLayout>
 #include <QSplitter>
-#include <QApplication>
 #include <QJsonDocument>
 #include <QJsonArray>
 #include <QJsonObject>
@@ -20,38 +19,38 @@ const QString IMPORT_BUTTON_NAME = QObject::tr("Import");
 const QString IMPORT_INFO = QObject::tr("<b>Import</b> %1 as voxels");
 const QString CANCEL_BUTTON_NAME = QObject::tr("Cancel");
 const QString INFO_LABEL_TEXT = QObject::tr("<div style='line-height:20px;'>"
-                                            "This will load the selected file into Hifi and allow you<br/>"
-                                            "to place it with %1-V; you must be in select or<br/>"
-                                            "add mode (S or V keys will toggle mode) to place.</div>");
+        "This will load the selected file into Hifi and allow you<br/>"
+        "to place it with %1-V; you must be in select or<br/>"
+        "add mode (S or V keys will toggle mode) to place.</div>");
 
 const QString DESKTOP_LOCATION = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::DesktopLocation);
 const int SHORT_FILE_EXTENSION = 4;
 const int SECOND_INDEX_LETTER = 1;
 
 QIcon HiFiIconProvider::icon(QFileIconProvider::IconType type) const {
-    
+
     switchToResourcesParentIfRequired();
-    
+
     // types
     // Computer, Desktop, Trashcan, Network, Drive, Folder, File
     QString typeString;
-    
+
     switch (type) {
         case QFileIconProvider::Computer:
             typeString = "computer";
             break;
-            
+
         case QFileIconProvider::Desktop:
             typeString = "desktop";
             break;
-            
+
         case QFileIconProvider::Trashcan:
         case QFileIconProvider::Network:
         case QFileIconProvider::Drive:
         case QFileIconProvider::Folder:
             typeString = "folder";
             break;
-            
+
         default:
             typeString = "file";
             break;
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ QIcon HiFiIconProvider::icon(QFileIconProvider::IconType type) const {
 QIcon HiFiIconProvider::icon(const QFileInfo &info) const {
     switchToResourcesParentIfRequired();
     const QString ext = info.suffix().toLower();
-    
+
     if (info.isDir()) {
         if (info.absoluteFilePath() == QDir::homePath()) {
             return QIcon("resources/icons/home.svg");
@@ -74,12 +73,12 @@ QIcon HiFiIconProvider::icon(const QFileInfo &info) const {
         }
         return QIcon("resources/icons/folder.svg");
     }
-    
+
     QFileInfo iconFile("resources/icons/" + iconsMap[ext]);
     if (iconFile.exists() && iconFile.isFile()) {
         return QIcon(iconFile.filePath());
     }
-    
+
     return QIcon("resources/icons/file.svg");
 }
 
@@ -99,7 +98,7 @@ ImportDialog::ImportDialog(QWidget* parent) :
     QFileDialog(parent, WINDOW_NAME, DESKTOP_LOCATION, NULL),
     _importButton(IMPORT_BUTTON_NAME, this),
     _cancelButton(CANCEL_BUTTON_NAME, this) {
-    
+
     setOption(QFileDialog::DontUseNativeDialog, true);
     setFileMode(QFileDialog::ExistingFile);
     setViewMode(QFileDialog::Detail);
@@ -111,16 +110,18 @@ ImportDialog::ImportDialog(QWidget* parent) :
 #endif
     QLabel* infoLabel = new QLabel(QString(INFO_LABEL_TEXT).arg(cmdString));
     infoLabel->setObjectName("infoLabel");
-    
+
     QGridLayout* gridLayout = (QGridLayout*) layout();
     gridLayout->addWidget(infoLabel, 2, 0, 2, 1);
     gridLayout->addWidget(&_cancelButton, 2, 1, 2, 1);
     gridLayout->addWidget(&_importButton, 2, 2, 2, 1);
-    
+
     setImportTypes();
     setLayout();
 
     connect(&_importButton, SIGNAL(pressed()), SLOT(import()));
+    connect(this, SIGNAL(currentChanged(QString)), SLOT(saveCurrentFile(QString)));
+
     connect(&_cancelButton, SIGNAL(pressed()), SLOT(close()));
     connect(this, SIGNAL(currentChanged(QString)), SLOT(saveCurrentFile(QString)));
 }
@@ -131,7 +132,6 @@ ImportDialog::~ImportDialog() {
 
 void ImportDialog::import() {
     emit accepted();
-    close();
 }
 
 void ImportDialog::accept() {
@@ -163,72 +163,72 @@ void ImportDialog::saveCurrentFile(QString filename) {
 }
 
 void ImportDialog::setLayout() {
-    
+
     // set ObjectName used in qss for styling
     _importButton.setObjectName("importButton");
     _cancelButton.setObjectName("cancelButton");
-    
+
     // set fixed size
     _importButton.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Fixed, QSizePolicy::Fixed);
     _cancelButton.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Fixed, QSizePolicy::Fixed);
-    
+
     // hide unused embedded widgets in QFileDialog
     QWidget* widget = findChild<QWidget*>("lookInCombo");
     widget->hide();
-    
+
     widget = findChild<QWidget*>("backButton");
     widget->hide();
-    
+
     widget = findChild<QWidget*>("forwardButton");
     widget->hide();
-    
+
     widget = findChild<QWidget*>("toParentButton");
     widget->hide();
-    
+
     widget = findChild<QWidget*>("newFolderButton");
     widget->hide();
-    
+
     widget = findChild<QWidget*>("listModeButton");
     widget->hide();
-    
+
     widget = findChild<QWidget*>("detailModeButton");
     widget->hide();
-    
+
     widget = findChild<QWidget*>("fileNameEdit");
     widget->hide();
-    
+
     widget = findChild<QWidget*>("fileTypeCombo");
     widget->hide();
-    
+
     widget = findChild<QWidget*>("fileTypeLabel");
     widget->hide();
-    
+
     widget = findChild<QWidget*>("fileNameLabel");
     widget->hide();
-    
+
     widget = findChild<QWidget*>("buttonBox");
     widget->hide();
- 
+
     QSplitter* splitter = findChild<QSplitter*>("splitter");
     splitter->setHandleWidth(0);
-    
+
     // remove blue outline on Mac
     widget = findChild<QWidget*>("sidebar");
     widget->setAttribute(Qt::WA_MacShowFocusRect, false);
-    
+
     widget = findChild<QWidget*>("treeView");
     widget->setAttribute(Qt::WA_MacShowFocusRect, false);
-    
+
     // remove reference to treeView
     widget = NULL;
     widget->deleteLater();
-    
+
     switchToResourcesParentIfRequired();
     QFile styleSheet("resources/styles/import_dialog.qss");
     if (styleSheet.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
         setStyleSheet(styleSheet.readAll());
     }
-    
+
 }
 
 void ImportDialog::setImportTypes() {
@@ -251,7 +251,6 @@ void ImportDialog::setImportTypes() {
                 QJsonObject fileFormatObject = fileFormat.toObject();
 
                 QString ext(fileFormatObject["extension"].toString());
-                QString description(fileFormatObject.value("description").toString());
                 QString icon(fileFormatObject.value("icon").toString());
 
                 if (formatsCounter > 0) {
@@ -273,7 +272,7 @@ void ImportDialog::setImportTypes() {
         // set custom file icons
         setIconProvider(new HiFiIconProvider(iconsMap));
         setNameFilter(importFormatsFilterList);
-        
+
 #ifdef Q_OS_MAC
         QString cmdString = ("Command");
 #else
diff --git a/interface/src/VoxelImporter.cpp b/interface/src/VoxelImporter.cpp
index 49b28c850f..0011b0abb7 100644
--- a/interface/src/VoxelImporter.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/VoxelImporter.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,22 @@ int VoxelImporter::preImport() {
     if (!QFileInfo(filename).isFile()) {
         return 0;
     }
-
+    
+    _filename = filename;
+    
+    if (_nextTask) {
+        delete _nextTask;
+    }
+    
+    _nextTask = new ImportTask(_filename);
+    connect(_nextTask, SIGNAL(destroyed()), SLOT(launchTask()));
+    
+    if (_currentTask != NULL) {
+        _voxelTree.cancelImport();
+    } else {
+        launchTask();
+    }
+    
     return 1;
 }