diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/rest/resources/RepositoryImportResource.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/rest/resources/RepositoryImportResource.java
index 6107abcd1b..1c9d2f673c 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/rest/resources/RepositoryImportResource.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/rest/resources/RepositoryImportResource.java
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import sonia.scm.NotSupportedFeatuerException;
 import sonia.scm.Type;
+import sonia.scm.api.rest.RestActionUploadResult;
 import sonia.scm.repository.Repository;
 import sonia.scm.repository.RepositoryAllreadyExistExeption;
 import sonia.scm.repository.RepositoryException;
@@ -161,54 +162,7 @@ public class RepositoryImportResource
     @PathParam("type") String type, @FormDataParam("name") String name,
     @FormDataParam("bundle") InputStream inputStream)
   {
-    SecurityUtils.getSubject().checkRole(Role.ADMIN);
-
-    checkArgument(!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(name),
-      "request does not contain name of the repository");
-    checkNotNull(inputStream, "bundle inputStream is required");
-
-    Repository repository;
-
-    try
-    {
-      Type t = type(type);
-
-      checkSupport(t, Command.UNBUNDLE, "bundle");
-
-      repository = create(type, name);
-
-      RepositoryService service = null;
-
-      File file = File.createTempFile("scm-import-", ".bundle");
-
-      try
-      {
-        long length = Files.asByteSink(file).writeFrom(inputStream);
-
-        logger.info("copied {} bytes to temp, start bundle import", length);
-        service = serviceFactory.create(repository);
-        service.getUnbundleCommand().unbundle(file);
-      }
-      catch (RepositoryException ex)
-      {
-        handleImportFailure(ex, repository);
-      }
-      catch (IOException ex)
-      {
-        handleImportFailure(ex, repository);
-      }
-      finally
-      {
-        IOUtil.close(service);
-        IOUtil.delete(file);
-      }
-    }
-    catch (IOException ex)
-    {
-      logger.warn("could not create temporary file", ex);
-
-      throw new WebApplicationException(ex);
-    }
+    Repository repository = doImportFromBundle(type, name, inputStream);
 
     return buildResponse(uriInfo, repository);
   }
@@ -230,7 +184,6 @@ public class RepositoryImportResource
    * </ul>
    *
    *
-   * @param uriInfo uri info
    * @param type repository type
    * @param name name of the repository
    * @param inputStream input bundle
@@ -242,11 +195,25 @@ public class RepositoryImportResource
   @Path("{type}/bundle.html")
   @Consumes(MediaType.MULTIPART_FORM_DATA)
   @Produces(MediaType.TEXT_HTML)
-  public Response importFromBundleUI(@Context UriInfo uriInfo,
-    @PathParam("type") String type, @FormDataParam("name") String name,
+  public Response importFromBundleUI(@PathParam("type") String type,
+    @FormDataParam("name") String name,
     @FormDataParam("bundle") InputStream inputStream)
   {
-    return importFromBundle(uriInfo, type, name, inputStream);
+    Response response;
+
+    try
+    {
+      doImportFromBundle(type, name, inputStream);
+      response = Response.ok(new RestActionUploadResult(true)).build();
+    }
+    catch (WebApplicationException ex)
+    {
+      logger.warn("error durring bundle import", ex);
+      response = Response.fromResponse(ex.getResponse()).entity(
+        new RestActionUploadResult(false)).build();
+    }
+
+    return response;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -503,6 +470,71 @@ public class RepositoryImportResource
     return repository;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Start bundle import.
+   *
+   *
+   * @param type repository type
+   * @param name name of the repository
+   * @param inputStream bundle stream
+   *
+   * @return imported repository
+   */
+  private Repository doImportFromBundle(String type, String name,
+    InputStream inputStream)
+  {
+    SecurityUtils.getSubject().checkRole(Role.ADMIN);
+
+    checkArgument(!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(name),
+      "request does not contain name of the repository");
+    checkNotNull(inputStream, "bundle inputStream is required");
+
+    Repository repository;
+
+    try
+    {
+      Type t = type(type);
+
+      checkSupport(t, Command.UNBUNDLE, "bundle");
+
+      repository = create(type, name);
+
+      RepositoryService service = null;
+
+      File file = File.createTempFile("scm-import-", ".bundle");
+
+      try
+      {
+        long length = Files.asByteSink(file).writeFrom(inputStream);
+
+        logger.info("copied {} bytes to temp, start bundle import", length);
+        service = serviceFactory.create(repository);
+        service.getUnbundleCommand().unbundle(file);
+      }
+      catch (RepositoryException ex)
+      {
+        handleImportFailure(ex, repository);
+      }
+      catch (IOException ex)
+      {
+        handleImportFailure(ex, repository);
+      }
+      finally
+      {
+        IOUtil.close(service);
+        IOUtil.delete(file);
+      }
+    }
+    catch (IOException ex)
+    {
+      logger.warn("could not create temporary file", ex);
+
+      throw new WebApplicationException(ex);
+    }
+
+    return repository;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Method description
    *
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/repository/sonia.repository.importwindow.js b/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/repository/sonia.repository.importwindow.js
index 975ec04bf0..43d870517f 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/repository/sonia.repository.importwindow.js
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/repository/sonia.repository.importwindow.js
@@ -78,9 +78,6 @@ Sonia.repository.ImportPanel = Ext.extend(Ext.Panel, {
   nextText: 'Next',
   finishText: 'Finish',
   
-  // cache
-  importForm: null,
-  
   imported: [],
   importJobsFinished: 0,
   importJobs: 0,
@@ -105,7 +102,11 @@ Sonia.repository.ImportPanel = Ext.extend(Ext.Panel, {
   
   initComponent: function(){
     this.addEvents('finish');
-    
+
+    // fix initialization bug
+    this.imported = [];
+    this.importJobsFinished = 0;
+    this.importJobs = 0;
     
     var importedStore = new Ext.data.JsonStore({
       fields: ['type', 'name']
@@ -256,12 +257,13 @@ Sonia.repository.ImportPanel = Ext.extend(Ext.Panel, {
         }]
       },{
         id: 'importFileLayout',
-        layout: 'form',
+        xtype: 'form',
+        fileUpload: true,
         items: [{
           id: 'importFileName',
           xtype: 'textfield',
           fieldLabel: 'Repository name',
-          name: 'importFileName', 
+          name: 'name', 
           type: 'textfield',
           width: 250,
           helpText: this.importFileNameHelpText
@@ -270,7 +272,7 @@ Sonia.repository.ImportPanel = Ext.extend(Ext.Panel, {
           xtype: 'fileuploadfield',
           fieldLabel: 'Import File',
           ctCls: 'import-fu',
-          name: 'importFile', 
+          name: 'bundle', 
           helpText: this.importFileHelpText,
           cls: 'import-fu',
           buttonCfg: {
@@ -339,9 +341,13 @@ Sonia.repository.ImportPanel = Ext.extend(Ext.Panel, {
     {
       next = 1;
     }
-    else if ( id === 'importUrlLayout' && direction === 1 ){
-      var panel = Ext.getCmp('importUrlLayout');
-      this.importFromUrl(layout, panel.getForm().getValues());
+    else if ( id === 'importUrlLayout' && direction === 1 )
+    {
+      this.importFromUrl(layout, Ext.getCmp('importUrlLayout').getForm().getValues());
+    }
+    else if ( id === 'importFileLayout' && direction === 1 )
+    {
+      this.importFromFile(layout, Ext.getCmp('importFileLayout').getForm());
     }
     
     if ( next >= 0 ){
@@ -365,6 +371,27 @@ Sonia.repository.ImportPanel = Ext.extend(Ext.Panel, {
     }
   },
   
+  importFromFile: function(layout, form){
+    form.submit({
+      url: restUrl + 'import/repositories/' + this.repositoryType + '/bundle.html',
+      scope: this,
+      success: function(form, action){
+        this.appendImported([{
+          name: form.getValues().name,
+          type: this.repositoryType
+        }]);
+        layout.setActiveItem(4);
+      },
+      failure: function(form, action){
+        main.handleRestFailure(
+          action.response, 
+          this.errorTitleText, 
+          this.errorMsgText
+        );
+      }
+    });
+  },
+  
   importFromUrl: function(layout, repository){
     Ext.Ajax.request({
       url: restUrl + 'import/repositories/' + this.repositoryType + '/url.json',