diff --git a/www/common/sframe-app-framework.js b/www/common/sframe-app-framework.js
index 5c0f9b511..b05628dbd 100644
--- a/www/common/sframe-app-framework.js
+++ b/www/common/sframe-app-framework.js
@@ -698,6 +698,9 @@ define([
             if (readOnly) { return; }
             toolbar.$drawer.append(
                 common.createButton('import', true, options, function (c, f) {
+                    if (state !== STATE.READY || unsyncMode) {
+                        return void UI.warn(Messages.disconnected);
+                    }
                     if (async) {
                         fi(c, f, function (content) {
                             nThen(function (waitFor) {
diff --git a/www/kanban/inner.js b/www/kanban/inner.js
index 3c399389a..5d4aa4302 100644
--- a/www/kanban/inner.js
+++ b/www/kanban/inner.js
@@ -1054,14 +1054,13 @@ define([
 
         if (framework.isReadOnly() || framework.isLocked()) {
             $container.addClass('cp-app-readonly');
-        } else {
-            framework.setFileImporter({}, function (content /*, file */) {
-                var parsed;
-                try { parsed = JSON.parse(content); }
-                catch (e) { return void console.error(e); }
-                return { content: parsed };
-            });
         }
+        framework.setFileImporter({}, function (content /*, file */) {
+            var parsed;
+            try { parsed = JSON.parse(content); }
+            catch (e) { return void console.error(e); }
+            return { content: parsed };
+        });
 
         framework.setFileExporter('.json', function () {
             return new Blob([JSON.stringify(kanban.getBoardsJSON(), 0, 2)], {