diff --git a/inc/poche/Poche.class.php b/inc/poche/Poche.class.php
index 09a9f5ff8..bcf2ddeb6 100755
--- a/inc/poche/Poche.class.php
+++ b/inc/poche/Poche.class.php
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ class Poche
      */
     public function import() {
 
-      if ( isset($_FILES['file']) ) {
+      if ( isset($_FILES['file']) && $_FILES['file']['tmp_name'] ) {
         Tools::logm('Import stated: parsing file');
 
         // assume, that file is in json format
@@ -976,6 +976,9 @@ class Poche
         }
         Tools::logm('Import of articles finished: '.$i.' articles added (w/o content if not provided).');
       }
+      else {
+        $this->messages->add('s', _('Did you forget to select a file?'));
+      }
       //file parsing finished here
 
       //now download article contents if any