diff --git a/app/app.go b/app/app.go
index 08dfb4f..25f7592 100644
--- a/app/app.go
+++ b/app/app.go
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ type Application interface {
 	CreateProfile(name string, password string, autostart bool)
 
 	ImportProfile(exportedCwtchFile string, password string) (peer.CwtchPeer, error)
+	EnhancedImportProfile(exportedCwtchFile string, password string) string
 	DeleteProfile(onion string, currentPassword string)
 	AddPeerPlugin(onion string, pluginID plugins.PluginID)
 
@@ -271,6 +272,14 @@ func (app *application) ImportProfile(exportedCwtchFile string, password string)
 	return profile, err
 }
 
+func (app *application) EnhancedImportProfile(exportedCwtchFile string, password string) string {
+	_, err := app.ImportProfile(exportedCwtchFile, password)
+	if err == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return err.Error()
+}
+
 // LoadProfiles takes a password and attempts to load any profiles it can from storage with it and create Peers for them
 func (app *application) LoadProfiles(password string) {
 	count := 0