diff --git a/APPL/IMP/imp_inlezen.asp b/APPL/IMP/imp_inlezen.asp
index e0cb3b9ee2..82ab28badf 100644
--- a/APPL/IMP/imp_inlezen.asp
+++ b/APPL/IMP/imp_inlezen.asp
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@
         fileData = UploadRequest.Item("imp_file").Item("Value")
         filepathname = UploadRequest.Item("imp_file").Item("FileName")
 
+        If fileData = "" Then
+            VB_getfile = L("lcl_imp_fileempty")
+            Exit Function
+        End If
+
         safefilename = safe.filename(Right(filepathname,Len(filepathname)-InstrRev(filepathname,"\")))
         '' Extensie controle, ook al slaan we het nooit op
         Set re = new regexp
diff --git a/APPL/IMP/imp_shared.js b/APPL/IMP/imp_shared.js
index c8d920a98c..2c64c0f8cd 100644
--- a/APPL/IMP/imp_shared.js
+++ b/APPL/IMP/imp_shared.js
@@ -127,6 +127,13 @@ function impReadStream(fileStream, import_app_key, params)
         oZIP.Close();
     }
 
+    if( !fileStream.Size )   // Leeg bestand?
+    {
+      return { success: false,
+               backDir: backDir, // Ongeldig bestand wel weg-moven
+               warning: "Import error: file is empty" };
+    }
+
     // Altijd naar win1252 converteren, dat heeft onze database ook
     fileStream.Position = 0;
     fileStream.Type = 2; // adTypeText nu
@@ -154,7 +161,9 @@ function impReadStream(fileStream, import_app_key, params)
       win1252Stream.Position = 0
       if( ! source.loadXML(win1252Stream.ReadText) )   // Het bestand laden
       {
-        return { success: false, warning: "XML error: " + source.parseError.reason + " @ " + source.parseError.line + "." + source.parseError.linepos };
+        return { success: false,
+                 backDir: backDir, // Ongeldig bestand wel weg-moven
+                 warning: "XML error: " + source.parseError.reason + " @ " + source.parseError.line + "." + source.parseError.linepos };
       }
 
       // Load the XSLT
@@ -165,7 +174,9 @@ function impReadStream(fileStream, import_app_key, params)
       style.setProperty("ProhibitDTD", false);  // niet moeilijk doen over DTD's
       if( ! style.load(xslfile) ) // De stylesheet laden
       {
-        return { success: false, warning: xslfile + "\nXSL error: " + style.parseError.reason + " @ " + style.parseError.line + "." + style.parseError.linepos };
+        return { success: false,
+                 // backDir: backDir, // het import bestand is gewoon geldig dus laten staan tot iemand de xsl-error oplost
+                 warning: xslfile + "\nXSL error: " + style.parseError.reason + " @ " + style.parseError.line + "." + style.parseError.linepos };
       }
       fileData = source.transformNode(style); // terugstoppen in de fileData string
       // of?:    xslproc.output = win1252Stream;