diff --git a/app/controllers/file_controller.rb b/app/controllers/file_controller.rb
index b09a0d29..daa08b49 100644
--- a/app/controllers/file_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/file_controller.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ class FileController < ApplicationController
 
   def file
     check_path
-
     if @params['file']
       # form supplied
       file_yard.upload_file(@file_name, @params['file'])
@@ -48,35 +47,15 @@ class FileController < ApplicationController
   def import
     check_authorization
     if @params['file']
-      logger.info 'Importing pages from a file'
+      @problems = []
       import_file_name = "#{@web.address}-import-#{Time.now.strftime('%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M-%S')}.zip"
       file_yard.upload_file(import_file_name, @params['file'])
-      zip = Zip::ZipInputStream.open(file_yard.file_path(import_file_name))
-      problems = []
-      while (entry = zip.get_next_entry) do
-        ext_length = File.extname(entry.name).length
-        page_name = entry.name[0..-(ext_length + 1)]
-        page_content = entry.get_input_stream.read
-        
-        logger.info "Processing page '#{page_name}'"
-        begin
-          if @wiki.read_page(@web.address, page_name)
-            logger.info "Page '#{page_name}' already exists. Adding a new revision to it."
-            wiki.revise_page(@web.address, page_name, page_content, Time.now, 'Importer')
-          else
-            wiki.write_page(@web.address, page_name, page_content, Time.now, 'Importer')
-          end
-        rescue Instiki::ValidationError => e
-          logger.error(e)
-          problems << e.message
-        end
-      end
-      logger.info 'Import finished'
-      if problems.empty?
+      import_from_archive(file_yard.file_path(import_file_name))
+      if @problems.empty?
         flash[:info] = 'Import successfully finished'
       else
         flash[:info] = "Import finished, but some pages were not imported:<li>" + 
-            problems.join('</li><li>') + '</li>'
+            @problems.join('</li><li>') + '</li>'
       end
       return_to_last_remembered
     else
@@ -105,5 +84,28 @@ class FileController < ApplicationController
   def file_yard
     @wiki.file_yard(@web)
   end
-  
+
+  def import_from_archive(archive)
+    logger.info "Importing pages from #{archive}"
+    zip = Zip::ZipInputStream.open(archive)
+    while (entry = zip.get_next_entry) do
+      ext_length = File.extname(entry.name).length
+      page_name = entry.name[0..-(ext_length + 1)]
+      page_content = entry.get_input_stream.read
+      logger.info "Processing page '#{page_name}'"
+      begin
+        if @wiki.read_page(@web.address, page_name)
+          logger.info "Page '#{page_name}' already exists. Adding a new revision to it."
+          wiki.revise_page(@web.address, page_name, page_content, Time.now, @author)
+        else
+          wiki.write_page(@web.address, page_name, page_content, Time.now, @author)
+        end
+      rescue => e
+        logger.error(e)
+        @problems << "#{page_name} : #{e.message}"
+      end
+    end
+    logger.info "Import from #{archive} finished"
+  end
+
 end