diff --git a/main/webapp/modules/core/langs/translation-en.json b/main/webapp/modules/core/langs/translation-en.json
index d73c10215..666663771 100644
--- a/main/webapp/modules/core/langs/translation-en.json
+++ b/main/webapp/modules/core/langs/translation-en.json
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
     "core-index-import/parse-as": "Parse data as",
     "core-index-import/this-computer": "This Computer",
     "core-index-import/warning-data-file": "You must specify a data file to import.",
+    "core-index-import/warning-import-file": "You must specify a project file.",
     "core-index-import/uploading-data": "Uploading data…",
     "core-index-import/web-address": "Web Addresses (URLs)",
     "core-index-import/warning-web-address": "You must specify a valid web address (URL) to import.",
diff --git a/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/index/import-project-ui.html b/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/index/import-project-ui.html
index 0e67dbfa6..bbe0e3655 100644
--- a/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/index/import-project-ui.html
+++ b/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/index/import-project-ui.html
@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@
     <tr>
       <td colspan="2" id="or-import-locate"></td>
     <tr>
-      <td id="or-import-file"></th>
-      <td><input type="file" id="project-tar-file-input" name="project-file" /></td>
+      <td id="or-import-file"></td>
+      <td><input type="file" id="project-tar-file-input" name="project-file"/></td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
-      <td id="or-import-rename"></th>
+      <td id="or-import-rename"></td>
       <td><input type="text" size="25" id="project-name-input" name="project-name" /></td></tr>
     <tr>
       <td></td>
-      <td><input type="submit" id="import-project-button" class="button button-primary" /></td>
+      <td><input type="button" id="import-project-button" class="button button-primary" bind="projectButton"/></td>
     </tr>
   </table></div>
 </form>
diff --git a/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/index/import-project-ui.js b/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/index/import-project-ui.js
index 30819980b..44bad91c9 100644
--- a/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/index/import-project-ui.js
+++ b/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/index/import-project-ui.js
@@ -40,7 +40,15 @@ Refine.ImportProjectUI = function(elmt) {
   
   this._elmt = elmt;
   this._elmts = DOM.bind(elmt);
-  
+  this._elmts.projectButton.bind('click', function(e) {	
+    if(document.getElementById("project-tar-file-input").value === "" ){	
+     alert($.i18n('core-index-import/warning-import-file'));
+    }
+    else{
+     document.getElementById("import-project-button").type = "submit";
+     }
+  });
+
   $('#or-import-locate').text($.i18n('core-index-import/locate'));
   $('#or-import-file').text($.i18n('core-index-import/file'));
   $('#or-import-rename').text($.i18n('core-index-import/rename'));
@@ -54,5 +62,5 @@ Refine.actionAreas.push({
 });
 
 Refine.ImportProjectUI.prototype.resize = function() {
-  
+
 };