diff --git a/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/index.js b/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/index.js
index 1a22bfba2..f4aad9440 100644
--- a/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/index.js
+++ b/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/index.js
@@ -37,6 +37,26 @@ var Refine = {
   actionAreas: []
 };
 
+Refine.wrapCSRF = function(onCSRF) {
+   $.get(
+      "command/core/get-csrf-token",
+      {},
+      function(response) {
+         onCSRF(response['token']);
+      },
+      "json"
+   );
+};
+
+Refine.postCSRF = function(url, data, success, dataType) {
+   Refine.wrapCSRF(function(token) {
+      var fullData = data || {};
+      data['csrf_token'] = token;
+      $.post(url, fulldata, success, dataType);
+   });
+};
+
+
 var lang = (navigator.language|| navigator.userLanguage).split("-")[0];
 var dictionary = "";
 $.ajax({
diff --git a/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/index/default-importing-controller/controller.js b/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/index/default-importing-controller/controller.js
index 60d8d1ac4..cb749bb79 100644
--- a/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/index/default-importing-controller/controller.js
+++ b/main/webapp/modules/core/scripts/index/default-importing-controller/controller.js
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ Refine.DefaultImportingController.prototype._ensureFormatParserUIHasInitializati
         $.post(
         "command/core/importing-controller?" + $.param({
             "controller": "core/default-importing-controller",
-            "jobID": this._jobID,
+            "jobID": self._jobID,
             "subCommand": "initialize-parser-ui",
             "format": format,
             "csrf_token": token
@@ -219,12 +219,12 @@ Refine.DefaultImportingController.prototype.updateFormatAndOptions = function(op
     $.post(
         "command/core/importing-controller?" + $.param({
         "controller": "core/default-importing-controller",
-        "jobID": this._jobID,
+        "jobID": self._jobID,
         "subCommand": "update-format-and-options",
         "csrf_token": token
         }),
         {
-        "format" : this._format,
+        "format" : self._format,
         "options" : JSON.stringify(options)
         },
         function(o) {
@@ -297,12 +297,12 @@ Refine.DefaultImportingController.prototype._createProject = function() {
         $.post(
         "command/core/importing-controller?" + $.param({
             "controller": "core/default-importing-controller",
-            "jobID": this._jobID,
+            "jobID": self._jobID,
             "subCommand": "create-project",
             "csrf_token": token
         }),
         {
-            "format" : this._format,
+            "format" : self._format,
             "options" : JSON.stringify(options)
         },
         function(o) {