diff --git a/home/ims/ims_import.php b/home/ims/ims_import.php
index 57ba69c0..949a69af 100644
--- a/home/ims/ims_import.php
+++ b/home/ims/ims_import.php
@@ -212,9 +212,8 @@ function checkResources($import_path){
 				$errors = libxml_get_errors();
 				foreach ($errors as $error) {
 					//suppress warnings
-					if ($error->level==LIBXML_ERR_WARNING){
-						continue;
-					}
+					if ($error->level==LIBXML_ERR_WARNING) continue;
+
 					$msg->addError(array('IMPORT_CARTRIDGE_FAILED', libxml_display_error($error)));
 				}
 				libxml_clear_errors();
@@ -1375,8 +1374,9 @@ function glossaryCharacterData($parser, $data){
 				$xml_content = @file_get_contents($import_path . $forum_link);
 				$dt_parser->parse($xml_content);
 				$forum_obj = $dt_parser->getDt();
-				$dt_import->import($forum_obj, $items[$item_id]['real_content_id'], $_course_id);
-				$added_dt[$forum_ref] = $dt_import->getFid();				
+				$result = $dt_import->import($forum_obj, $items[$item_id]['real_content_id'], $_course_id);
+				if ($result)
+					$added_dt[$forum_ref] = $dt_import->getFid();
 			}
 
 		}
@@ -1445,4 +1445,4 @@ function glossaryCharacterData($parser, $data){
 }
 exit;
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>
diff --git a/include/classes/DiscussionTools/DiscussionToolsImport.class.php b/include/classes/DiscussionTools/DiscussionToolsImport.class.php
index 5ccd4f6f..28638eda 100644
--- a/include/classes/DiscussionTools/DiscussionToolsImport.class.php
+++ b/include/classes/DiscussionTools/DiscussionToolsImport.class.php
@@ -32,7 +32,11 @@ function import($forum_obj, $cid, $course_id){
 		$text = $forum_obj->getText();
 
 		$this->fid = $this->createForum($title, $text, $course_id);
-		$this->associateForum($cid, $this->fid);
+		if ($this->fid) {
+			$this->associateForum($cid, $this->fid);
+			return true;
+		} else
+			return false;
 	}
 
 	
@@ -45,9 +49,10 @@ function import($forum_obj, $cid, $course_id){
 	function createForum($title, $text, $course_id){
 		$forumsDAO = new ForumsDAO();
 		$forums_id = $forumsDAO->Create($title, $text);
-		
-		$forumsCoursesDAO = new ForumsCoursesDAO();
-		$forumsCoursesDAO->Create($forums_id, $course_id);
+		if ($forums_id) {
+			$forumsCoursesDAO = new ForumsCoursesDAO();
+			$forumsCoursesDAO->Create($forums_id, $course_id);
+		}
 		
 		return $forums_id;
 	}	
@@ -71,4 +76,4 @@ function getFid(){
 		return $this->fid;
 	}
 }
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>