diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/import_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/import_controller.rb
index 545a3ca..f4b2de8 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/import_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/import_controller.rb
@@ -1218,7 +1218,11 @@ class Admin::ImportController < OrbitAdminController
   end
 
   def get_settings_from_import_file
-    YAML::load_file "#{Rails.root.to_s}/public/import_status.yml"
+    begin
+      YAML::load_file "#{Rails.root.to_s}/public/import_status.yml"
+    rescue Exception => e
+      write_to_file
+    end
   end
 
   def get_user