diff --git a/src/config.h b/src/config.h
index 9483c641..6cc3c6ee 100644
--- a/src/config.h
+++ b/src/config.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 #define VERSION "1.2.0-master"
 
-#define BUILD 936
+#define BUILD 937
 
 #define HOSTID "mailarchiver"
 
diff --git a/src/import.c b/src/import.c
index 62ab31fc..621dd2fc 100644
--- a/src/import.c
+++ b/src/import.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 
 int import_message(char *filename, struct session_data *sdata, struct __data *data, struct __config *cfg){
-   int rc=ERR, fd;
+   int rc=ERR;
    char *rule;
    struct stat st;
    struct parser_state state;
@@ -57,21 +57,19 @@ int import_message(char *filename, struct session_data *sdata, struct __data *da
          return rc;
       }
 
-      fd = open(filename, O_RDONLY);
-      if(fd == -1){
-         printf("cannot open %s\n", filename);
-         return rc;
-      }
-      close(fd);
-
       snprintf(sdata->filename, SMALLBUFSIZE-1, "%s", filename);
 
       sdata->tot_len = st.st_size;
-
-      data->import->total_size += st.st_size;
    }
 
 
+   if(sdata->tot_len < 30){
+      printf("%s is too short: %d bytes\n", sdata->filename, sdata->tot_len);
+      return rc;
+   }
+
+   data->import->total_size += sdata->tot_len;
+
    
    sdata->delivered = 0;