diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index f160a81f2..9994794a6 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
       <div ng-controller="ImportController">
         <h3>{{title}}</h3>
         <div class="large-6 columns">
-          <input type="password" class="form-control" placeholder="Your wallet password" ng-model="password" autofocus>
+          <input type="password" class="form-control" placeholder="Your wallet password" ng-model="password" autofocus required>
           <h6>Select a backup file</h6>
           <input type="file" class="form-control" placeholder="Select a backup file" ng-model="backupFile"   ng-file-select>
           <h6>Or just paste the backup text here</h6>
diff --git a/js/controllers/import.js b/js/controllers/import.js
index 27510d60c..d04fd54fc 100644
--- a/js/controllers/import.js
+++ b/js/controllers/import.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ angular.module('copay.import').controller('ImportController',
   function($scope, $rootScope, walletFactory, controllerUtils, Passphrase) {
     $scope.title = 'Import a backup';
 
-
+    var reader = new FileReader();
     var _importBackup = function(encryptedObj) {
       var passphrase = Passphrase.getBase64($scope.password);
       $rootScope.wallet = walletFactory.fromEncryptedObj(encryptedObj, passphrase);
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ angular.module('copay.import').controller('ImportController',
     };
 
     $scope.getFile = function() {
-      var reader = new FileReader();
-
       // If we use onloadend, we need to check the readyState.
       reader.onloadend = function(evt) {
         if (evt.target.readyState == FileReader.DONE) { // DONE == 2
@@ -24,8 +22,8 @@ angular.module('copay.import').controller('ImportController',
     };
 
     $scope.import = function() {
-      if ($scope.password != '') {
-        if ($scope.backupText != '') {
+      if ($scope.password) {
+        if ($scope.backupText) {
           _importBackup($scope.backupText);
         } else {
           reader.readAsBinaryString($scope.file);