diff --git a/pyfpdb/HandHistoryConverter.py b/pyfpdb/HandHistoryConverter.py
index a18797df..9d4807a2 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/HandHistoryConverter.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/HandHistoryConverter.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ follow :  whether to tail -f the input"""
 
         log.info("HandHistory init - %s subclass, in_path '%s'; out_path '%s'" % (self.sitename, in_path, out_path) )
         
-        self.index     = 0
+        self.index     = index
         self.starsArchive = starsArchive
 
         self.in_path = in_path
diff --git a/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py b/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py
index a7a21831..2decf6b6 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py
@@ -427,7 +427,12 @@ class Importer:
         mod = __import__(filter)
         obj = getattr(mod, filter_name, None)
         if callable(obj):
-            hhc = obj(in_path = file, out_path = out_path, index = 0, starsArchive = self.settings['starsArchive']) # Index into file 0 until changeover
+            idx = 0
+            if file in self.pos_in_file:
+                idx = self.pos_in_file[file]
+            else:
+                self.pos_in_file[file] = 0
+            hhc = obj(in_path = file, out_path = out_path, index = idx, starsArchive = self.settings['starsArchive']) # Index into file 0 until changeover
             if hhc.getStatus() and self.NEWIMPORT == True:
                 #This code doesn't do anything yet
                 handlist = hhc.getProcessedHands()