diff --git a/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py b/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py
index 8b567032..4a210d35 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ class Importer:
             self.settings['handCount'] = 0
         self.fdb = fpdb_db.fpdb_db()   # sets self.fdb.db self.fdb.cursor and self.fdb.sql
         self.fdb.do_connect(self.config)
+        self.fdb.db.rollback()
 
     #Set functions
     def setCallHud(self, value):
@@ -235,6 +236,7 @@ class Importer:
                             self.caller.pipe_to_hud.stdin.write("%s" % (handsId) + os.linesep)
                     except fpdb_simple.DuplicateError:
                         duplicates+=1
+                        self.fdb.db.rollback()
                     except (ValueError), fe:
                         errors+=1
                         self.printEmailErrorMessage(errors, file, hand)
@@ -242,6 +244,8 @@ class Importer:
                         if (self.settings['failOnError']):
                             self.fdb.db.commit() #dont remove this, in case hand processing was cancelled.
                             raise
+                        else:
+                            self.fdb.db.rollback()
                     except (fpdb_simple.FpdbError), fe:
                         errors+=1
                         self.printEmailErrorMessage(errors, file, hand)