diff --git a/pyfpdb/Configuration.py b/pyfpdb/Configuration.py
index 4e01b796..ed12f7a4 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/Configuration.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/Configuration.py
@@ -479,12 +479,13 @@ class Import:
         self.hhArchiveBase = node.getAttribute("hhArchiveBase")
         self.hhBulkPath = node.getAttribute("hhBulkPath")
         self.saveActions = string_to_bool(node.getAttribute("saveActions"), default=False)
+        self.cacheSessions = string_to_bool(node.getAttribute("cacheSessions"), default=False)
         self.fastStoreHudCache = string_to_bool(node.getAttribute("fastStoreHudCache"), default=False)
         self.saveStarsHH = string_to_bool(node.getAttribute("saveStarsHH"), default=False)
 
     def __str__(self):
         return "    interval = %s\n    callFpdbHud = %s\n    hhArchiveBase = %s\n    saveActions = %s\n    fastStoreHudCache = %s\n" \
-            % (self.interval, self.callFpdbHud, self.hhArchiveBase, self.saveActions, self.fastStoreHudCache)
+            % (self.interval, self.callFpdbHud, self.hhArchiveBase, self.saveActions, self.cacheSessions, self.fastStoreHudCache)
 
 class HudUI:
     def __init__(self, node):
@@ -1259,6 +1260,9 @@ class Config:
 
         try:    imp['saveActions']     = self.imp.saveActions
         except:  imp['saveActions']     = False
+        
+        try:    imp['cacheSessions']     = self.imp.cacheSessions
+        except:  imp['cacheSessions']     = False
 
         try:    imp['saveStarsHH'] = self.imp.saveStarsHH
         except:  imp['saveStarsHH'] = False
diff --git a/pyfpdb/HUD_config.test.xml b/pyfpdb/HUD_config.test.xml
index 556bbede..964be208 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/HUD_config.test.xml
+++ b/pyfpdb/HUD_config.test.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 <FreePokerToolsConfig xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="FreePokerToolsConfig.xsd">
 
-    <import callFpdbHud = "True" interval = "10"  fastStoreHudCache="False" hhArchiveBase="~/.fpdb/HandHistories/" saveActions="True"></import>
+    <import callFpdbHud = "True" interval = "10"  fastStoreHudCache="False" hhArchiveBase="~/.fpdb/HandHistories/" saveActions="True" cacheSessions="True"></import>
 
 <!-- These values determine what stats are displayed in the HUD
 
diff --git a/pyfpdb/HUD_config.xml.example b/pyfpdb/HUD_config.xml.example
index 9ac66289..1d3c3e00 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/HUD_config.xml.example
+++ b/pyfpdb/HUD_config.xml.example
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
              config_difficulty="expert"
              />
 
-    <import callFpdbHud = "True" interval = "10"  fastStoreHudCache="False" hhArchiveBase="~/.fpdb/HandHistories/" saveActions="True"></import>
+    <import callFpdbHud = "True" interval = "10"  fastStoreHudCache="False" hhArchiveBase="~/.fpdb/HandHistories/" saveActions="True" cacheSessions="True"></import>
 
     <gui_cash_stats>
         <col col_name="game"       disp_all="True"  disp_posn="True"  col_title="Game"     xalignment="0.0" field_format="%s"    field_type="str" />
diff --git a/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py b/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 4c055bd1..e1c4b66a
--- a/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ class Importer:
         self.pos_in_file = {}        # dict to remember how far we have read in the file
         #Set defaults
         self.callHud    = self.config.get_import_parameters().get("callFpdbHud")
+        self.cacheSessions = self.config.get_import_parameters().get("cacheSessions")
 
         # CONFIGURATION OPTIONS
         self.settings.setdefault("minPrint", 30)
@@ -110,6 +111,9 @@ class Importer:
     #Set functions
     def setCallHud(self, value):
         self.callHud = value
+        
+    def setCacheSessions(self, value):
+        self.cacheSessions = value
 
     def setMinPrint(self, value):
         self.settings['minPrint'] = int(value)