diff --git a/pyfpdb/GuiAutoImport.py b/pyfpdb/GuiAutoImport.py
index 4b594d52..b155b9f4 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/GuiAutoImport.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/GuiAutoImport.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class GuiAutoImport (threading.Thread):
 				self.inputFile = os.path.join(self.path, file)
 				stat_info = os.stat(self.inputFile)
 				if not self.import_files.has_key(self.inputFile) or stat_info.st_mtime > self.import_files[self.inputFile]:
-				    self.importer.import_file_dict(self, self.settings, callHud = True)
+				    self.importer.import_file_dict(self, self.settings)
 				    self.import_files[self.inputFile] = stat_info.st_mtime
 
 		print "GuiAutoImport.import_dir done"
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ class GuiAutoImport (threading.Thread):
 		"""Constructor for GuiAutoImport"""
 		self.settings=settings
 		self.importer = fpdb_import.Importer()
+		self.importer.setCallHud(True)
 		
 		self.server=settings['db-host']
 		self.user=settings['db-user']
diff --git a/pyfpdb/GuiBulkImport.py b/pyfpdb/GuiBulkImport.py
index cd1277b6..4bd221cb 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/GuiBulkImport.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/GuiBulkImport.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class GuiBulkImport (threading.Thread):
 				print "BulkImport is not recursive - please select the final directory in which the history files are"
 			else:
 				self.inputFile=self.path+os.sep+file
-				self.importer.import_file_dict(self, self.settings, False)
+				self.importer.import_file_dict(self, self.settings)
 		print "GuiBulkImport.import_dir done"
 		
 	def load_clicked(self, widget, data=None):
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class GuiBulkImport (threading.Thread):
 		if os.path.isdir(self.inputFile):
 			self.import_dir()
 		else:
-			self.importer.import_file_dict(self, self.settings, False)
+			self.importer.import_file_dict(self, self.settings)
 	
 	def get_vbox(self):
 		"""returns the vbox of this thread"""
diff --git a/pyfpdb/GuiTableViewer.py b/pyfpdb/GuiTableViewer.py
index 3582971f..6b5cb398 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/GuiTableViewer.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/GuiTableViewer.py
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ class GuiTableViewer (threading.Thread):
 		self.handCount=0
 		self.importer = fpdb_import.Importer()
 		
-		self.last_read_hand_id=importer.import_file_dict(self, self.settings, False)
+		self.last_read_hand_id=importer.import_file_dict(self, self.settings)
 	#end def table_viewer.import_clicked
 
 	def all_clicked(self, widget, data):
diff --git a/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py b/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py
index 53b5362b..f5a11975 100755
--- a/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/fpdb_import.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class Importer:
 		self.db = None
 		self.cursor = None
 		self.options = None
+		self.callHud = False
 
 	def dbConnect(self, options, settings):
 		#connect to DB
@@ -65,7 +66,10 @@ class Importer:
 			pass
 		self.cursor = self.db.cursor()
 
-	def import_file_dict(self, options, settings, callHud=False):
+	def setCallHud(self, value):
+		self.callHud = value
+
+	def import_file_dict(self, options, settings):
 		last_read_hand=0
 		if (options.inputFile=="stdin"):
 			inputFile=sys.stdin
@@ -135,8 +139,8 @@ class Importer:
 						
 						stored+=1
 						self.db.commit()
-#						if settings['imp-callFpdbHud'] and callHud and os.sep=='/':
-						if settings['imp-callFpdbHud'] and callHud:
+#						if settings['imp-callFpdbHud'] and self.callHud and os.sep=='/':
+						if settings['imp-callFpdbHud'] and self.callHud:
 							#print "call to HUD here. handsId:",handsId
 							#pipe the Hands.id out to the HUD
 #							options.pipe_to_hud.write("%s" % (handsId) + os.linesep)