diff --git a/bookmarks/services/importer.py b/bookmarks/services/importer.py
index fbfdec1..1b7a8b8 100644
--- a/bookmarks/services/importer.py
+++ b/bookmarks/services/importer.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import logging
+from dataclasses import dataclass
 from datetime import datetime
 
 import bs4
@@ -7,14 +9,38 @@ from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from bookmarks.models import Bookmark, parse_tag_string
 from bookmarks.services.tags import get_or_create_tags
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+@dataclass
+class ImportResult:
+    total: int = 0
+    success: int = 0
+    failed: int = 0
+
 
 def import_netscape_html(html: str, user: User):
-    soup = BeautifulSoup(html, 'html.parser')
+    result = ImportResult()
+
+    try:
+        soup = BeautifulSoup(html, 'html.parser')
+    except:
+        logging.exception('Could not read bookmarks file.')
+        raise
 
     bookmark_tags = soup.find_all('dt')
 
     for bookmark_tag in bookmark_tags:
-        _import_bookmark_tag(bookmark_tag, user)
+        result.total = result.total + 1
+        try:
+            _import_bookmark_tag(bookmark_tag, user)
+            result.success = result.success + 1
+        except:
+            shortened_bookmark_tag_str = str(bookmark_tag)[:100] + '...'
+            logging.exception('Error importing bookmark: ' + shortened_bookmark_tag_str)
+            result.failed = result.failed + 1
+
+    return result
 
 
 def _import_bookmark_tag(bookmark_tag: bs4.Tag, user: User):
diff --git a/bookmarks/templates/settings/index.html b/bookmarks/templates/settings/index.html
index 30950b5..b6f430f 100644
--- a/bookmarks/templates/settings/index.html
+++ b/bookmarks/templates/settings/index.html
@@ -17,17 +17,19 @@
                         <input class="form-input" type="file" name="import_file">
                         <input type="submit" class="input-group-btn col-2 btn btn-primary" value="Upload">
                     </div>
-                    {% if import_message %}
-                        {% if import_message.level == DEFAULT_MESSAGE_LEVELS.SUCCESS %}
-                            <div class="has-success">
-                        {% endif %}
-                    {% if import_message.level == DEFAULT_MESSAGE_LEVELS.ERROR %}
-                        <div class="has-error">
+                    {% if import_success_message %}
+                        <div class="has-success">
+                            <p class="form-input-hint">
+                                {{ import_success_message }}
+                            </p>
+                        </div>
                     {% endif %}
-                        <p class="form-input-hint">
-                            {{ import_message }}
-                        </p>
-                    </div>
+                    {% if import_errors_message %}
+                        <div class="has-error">
+                            <p class="form-input-hint">
+                                {{ import_errors_message }}
+                            </p>
+                        </div>
                     {% endif %}
                 </div>
             </form>
diff --git a/bookmarks/views/settings.py b/bookmarks/views/settings.py
index 61771d4..2e9c59d 100644
--- a/bookmarks/views/settings.py
+++ b/bookmarks/views/settings.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import logging
+
 from django.contrib import messages
 from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
 from django.http import HttpResponseRedirect, HttpResponse
@@ -8,24 +10,38 @@ from bookmarks.queries import query_bookmarks
 from bookmarks.services.exporter import export_netscape_html
 from bookmarks.services.importer import import_netscape_html
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 @login_required
 def index(request):
-    import_message = _find_message_with_tag(messages.get_messages(request), 'bookmark_import')
+    import_success_message = _find_message_with_tag(messages.get_messages(request), 'bookmark_import_success')
+    import_errors_message = _find_message_with_tag(messages.get_messages(request), 'bookmark_import_errors')
     return render(request, 'settings/index.html', {
-        'import_message': import_message
+        'import_success_message': import_success_message,
+        'import_errors_message': import_errors_message,
     })
 
 
 @login_required
 def bookmark_import(request):
+    import_file = request.FILES.get('import_file')
+
+    if import_file is None:
+        messages.error(request, 'Please select a file to import.', 'bookmark_import_errors')
+        return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('bookmarks:settings.index'))
+
     try:
-        import_file = request.FILES.get('import_file')
         content = import_file.read()
-        import_netscape_html(content, request.user)
-        messages.success(request, 'Bookmarks were successfully imported.', 'bookmark_import')
-    except Exception:
-        messages.error(request, 'An error occurred during bookmark import.', 'bookmark_import')
+        result = import_netscape_html(content, request.user)
+        success_msg = str(result.success) + ' bookmarks were successfully imported.'
+        messages.success(request, success_msg, 'bookmark_import_success')
+        if result.failed > 0:
+            err_msg = str(result.failed) + ' bookmarks could not be imported. Please check the logs for more details.'
+            messages.error(request, err_msg, 'bookmark_import_errors')
+    except:
+        logging.exception('Unexpected error during bookmark import')
+        messages.error(request, 'An error occurred during bookmark import.', 'bookmark_import_errors')
         pass
 
     return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('bookmarks:settings.index'))
@@ -33,6 +49,7 @@ def bookmark_import(request):
 
 @login_required
 def bookmark_export(request):
+    # noinspection PyBroadException
     try:
         bookmarks = query_bookmarks(request.user, '')
         file_content = export_netscape_html(bookmarks)
@@ -42,7 +59,7 @@ def bookmark_export(request):
         response.write(file_content)
 
         return response
-    except Exception:
+    except:
         return render(request, 'settings/index.html', {
             'export_error': 'An error occurred during bookmark export.'
         })
diff --git a/siteroot/settings/dev.py b/siteroot/settings/dev.py
index 560aee2..5aed862 100644
--- a/siteroot/settings/dev.py
+++ b/siteroot/settings/dev.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ LOGGING = {
     },
     'loggers': {
         'django.db.backends': {
-            'level': 'DEBUG',
+            'level': 'ERROR',  # Set to DEBUG to log all SQL calls
             'handlers': ['console'],
         }
     }