diff --git a/aqt/importing.py b/aqt/importing.py
index 609b08ede..e41bbf1b5 100644
--- a/aqt/importing.py
+++ b/aqt/importing.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class ImportDialog(QDialog):
                      self.onDelimiter)
         self.updateDelimiterButtonText()
         self.frm.allowHTML.setChecked(self.mw.pm.profile.get('allowHTML', True))
-        self.frm.importMode.setCurrentIndex(self.mw.pm.profile.get('importMode', 0))
+        self.frm.importMode.setCurrentIndex(self.mw.pm.profile.get('importMode', 1))
         self.exec_()
 
     def setupOptions(self):
diff --git a/aqt/profiles.py b/aqt/profiles.py
index 7c0e6cc74..0b5588447 100644
--- a/aqt/profiles.py
+++ b/aqt/profiles.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ profileConf = dict(
     autoSync=True,
     # importing
     allowHTML=False,
-    importMode=0,
+    importMode=1,
 )
 
 class ProfileManager(object):