diff --git a/pylib/anki/importing/anki2.py b/pylib/anki/importing/anki2.py
index 5c1bbec6b..f66c90d87 100644
--- a/pylib/anki/importing/anki2.py
+++ b/pylib/anki/importing/anki2.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from anki.consts import *
 from anki.decks import DeckManager
 from anki.importing.base import Importer
 from anki.lang import TR
-from anki.utils import intTime, joinFields, splitFields
+from anki.utils import intTime, joinFields, splitFields, stripHTMLMedia
 
 GUID = 1
 MID = 2
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ class Anki2Importer(Importer):
     ######################################################################
 
     def _logNoteRow(self, action: str, noteRow: List[str]) -> None:
-        self.log.append("[%s] %s" % (action, noteRow[6].replace("\x1f", ", ")))
+        self.log.append(
+            "[%s] %s" % (action, stripHTMLMedia(noteRow[6].replace("\x1f", ", ")))
+        )
 
     def _importNotes(self) -> None:
         # build guid -> (id,mod,mid) hash & map of existing note ids
diff --git a/qt/aqt/importing.py b/qt/aqt/importing.py
index 956c8374e..58e51d94f 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/importing.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/importing.py
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ def importFile(mw: AnkiQt, file: str) -> None:
                 if "\n" not in log:
                     tooltip(log)
                 else:
-                    showText(log)
+                    showText(log, plain_text_edit=True)
 
             mw.reset()
 
diff --git a/qt/aqt/utils.py b/qt/aqt/utils.py
index 3c0407e06..ceaa25b7c 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/utils.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/utils.py
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ def showText(
     minHeight: int = 400,
     title: str = "Anki",
     copyBtn: bool = False,
+    plain_text_edit: bool = False,
 ) -> Optional[Tuple[QDialog, QDialogButtonBox]]:
     if not parent:
         parent = aqt.mw.app.activeWindow() or aqt.mw
@@ -212,8 +213,14 @@ def showText(
     disable_help_button(diag)
     layout = QVBoxLayout(diag)
     diag.setLayout(layout)
-    text = QTextBrowser()
-    text.setOpenExternalLinks(True)
+    if plain_text_edit:
+        # used by the importer
+        text = QPlainTextEdit()
+        text.setReadOnly(True)
+        text.setWordWrapMode(QTextOption.NoWrap)
+    else:
+        text = QTextBrowser()
+        text.setOpenExternalLinks(True)
     if type == "text":
         text.setPlainText(txt)
     else: