diff --git a/mod/import.php b/mod/import.php
index c98f4d2eb..08311013a 100644
--- a/mod/import.php
+++ b/mod/import.php
@@ -206,10 +206,35 @@ function import_post(&$a) {
  
 	// import xchans and contact photos
 
+	if($seize) {
+
+		// replace our existing xchan if we're seizing control
+
+		$r = q("delete from xchan where xchan_hash = '%s' limit 1",
+			dbesc($channel['channel_hash'])
+		);
+
+		$r = q("insert into xchan ( xchan_hash, xchan_guid, xchan_guid_sig, xchan_pubkey, xchan_photo_l, xchan_photo_m, xchan_photo_s, xchan_addr, xchan_url, xchan_name, xchan_network, xchan_photo_date, xchan_name_date ) values ('%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s')",
+			dbesc($channel['channel_hash']),
+			dbesc($channel['channel_guid']),
+			dbesc($channel['channel_guid_sig']),
+			dbesc($channel['channel_pubkey']),
+			dbesc($a->get_baseurl() . "/photo/profile/l/" . $channel['channel_id']),
+			dbesc($a->get_baseurl() . "/photo/profile/m/" . $channel['channel_id']),
+			dbesc($a->get_baseurl() . "/photo/profile/s/" . $channel['channel_id']),
+			dbesc($channel['channel_address'] . '@' . get_app()->get_hostname()),
+			dbesc(z_root() . '/channel/' . $channel['channel_address']),
+			dbesc($channel['channel_name']),
+			dbesc('zot'),
+			dbesc(datetime_convert()),
+			dbesc(datetime_convert())
+		);
+	}
 
 	$xchans = $data['xchan'];
 	if($xchans) {
 		foreach($xchans as $xchan) {
+
 			$r = q("select xchan_hash from xchan where xchan_hash = '%s' limit 1",
 				dbesc($xchan['xchan_hash'])
 			);
diff --git a/version.inc b/version.inc
index 7f9c7a59b..717abe607 100644
--- a/version.inc
+++ b/version.inc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2013-08-18.409
+2013-08-19.410
diff --git a/view/en/htconfig.tpl b/view/en/htconfig.tpl
index 0417e9af2..3e1269441 100644
--- a/view/en/htconfig.tpl
+++ b/view/en/htconfig.tpl
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ $a->config['system']['max_import_size'] = 200000;
 
 // maximum size of uploaded photos
 
-$a->config['system']['maximagesize'] = 800000;
+$a->config['system']['maximagesize'] = 3000000;
 
 // Location of PHP command line processor