diff --git a/packages/insomnia/src/entry.preload.ts b/packages/insomnia/src/entry.preload.ts
index e85e8ad135d..30d4912dc0f 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia/src/entry.preload.ts
+++ b/packages/insomnia/src/entry.preload.ts
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ const main: Window['main'] = {
   insecureReadFile: options => ipcRenderer.invoke('insecureReadFile', options),
   insecureReadFileWithEncoding: options => ipcRenderer.invoke('insecureReadFileWithEncoding', options),
   secureReadFile: options => ipcRenderer.invoke('secureReadFile', options),
-  parseImport: options => ipcRenderer.invoke('parseImport', options),
+  parseImport: (...args) => ipcRenderer.invoke('parseImport', ...args),
   readDir: options => ipcRenderer.invoke('readDir', options),
   lintSpec: options => ipcRenderer.invoke('lintSpec', options),
   on: (channel, listener) => {
diff --git a/packages/insomnia/src/main/importers/convert.ts b/packages/insomnia/src/main/importers/convert.ts
index c33855de5c3..b1c23ad09aa 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia/src/main/importers/convert.ts
+++ b/packages/insomnia/src/main/importers/convert.ts
@@ -18,9 +18,19 @@ export interface ConvertResult {
   };
 }
 
-export const convert = async (importEntry: ImportEntry) => {
-  const importers = (await import('./importers')).importers;
+export const convert = async (
+  importEntry: ImportEntry,
+  {
+    importerId,
+  }: {
+    importerId?: string;
+  } = {},
+) => {
+  let importers = (await import('./importers')).importers;
   const errMsgList: string[] = [];
+  if (importerId) {
+    importers = importers.filter(i => i.id === importerId);
+  }
   for (const importer of importers) {
     let resources;
     if (importer.acceptFilePath === true) {
diff --git a/packages/insomnia/src/main/ipc/main.ts b/packages/insomnia/src/main/ipc/main.ts
index 65343bb171b..a57e50495b6 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia/src/main/ipc/main.ts
+++ b/packages/insomnia/src/main/ipc/main.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export interface RendererToMainBridgeAPI {
   cancelAuthorizationInDefaultBrowser: typeof cancelAuthorizationInDefaultBrowser;
   setMenuBarVisibility: (visible: boolean) => void;
   installPlugin: typeof installPlugin;
-  parseImport: (options: { contentStr: string }) => Promise<{ data: { resources: models.BaseModel[] } }>;
+  parseImport: typeof convert;
   writeFile: (options: { path: string; content: string }) => Promise<string>;
   secureReadFile: (options: { path: string }) => Promise<string>;
   insecureReadFile: (options: { path: string }) => Promise<string>;
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@ export function registerMainHandlers() {
       return cancelAuthorizationInDefaultBrowser(options);
     },
   );
-  ipcMainHandle('parseImport', async (_, options: { contentStr: string }) => {
-    return convert(options);
+  ipcMainHandle('parseImport', async (_, ...args: Parameters<typeof convert>) => {
+    return convert(...args);
   });
   ipcMainHandle('writeFile', async (_, options: { path: string; content: string }) => {
     try {
diff --git a/packages/insomnia/src/ui/components/modals/paste-curl-modal.tsx b/packages/insomnia/src/ui/components/modals/paste-curl-modal.tsx
index eea02973a3f..76dd48fcb04 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia/src/ui/components/modals/paste-curl-modal.tsx
+++ b/packages/insomnia/src/ui/components/modals/paste-curl-modal.tsx
@@ -21,9 +21,14 @@ export const PasteCurlModal = ({
   useEffect(() => {
     async function parseCurlToRequest() {
       try {
-        const { data } = await window.main.parseImport({
-          contentStr: defaultValue || '',
-        });
+        const { data } = await window.main.parseImport(
+          {
+            contentStr: defaultValue || '',
+          },
+          {
+            importerId: 'curl',
+          },
+        );
         const { resources } = data;
         const importedRequest = resources[0];
         setIsValid(true);
@@ -53,12 +58,19 @@ export const PasteCurlModal = ({
             defaultValue={defaultValue}
             onChange={async value => {
               if (!value) {
+                setIsValid(false);
+                setReq({});
                 return;
               }
               try {
-                const { data } = await window.main.parseImport({
-                  contentStr: value,
-                });
+                const { data } = await window.main.parseImport(
+                  {
+                    contentStr: value,
+                  },
+                  {
+                    importerId: 'curl',
+                  },
+                );
                 const { resources } = data;
                 const importedRequest = resources[0];
                 setIsValid(true);