diff --git a/core/client/views/debug.js b/core/client/views/debug.js
index 1b14616bc7..81fc29eba1 100644
--- a/core/client/views/debug.js
+++ b/core/client/views/debug.js
@@ -5,12 +5,17 @@
     Ghost.Views.Debug = Ghost.View.extend({
         events: {
             "click .settings-menu a": "handleMenuClick",
+            "click #startupload": "handleUploadClick",
             "click .js-delete": "handleDeleteClick"
         },
 
         initialize: function () {
+            var view = this;
+
+            this.uploadButton = this.$el.find('#startupload');
+
             // Disable import button and initizalize BlueImp file upload
-            $('#startupload').prop('disabled', true);
+            this.uploadButton.prop('disabled', 'disabled');
             $('#importfile').fileupload({
                 url: Ghost.paths.apiRoot + '/db/',
                 limitMultiFileUploads: 1,
@@ -21,16 +26,12 @@
                 dataType: 'json',
                 add: function (e, data) {
                     /*jslint unparam:true*/
-                    // unregister click event to preveng duplicate binding
-                    $('#startupload').off("click");
-                    data.context = $('#startupload').prop('disabled', false)
-                        .click(function () {
-                            $('#startupload').prop('disabled', true);
-                            data.context = $('#startupload').text('Importing');
-                            data.submit();
-                            // unregister click event to allow different subsequent uploads
-                            $('#startupload').off('click');
-                        });
+
+                    // Bind the upload data to the view, so it is
+                    // available to the click handler, and enable the
+                    // upload button.
+                    view.fileUploadData = data;
+                    data.context = view.uploadButton.removeProp('disabled');
                 },
                 done: function (e, data) {
                     /*jslint unparam:true*/
@@ -77,6 +78,18 @@
             return false;
         },
 
+        handleUploadClick: function (ev) {
+            ev.preventDefault();
+
+            if (!this.uploadButton.prop('disabled')) {
+                this.fileUploadData.context = this.uploadButton.text('Importing');
+                this.fileUploadData.submit();
+            }
+
+            // Prevent double post by disabling the button.
+            this.uploadButton.prop('disabled', 'disabled');
+        },
+
         handleDeleteClick: function (ev) {
             ev.preventDefault();
             this.addSubview(new Ghost.Views.Modal({
@@ -141,4 +154,4 @@
             }));
         }
     });
-}());
\ No newline at end of file
+}());