diff --git a/ext/bg/js/database.js b/ext/bg/js/database.js
index 2f624189..5aee2311 100644
--- a/ext/bg/js/database.js
+++ b/ext/bg/js/database.js
@@ -332,9 +332,10 @@ class Database {
         return result;
     }
 
-    async importDictionary(archive, progressCallback, exceptions, details) {
+    async importDictionary(archive, progressCallback, details) {
         this.validate();
 
+        const errors = [];
         const prefixWildcardsSupported = details.prefixWildcardsSupported;
 
         const maxTransactionLength = 1000;
@@ -351,11 +352,7 @@ class Database {
                     const objectStore = transaction.objectStore(objectStoreName);
                     await Database.bulkAdd(objectStore, items, i, count);
                 } catch (e) {
-                    if (exceptions) {
-                        exceptions.push(e);
-                    } else {
-                        throw e;
-                    }
+                    errors.push(e);
                 }
             }
         };
@@ -496,7 +493,7 @@ class Database {
             await bulkAdd('tagMeta', rows, total, current);
         };
 
-        return await Database.importDictionaryZip(
+        const result = await Database.importDictionaryZip(
             archive,
             indexDataLoaded,
             termDataLoaded,
@@ -506,6 +503,8 @@ class Database {
             tagDataLoaded,
             details
         );
+
+        return {result, errors};
     }
 
     validate() {
diff --git a/ext/bg/js/settings/dictionaries.js b/ext/bg/js/settings/dictionaries.js
index b5e663ea..a7205ae5 100644
--- a/ext/bg/js/settings/dictionaries.js
+++ b/ext/bg/js/settings/dictionaries.js
@@ -577,7 +577,6 @@ async function onDictionaryImport(e) {
             }
         };
 
-        const exceptions = [];
         const files = [...e.target.files];
 
         const optionsFull = await apiOptionsGetFull();
@@ -593,21 +592,22 @@ async function onDictionaryImport(e) {
                 dictImportInfo.textContent = `(${i + 1} of ${ii})`;
             }
 
-            const summary = await utilDatabaseImport(files[i], updateProgress, exceptions, importDetails);
+            const {result, errors} = await utilDatabaseImport(files[i], updateProgress, importDetails);
             for (const options of toIterable(await getOptionsArray())) {
                 const dictionaryOptions = SettingsDictionaryListUI.createDictionaryOptions();
                 dictionaryOptions.enabled = true;
-                options.dictionaries[summary.title] = dictionaryOptions;
-                if (summary.sequenced && options.general.mainDictionary === '') {
-                    options.general.mainDictionary = summary.title;
+                options.dictionaries[result.title] = dictionaryOptions;
+                if (result.sequenced && options.general.mainDictionary === '') {
+                    options.general.mainDictionary = result.title;
                 }
             }
 
             await settingsSaveOptions();
 
-            if (exceptions.length > 0) {
-                exceptions.push(`Dictionary may not have been imported properly: ${exceptions.length} error${exceptions.length === 1 ? '' : 's'} reported.`);
-                dictionaryErrorsShow(exceptions);
+            if (errors.length > 0) {
+                errors.push(...errors);
+                errors.push(`Dictionary may not have been imported properly: ${errors.length} error${errors.length === 1 ? '' : 's'} reported.`);
+                dictionaryErrorsShow(errors);
             }
 
             const optionsContext = getOptionsContext();
diff --git a/ext/bg/js/util.js b/ext/bg/js/util.js
index 93bb7047..fedfa466 100644
--- a/ext/bg/js/util.js
+++ b/ext/bg/js/util.js
@@ -106,13 +106,13 @@ function utilDatabaseDeleteDictionary(dictionaryName, onProgress) {
     return utilBackend().translator.database.deleteDictionary(dictionaryName, onProgress);
 }
 
-async function utilDatabaseImport(data, progress, exceptions, details) {
+async function utilDatabaseImport(data, progress, details) {
     // Edge cannot read data on the background page due to the File object
     // being created from a different window. Read on the same page instead.
     if (EXTENSION_IS_BROWSER_EDGE) {
         data = await utilReadFile(data);
     }
-    return utilBackend().translator.database.importDictionary(data, progress, exceptions, details);
+    return utilBackend().translator.database.importDictionary(data, progress, details);
 }
 
 function utilReadFile(file) {