diff --git a/ext/bg/js/settings/dictionaries.js b/ext/bg/js/settings/dictionaries.js
index 69f6d544..717d02cb 100644
--- a/ext/bg/js/settings/dictionaries.js
+++ b/ext/bg/js/settings/dictionaries.js
@@ -557,6 +557,9 @@ async function onDictionaryPurge(e) {
 }
 
 async function onDictionaryImport(e) {
+    const files = [...e.target.files];
+    e.target.value = null;
+
     const dictFile = $('#dict-file');
     const dictControls = $('#dict-importer').hide();
     const dictProgress = $('#dict-import-progress').show();
@@ -577,8 +580,6 @@ async function onDictionaryImport(e) {
             }
         };
 
-        const files = [...e.target.files];
-
         const optionsFull = await apiOptionsGetFull();
 
         const importDetails = {