diff --git a/cmd/geth/chaincmd.go b/cmd/geth/chaincmd.go
index eb0dda0952..c30927d9ff 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/chaincmd.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/chaincmd.go
@@ -103,11 +103,12 @@ if one is set.  Otherwise it prints the genesis from the datadir.`,
 			utils.StateHistoryFlag,
 		}, utils.DatabaseFlags),
 		Description: `
-The import command imports blocks from an RLP-encoded form. The form can be one file
-with several RLP-encoded blocks, or several files can be used.
+The import command allows the import of blocks from an RLP-encoded format. This format can be a single file
+containing multiple RLP-encoded blocks, or multiple files can be given.
 
-If only one file is used, import error will result in failure. If several files are used,
-processing will proceed even if an individual RLP-file import failure occurs.`,
+If only one file is used, an import error will result in the entire import process failing. If
+multiple files are processed, the import process will continue even if an individual RLP file fails
+to import successfully.`,
 	}
 	exportCommand = &cli.Command{
 		Action:    exportChain,
@@ -319,6 +320,9 @@ func importChain(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 			if err := utils.ImportChain(chain, arg); err != nil {
 				importErr = err
 				log.Error("Import error", "file", arg, "err", err)
+				if err == utils.ErrImportInterrupted {
+					break
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/utils/cmd.go b/cmd/utils/cmd.go
index de5918a722..33c93c2cc6 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/cmd.go
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ const (
 	importBatchSize = 2500
 )
 
+// ErrImportInterrupted is returned when the user interrupts the import process.
+var ErrImportInterrupted = errors.New("interrupted")
+
 // Fatalf formats a message to standard error and exits the program.
 // The message is also printed to standard output if standard error
 // is redirected to a different file.
@@ -191,7 +194,7 @@ func ImportChain(chain *core.BlockChain, fn string) error {
 	for batch := 0; ; batch++ {
 		// Load a batch of RLP blocks.
 		if checkInterrupt() {
-			return errors.New("interrupted")
+			return ErrImportInterrupted
 		}
 		i := 0
 		for ; i < importBatchSize; i++ {