diff --git a/onionr/onionrutils/importnewblocks.py b/onionr/onionrutils/importnewblocks.py
index 4ba614fb..89aee4d6 100644
--- a/onionr/onionrutils/importnewblocks.py
+++ b/onionr/onionrutils/importnewblocks.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import glob
 import logger
 from onionrutils import blockmetadata
 from coredb import blockmetadb
+from onionrblocks import blockimporter
 import filepaths
 import onionrcrypto as crypto
 def import_new_blocks(scanDir=''):
@@ -40,9 +41,10 @@ def import_new_blocks(scanDir=''):
             with open(block, 'rb') as newBlock:
                 block = block.replace(scanDir, '').replace('.dat', '')
                 if crypto.hashers.sha3_hash(newBlock.read()) == block.replace('.dat', ''):
-                    blockmetadb.add_to_block_DB(block.replace('.dat', ''), dataSaved=True)
-                    logger.info('Imported block %s.' % block, terminal=True)
-                    blockmetadata.process_block_metadata(block)
+                    if blockimporter.importBlockFromData(newBlock.read()):
+                        logger.info('Imported block %s.' % block, terminal=True)
+                    else:
+                        logger.warn('Unable to import block %s.' % block, terminal=True)
                 else:
                     logger.warn('Failed to verify hash for %s' % block, terminal=True)
     if not exist:
diff --git a/onionr/utils/createdirs.py b/onionr/utils/createdirs.py
index fb61e88c..1c16767e 100644
--- a/onionr/utils/createdirs.py
+++ b/onionr/utils/createdirs.py
@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@ def create_dirs():
     gen_dirs = [home, filepaths.block_data_location, filepaths.contacts_location, filepaths.export_location]
     for path in gen_dirs:
         if not os.path.exists(path):
-            os.mkdir(path)
+            try:
+                os.mkdir(path)
+            except FileExistsError:
+                pass
 
     for db in dbcreator.create_funcs:
         try: