diff --git a/docbook/reference/en/en-US/modules/export-import.xml b/docbook/reference/en/en-US/modules/export-import.xml
index 13da6cbc2d..492a84758b 100755
--- a/docbook/reference/en/en-US/modules/export-import.xml
+++ b/docbook/reference/en/en-US/modules/export-import.xml
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@
             <listitem>Directory on local filesystem</listitem>
             <listitem>Single JSON file on your filesystem</listitem>
         </itemizedlist>
+
+        When importing using the "dir" or "zip" strategies, note that the files need to follow the naming convention specified below.
+        If you are importing files which were previously exported, the files already follow this convention.
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem>{REALM_NAME}-realm.json, such as "acme-roadrunner-affairs-realm.json" for the realm named "acme-roadrunner-affairs"</listitem>
+            <listitem>{REALM_NAME}-users-{INDEX}.json, such as "acme-roadrunner-affairs-users-0.json" for the first users file of the realm named "acme-roadrunner-affairs"</listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
     </para>
     <para>
         Encrypted ZIP is recommended as export contains many sensitive informations like passwords of your users (even if they are hashed),
@@ -111,5 +118,14 @@ bin/standalone.sh -Dkeycloak.migration.action=import
             </varlistentry>
         </variablelist>
     </para>
+    <para>
+        When importing realm files that weren't exported before, the option <literal>keycloak.import</literal> can be used. If more than one realm
+        file needs to be imported, a comma separated list of file names can be specified. This is more appropriate than the cases before, as this
+        will happen only after the master realm has been initialized. Examples:
+        <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem>-Dkeycloak.import=/tmp/realm1.json</listitem>
+            <listitem>-Dkeycloak.import=/tmp/realm1.json,/tmp/realm2.json</listitem>
+        </itemizedlist>
+    </para>
 
 </chapter>
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diff --git a/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/services/resources/KeycloakApplication.java b/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/services/resources/KeycloakApplication.java
index a2d5a60d29..36679123f3 100755
--- a/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/services/resources/KeycloakApplication.java
+++ b/services/src/main/java/org/keycloak/services/resources/KeycloakApplication.java
@@ -194,15 +194,19 @@ public class KeycloakApplication extends Application {
     }
 
     public void importRealmFile() {
-        String file = System.getProperty("keycloak.import");
-        if (file != null) {
-            RealmRepresentation rep = null;
-            try {
-                rep = loadJson(new FileInputStream(file), RealmRepresentation.class);
-            } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
-                throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        String files = System.getProperty("keycloak.import");
+        if (files != null) {
+            StringTokenizer tokenizer = new StringTokenizer(files, ",");
+            while (tokenizer.hasMoreTokens()) {
+                String file = tokenizer.nextToken().trim();
+                RealmRepresentation rep = null;
+                try {
+                    rep = loadJson(new FileInputStream(file), RealmRepresentation.class);
+                } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
+                    throw new RuntimeException(e);
+                }
+                importRealm(rep, "file " + file);
             }
-            importRealm(rep, "file " + file);
         }
     }
 
@@ -223,11 +227,14 @@ public class KeycloakApplication extends Application {
                 return;
             }
 
-            RealmModel realm = manager.importRealm(rep);
-
-            log.info("Imported realm " + realm.getName() + " from " + from);
-
-            session.getTransaction().commit();
+            try {
+                RealmModel realm = manager.importRealm(rep);
+                session.getTransaction().commit();
+                log.info("Imported realm " + realm.getName() + " from " + from);
+            } catch (Throwable t) {
+                session.getTransaction().rollback();
+                log.warn("Unable to import realm " + rep.getRealm() + " from " + from + ". Cause: " + t.getMessage());
+            }
         } finally {
             session.close();
         }