diff --git a/src/commands/CmdImport.cpp b/src/commands/CmdImport.cpp
index d2c1f7d5..ab79db62 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdImport.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdImport.cpp
@@ -26,14 +26,77 @@
 
 #include <commands.h>
 #include <format.h>
-#include <fstream>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <timew.h>
-
 #include <IntervalFactory.h>
 #include <JSON.h>
 
-std::vector <Interval> import_file (const std::string &file_name);
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+std::vector<Interval> parse_content (std::string content) {
+    std::unique_ptr<json::value> json(json::parse(content));
+
+    if (content.empty() || (json == nullptr)) {
+        throw std::string("Contents invalid.");
+    }
+
+    if (json->type() != json::j_array) {
+        throw std::string("Expected JSON array for import data.");
+    }
+
+    std::vector<Interval> intervals;
+
+    for (auto item: dynamic_cast<json::array *>(json.get())->_data) {
+        Interval new_interval = IntervalFactory::fromJson(item->dump());
+        intervals.push_back(new_interval);
+    }
+
+    return intervals;
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+std::string read_input() {
+    std::string content;
+    std::string line;
+
+    while (std::getline(std::cin, line)) {
+        content += line;
+    }
+
+    return content;
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+std::vector<Interval> import_file(const std::string &file_name) {
+    Path file_path;
+
+    if (file_name.at(0) == '/') {
+        file_path = file_name;
+    } else {
+        file_path = Directory::cwd() + "/" + file_name;
+    }
+
+    std::string content;
+
+    if (const bool exists = file_path.exists(); exists && File::read(file_path, content)) {
+        return parse_content(content);
+    }
+
+    throw format("File {1} does not exist or cannot be read: ", file_name);
+}
+
+void import_intervals(CLI &cli, Rules &rules, Database &database, Journal &journal, const bool verbose, std::vector<Interval> intervals) {
+    journal.startTransaction ();
+    for (auto &interval: intervals)
+    {
+        // Add each interval to the database
+        if (validate(cli, rules, database, interval))
+        {
+            database.addInterval(interval, verbose);
+            database.commit();
+        }
+    }
+    journal.endTransaction ();
+}
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 int CmdImport(
@@ -41,80 +104,40 @@ int CmdImport(
     Rules &rules,
     Database &database,
     Journal &journal) {
-    const bool verbose = rules.getBoolean("verbose");
+    const bool verbose = rules.getBoolean ("verbose");
 
-    auto fileNames = cli.getWords();
-
-    for (const auto& fileName: fileNames)
+    if (const auto fileNames = cli.getWords (); fileNames.empty ())
     {
-        try
+        const auto content = read_input ();
+        const auto intervals = parse_content (content);
+
+        import_intervals (cli, rules, database, journal, verbose, intervals);
+
+        if (verbose)
         {
-            auto intervals = import_file (fileName);
-
-            journal.startTransaction ();
-            for (auto& interval: intervals)
-            {
-                // Add each interval to the database
-                if (validate (cli, rules, database, interval)) {
-                    database.addInterval (interval, verbose);
-                    database.commit ();
-                }
-            }
-            journal.endTransaction ();
-
-            if (verbose)
-            {
-                std::cout << "Imported " << intervals.size () << " interval(s) from '" << fileName << "'." << std::endl;
-            }
+            std::cout << "Imported " << intervals.size () << " interval(s)." << std::endl;
         }
-        catch (const std::string &error)
-        {
-            throw format("Error importing '{1}': {2}", fileName, error);
-        }
-    }
 
-    return 0;
-}
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::vector<Interval> import_file (const std::string& file_name) {
-    Path file_path;
-
-    if (file_name.at (0) == '/')
-    {
-        file_path = file_name;
     }
     else
     {
-        file_path = Directory::cwd() + "/" + file_name;
+        for (const auto& fileName: fileNames)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                auto intervals = import_file (fileName);
+
+                import_intervals (cli, rules, database, journal, verbose, intervals);
+
+                if (verbose)
+                {
+                    std::cout << "Imported " << intervals.size () << " interval(s) from '" << fileName << "'." << std::endl;
+                }
+            } catch (const std::string& error)
+            {
+                throw format ("Error importing '{1}': {2}", fileName, error);
+            }
+        }
     }
-
-    std::string content;
-
-    if (const bool exists = file_path.exists(); exists && File::read(file_path, content))
-    {
-        std::unique_ptr<json::value> json(json::parse(content));
-
-        if (content.empty() || (json == nullptr))
-        {
-            throw std::string("Contents invalid.");
-        }
-
-        if (json->type() != json::j_array)
-        {
-            throw std::string("Expected JSON array for import data.");
-        }
-
-        std::vector<Interval> intervals;
-
-        for (auto item: dynamic_cast<json::array *>(json.get())->_data)
-        {
-            Interval new_interval = IntervalFactory::fromJson(item->dump());
-            intervals.push_back(new_interval);
-        }
-
-        return intervals;
-    }
-
-    throw format("File {1} does not exist or cannot be read: ", file_name);
+    return 0;
 }