diff --git a/global/global.cpp b/global/global.cpp
index 7bde452fa..171f2f34f 100644
--- a/global/global.cpp
+++ b/global/global.cpp
@@ -166,18 +166,11 @@ void OliveGlobal::SetNativeStyling(QWidget *w)
 #endif
 }
 
-void OliveGlobal::LoadProject(const QString &fn, bool autorecovery, bool clear)
+void OliveGlobal::LoadProject(const QString &fn, bool autorecovery)
 {
-  // Normally, the user will be closing the previous project to load a new one, but just in case the user
-  // is importing a new project
-
-  if (clear) {
-    new_project();
-  }
-
   LoadDialog ld(olive::MainWindow);
 
-  LoadThread* lt = new LoadThread(fn, autorecovery, clear);
+  LoadThread* lt = new LoadThread(fn, autorecovery);
   connect(&ld, SIGNAL(cancel()), lt, SLOT(cancel()));
   connect(lt, SIGNAL(success()), &ld, SLOT(accept()));
   connect(lt, SIGNAL(error()), &ld, SLOT(reject()));
@@ -188,37 +181,43 @@ void OliveGlobal::LoadProject(const QString &fn, bool autorecovery, bool clear)
   ld.exec();
 }
 
+void OliveGlobal::ClearProject()
+{
+  // clear graph editor
+  panel_graph_editor->set_row(nullptr);
+
+  // clear effects panel
+  panel_effect_controls->Clear(true);
+
+  // clear existing project
+  olive::Global->set_sequence(nullptr);
+  panel_footage_viewer->set_media(nullptr);
+
+  // clear project contents (footage, sequences, etc.)
+  panel_project->clear();
+
+  // clear undo stack
+  olive::UndoStack.clear();
+
+  // empty current project filename
+  update_project_filename("");
+
+  // full update of all panels
+  update_ui(false);
+
+  // set to unmodified
+  olive::Global->set_modified(false);
+}
+
 void OliveGlobal::ImportProject(const QString &fn)
 {
-  LoadProject(fn, false, false);
+  LoadProject(fn, false);
+  set_modified(true);
 }
 
 void OliveGlobal::new_project() {
   if (can_close_project()) {
-    // clear graph editor
-    panel_graph_editor->set_row(nullptr);
-
-    // clear effects panel
-    panel_effect_controls->Clear(true);
-
-    // clear existing project
-    olive::Global->set_sequence(nullptr);
-    panel_footage_viewer->set_media(nullptr);
-
-    // clear project contents (footage, sequences, etc.)
-    panel_project->clear();
-
-    // clear undo stack
-    olive::UndoStack.clear();
-
-    // empty current project filename
-    update_project_filename("");
-
-    // full update of all panels
-    update_ui(false);
-
-    // set to unmodified
-    olive::Global->set_modified(false);
+    ClearProject();
   }
 }
 
@@ -359,8 +358,9 @@ void OliveGlobal::set_sequence(SequencePtr s)
 }
 
 void OliveGlobal::OpenProjectWorker(const QString& fn, bool autorecovery) {
+  ClearProject();
   update_project_filename(fn);
-  LoadProject(fn, autorecovery, true);
+  LoadProject(fn, autorecovery);
   olive::UndoStack.clear();
 }
 
diff --git a/global/global.h b/global/global.h
index 560295f7c..17c88f535 100644
--- a/global/global.h
+++ b/global/global.h
@@ -366,7 +366,15 @@ private:
      * TRUE if the current project should be closed before opening, FALSE if the project should be imported into the
      * currently open one.
      */
-    void LoadProject(const QString& fn, bool autorecovery, bool clear);
+    void LoadProject(const QString& fn, bool autorecovery);
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Indiscriminately clear the project without prompting the user
+     *
+     * Will clear the entire project without prompting to save. This is dangerous, use new_project() instead for
+     * anything initiated by the user.
+     */
+    void ClearProject();
 
     /**
      * @brief File filter used for any file dialogs relating to Olive project files.
diff --git a/project/loadthread.cpp b/project/loadthread.cpp
index 578ac11c9..8cd888d81 100644
--- a/project/loadthread.cpp
+++ b/project/loadthread.cpp
@@ -37,10 +37,9 @@
 #include <QFile>
 #include <QTreeWidgetItem>
 
-LoadThread::LoadThread(const QString& filename, bool autorecovery, bool clear) :
+LoadThread::LoadThread(const QString& filename, bool autorecovery) :
   filename_(filename),
   autorecovery_(autorecovery),
-  clear_(clear),
   cancelled_(false)
 {
   connect(this, SIGNAL(finished()), this, SLOT(deleteLater()));
@@ -779,14 +778,12 @@ void LoadThread::success_func() {
       counter++;
     }
 
-    if (clear_) {
-      olive::Global->update_project_filename(orig_filename);
-    }
+    olive::Global->update_project_filename(orig_filename);
   } else {
     panel_project->add_recent_project(filename_);
   }
 
-  olive::Global->set_modified(autorecovery_ || !clear_);
+  olive::Global->set_modified(autorecovery_);
   if (open_seq != nullptr) {
     olive::Global->set_sequence(open_seq);
   }
diff --git a/project/loadthread.h b/project/loadthread.h
index cdf63ae69..2a8d1a07b 100644
--- a/project/loadthread.h
+++ b/project/loadthread.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class LoadThread : public QThread
 {
   Q_OBJECT
 public:
-  LoadThread(const QString& filename, bool autorecovery, bool clear);
+  LoadThread(const QString& filename, bool autorecovery);
   void run();
 public slots:
   void cancel();
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ private slots:
   void success_func();
 private:
   bool autorecovery_;
-  bool clear_;
   QString filename_;
 
   bool load_worker(QFile& f, QXmlStreamReader& stream, int type);