diff --git a/app/core.cpp b/app/core.cpp
index 8b9859c9b..09ea47e83 100644
--- a/app/core.cpp
+++ b/app/core.cpp
@@ -383,10 +383,10 @@ void Core::DialogExportShow()
 }
 
 #ifdef USE_OTIO
-void Core::DialogImportOTIOShow(const QList<Sequence*>& sequences) {
+bool Core::DialogImportOTIOShow(const QList<Sequence*>& sequences) {
   Project* active_project = GetActiveProject();
   OTIOPropertiesDialog opd(sequences, active_project);
-  opd.exec();
+  return opd.exec() == QDialog::Accepted;
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/app/core.h b/app/core.h
index 5b439a8f0..45e99ee1e 100644
--- a/app/core.h
+++ b/app/core.h
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ public slots:
    * @brief Show OTIO import dialog
    */
 #ifdef USE_OTIO
-  void DialogImportOTIOShow(const QList<Sequence*>& sequences);
+  bool DialogImportOTIOShow(const QList<Sequence*>& sequences);
 #endif
 
   /**
diff --git a/app/dialog/otioproperties/otiopropertiesdialog.cpp b/app/dialog/otioproperties/otiopropertiesdialog.cpp
index 9c5794a02..4d9fffc36 100644
--- a/app/dialog/otioproperties/otiopropertiesdialog.cpp
+++ b/app/dialog/otioproperties/otiopropertiesdialog.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ OTIOPropertiesDialog::OTIOPropertiesDialog(const QList<Sequence*>& sequences, Pr
 {
   QVBoxLayout* layout = new QVBoxLayout(this);
 
-  layout->addWidget(new QLabel(tr("Change settings for each OTIO sequence to be loaded")));
+  layout->addWidget(new QLabel(tr("OpenTimelineIO files to not store sequence properties (resolution, framerate etc.).\n"
+                                  "Set the correct parameters here or they will be left at the default setting.")));
 
   table_ = new QTreeWidget();
   table_->setColumnCount(2);
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ OTIOPropertiesDialog::OTIOPropertiesDialog(const QList<Sequence*>& sequences, Pr
   connect(buttons, &QDialogButtonBox::rejected, this, &OTIOPropertiesDialog::reject);
   layout->addWidget(buttons);
 
-  setWindowTitle(tr("Load OTIO File"));
+  setWindowTitle(tr("Load OpenTimelineIO File"));
 }
 
 void OTIOPropertiesDialog::SetupSequence() {
diff --git a/app/task/project/loadotio/loadotio.cpp b/app/task/project/loadotio/loadotio.cpp
index 1b3d82ccf..e5d902df1 100644
--- a/app/task/project/loadotio/loadotio.cpp
+++ b/app/task/project/loadotio/loadotio.cpp
@@ -97,9 +97,17 @@ bool LoadOTIOTask::Run()
 
   // Generate a list of sequences with the same names as the timelines.
   // Assumes each timeline has a unique name.
+  int unnamedSequenceCount = 1;
   foreach (auto timeline, timelines) {
     Sequence* sequence = new Sequence();
-    sequence->SetLabel(QString::fromStdString(timeline->name()));
+    if (!timeline->name().empty()) {
+      sequence->SetLabel(QString::fromStdString(timeline->name()));
+    } else {
+      // If the otio timeline does not provide a name, create a default one here
+      QString label = "Sequence " + QString::number(unnamedSequenceCount);
+      sequence->SetLabel(QString::fromStdString(label.toStdString()));
+      unnamedSequenceCount++;
+    }
     // Set default params incase they aren't edited.
     sequence->set_default_parameters();
     timeline_sequnce_map.insert(timeline, sequence);
@@ -112,11 +120,18 @@ bool LoadOTIOTask::Run()
   }
 
   // Dialog has to be called from the main thread so we pass the list of sequences here.
+  bool accepted = false;
   QMetaObject::invokeMethod(Core::instance(),
                             "DialogImportOTIOShow",
                             Qt::BlockingQueuedConnection,
+                            Q_RETURN_ARG(bool, accepted),
                             Q_ARG(QList<Sequence*>,timeline_sequnce_map.values()));
 
+  if (!accepted) {
+    SetError(tr("Loading OpenTimelineIO file(s) was canceled"));
+    return false;
+  }
+
   foreach (auto timeline, timeline_sequnce_map.keys()) {
     Sequence* sequence = timeline_sequnce_map.value(timeline);
     sequence->setParent(project_);