diff --git a/grade/import/xml/import.php b/grade/import/xml/import.php
index 7151a35f461..cdb537ff3c7 100644
--- a/grade/import/xml/import.php
+++ b/grade/import/xml/import.php
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ require_once '../../../config.php';
 require_once 'lib.php';
 require_once $CFG->libdir.'/filelib.php';
 
-$url       = required_param('url', PARAM_URL); // only real urls here
+$gradesurl = required_param('url', PARAM_URL); // only real urls here
 $id        = required_param('id', PARAM_INT); // course id
 $feedback  = optional_param('feedback', 0, PARAM_BOOL);
 
-$url = new moodle_url('/grade/import/xml/import.php', array('id'=>$id,'url'=>$url));
+$url = new moodle_url('/grade/import/xml/import.php', array('id' => $id,'url' => $gradesurl));
 if ($feedback !== 0) {
     $url->param('feedback', $feedback);
 }
@@ -46,9 +46,10 @@ require_capability('gradeimport/xml:view', $context);
 core_php_time_limit::raise();
 raise_memory_limit(MEMORY_EXTRA);
 
-$text = download_file_content($url);
+$text = download_file_content($gradesurl);
 if ($text === false) {
-    print_error('cannotreadfile');
+    print_error('cannotreadfile', 'error',
+            $CFG->wwwroot . '/grade/import/xml/index.php?id=' . $id, $gradesurl);
 }
 
 $error = '';
@@ -75,7 +76,6 @@ if ($importcode !== false) {
     }
 
 } else {
-    print_error('error', 'gradeimport_xml');
+    print_error('errorduringimport', 'gradeimport_xml',
+            $CFG->wwwroot . '/grade/import/xml/index.php?id=' . $id, $error);
 }
-
-
diff --git a/grade/import/xml/lang/en/gradeimport_xml.php b/grade/import/xml/lang/en/gradeimport_xml.php
index 392b9c1ef01..8b280fd4e5f 100644
--- a/grade/import/xml/lang/en/gradeimport_xml.php
+++ b/grade/import/xml/lang/en/gradeimport_xml.php
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ $string['errincorrectgradeidnumber'] = 'Error - idnumber \'{$a}\' from the impor
 $string['errincorrectidnumber'] = 'Error - incorrect idnumber';
 $string['errincorrectuseridnumber'] = 'Error - idnumber \'{$a}\' from the import file does not match any user.';
 $string['error'] = 'Errors occur';
+$string['errorduringimport'] = 'An error occurred when trying to import: {$a}';
 $string['fileurl'] = 'Remote file URL';
 $string['pluginname'] = 'XML file';
 $string['xml:publish'] = 'Publish import grades from XML';