diff --git a/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/gui/MainViewerGUI.java b/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/gui/MainViewerGUI.java
index 5f2f29a9..4ccb8bae 100644
--- a/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/gui/MainViewerGUI.java
+++ b/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/gui/MainViewerGUI.java
@@ -733,6 +733,15 @@ public class MainViewerGUI extends JFrame
         deleteForeignOutdatedLibs.setSelected(Configuration.deleteForeignLibraries);
     }
     
+    public synchronized void clearBusyStatus()
+    {
+        for (int i = 0; i < waitIcons.length; i++)
+        {
+            waitIcons[i].setIcon(null);
+            waitIcons[i].updateUI();
+        }
+    }
+    
     public synchronized void updateBusyStatus(final boolean busy) {
         SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> {
             if (busy) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/resources/importing/impl/XAPKResourceImporter.java b/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/resources/importing/impl/XAPKResourceImporter.java
index 715d923f..819ccae2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/resources/importing/impl/XAPKResourceImporter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/the/bytecode/club/bytecodeviewer/resources/importing/impl/XAPKResourceImporter.java
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ public class XAPKResourceImporter implements Importer
 			}
 		}
 		Configuration.silenceExceptionGUI--; //turn exceptions back on
+		BytecodeViewer.viewer.clearBusyStatus(); //clear errant busy signals from failed APK imports
 		
 		container.classes.addAll(allDirectoryClasses.values());
 		container.files = allDirectoryFiles;