diff --git a/ApplicationCode/Commands/RicImportSummaryCasesFeature.cpp b/ApplicationCode/Commands/RicImportSummaryCasesFeature.cpp
index 7e0d2b907d..173bde27a2 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/Commands/RicImportSummaryCasesFeature.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/Commands/RicImportSummaryCasesFeature.cpp
@@ -171,7 +171,8 @@ bool RicImportSummaryCasesFeature::createAndAddSummaryCasesFromFiles( const QStr
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 bool RicImportSummaryCasesFeature::createSummaryCasesFromFiles( const QStringList&            fileNames,
                                                                 std::vector<RimSummaryCase*>* newCases,
-                                                                bool                          ensembleOrGroup )
+                                                                bool                          ensembleOrGroup,
+                                                                bool                          allowDialogs )
 {
     RiaApplication* app  = RiaApplication::instance();
     RimProject*     proj = app->project();
@@ -184,7 +185,7 @@ bool RicImportSummaryCasesFeature::createSummaryCasesFromFiles( const QStringLis
 
     RifSummaryCaseRestartSelector fileSelector;
 
-    if ( !RiaGuiApplication::isRunning() )
+    if ( !RiaGuiApplication::isRunning() || !allowDialogs )
     {
         fileSelector.showDialog( false );
     }
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/Commands/RicImportSummaryCasesFeature.h b/ApplicationCode/Commands/RicImportSummaryCasesFeature.h
index 2a1511e188..81dad2f177 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/Commands/RicImportSummaryCasesFeature.h
+++ b/ApplicationCode/Commands/RicImportSummaryCasesFeature.h
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ public:
                                                    std::vector<RimSummaryCase*>* newCases = nullptr );
     static bool createSummaryCasesFromFiles( const QStringList&            fileName,
                                              std::vector<RimSummaryCase*>* newCases,
-                                             bool                          ensembleOrGroup = false );
+                                             bool                          ensembleOrGroup = false,
+                                             bool                          allowDialogs    = true );
     static void addSummaryCases( const std::vector<RimSummaryCase*>& cases );
     static void addCasesToGroupIfRelevant( const std::vector<RimSummaryCase*>& cases );
 
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModelCommands/RimcProject.cpp b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModelCommands/RimcProject.cpp
index 93fcc01074..0b40519185 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModelCommands/RimcProject.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModelCommands/RimcProject.cpp
@@ -61,8 +61,10 @@ caf::PdmObjectHandle* RimProject_importSummaryCase::execute()
 
     QStringList                  summaryFileNames{absolutePath};
     std::vector<RimSummaryCase*> newCases;
+    bool                         ensembleOrGroup = false;
+    bool                         allowDialogs    = false;
 
-    if ( RicImportSummaryCasesFeature::createSummaryCasesFromFiles( summaryFileNames, &newCases ) )
+    if ( RicImportSummaryCasesFeature::createSummaryCasesFromFiles( summaryFileNames, &newCases, ensembleOrGroup, allowDialogs ) )
     {
         RicImportSummaryCasesFeature::addSummaryCases( newCases );