diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 43bc4187..1e71c8cd 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -18091,3 +18091,6 @@
 2018-11-30 Patrick Linstruth <patrick@deltecent.com>
 	* Added text clarifying independent rdpanel(1) panels in Ops Guide
 	and other minor corrections.
+2018-11-30 Patrick Linstruth <patrick@deltecent.com>
+	* Fixed regression with rdimport(1) that threw SQL errors when
+	importing into an existing cart.
diff --git a/utils/rdimport/rdimport.cpp b/utils/rdimport/rdimport.cpp
index 22f5d2f9..eab50a88 100644
--- a/utils/rdimport/rdimport.cpp
+++ b/utils/rdimport/rdimport.cpp
@@ -1099,8 +1099,13 @@ MainObject::Result MainObject::ImportFile(const QString &filename,
   if(import_delete_cuts) {
     DeleteCuts(import_cart_number);
   }
-  cart_created=
-    RDCart::create(effective_group->name(),RDCart::Audio,&err_msg,*cartnum)!=0;
+  if (RDCart::exists(*cartnum)) {
+    cart_created=false;
+  }
+  else {
+    cart_created=
+      RDCart::create(effective_group->name(),RDCart::Audio,&err_msg,*cartnum)!=0;
+  }
   RDCart *cart=new RDCart(*cartnum);
   int cutnum=
     cart->addCut(import_format,import_bitrate,import_channels);