--- a/pkg/controllers/srimports.go	Tue Jun 25 17:05:57 2019 +0200
+++ b/pkg/controllers/srimports.go	Wed Jun 26 11:00:35 2019 +0200
@@ -201,9 +201,12 @@
 	var once sync.Once
 	closeOnce := func() { zr.Close() }
 
+	var isZIP bool = false
 	if zr, err = zip.OpenReader(srFile); err != nil {
-		messages = append(messages, fmt.Sprintf("ZIP problem: %v", err))
+		messages = append(messages, fmt.Sprintf("%v - "+
+			"Trying TXT file mode.", err))
 	} else {
+		isZIP = true
 		defer once.Do(closeOnce)
 	}
 
@@ -216,27 +219,29 @@
 	find := func(ext string) *zip.File { return common.FindInZIP(zr, ext) }
 
 	var noXYZ bool
-	if zr != nil {
-		noXYZ = find(".xyz") == nil && find(".txt") == nil
-	}
+	if isZIP {
+		if zr != nil {
+			noXYZ = find(".xyz") == nil && find(".txt") == nil
+		}
 
-	if noXYZ {
-		messages = append(messages, "no .xyz or .txt file found.")
-	}
+		if noXYZ {
+			messages = append(messages, "no .xyz or .txt file found.")
+		}
 
-	if mj := find("meta.json"); mj == nil {
-		messages = append(messages, "no 'meta.json' file found.")
-	} else {
-		if meta, err := loadMeta(mj); err != nil {
-			messages = append(messages,
-				fmt.Sprintf("'meta.json' found but invalid: %v", err))
+		if mj := find("meta.json"); mj == nil {
+			messages = append(messages, "no 'meta.json' file found.")
 		} else {
-			errs := meta.Validate(req.Context(), conn)
-			for _, err := range errs {
+			if meta, err := loadMeta(mj); err != nil {
 				messages = append(messages,
-					fmt.Sprintf("invalid 'meta.json': %v", err))
+					fmt.Sprintf("'meta.json' found but invalid: %v", err))
+			} else {
+				errs := meta.Validate(req.Context(), conn)
+				for _, err := range errs {
+					messages = append(messages,
+						fmt.Sprintf("invalid 'meta.json': %v", err))
+				}
+				result.Meta = meta
 			}
-			result.Meta = meta
 		}
 	}
 

--- a/pkg/imports/sr.go	Tue Jun 25 17:05:57 2019 +0200
+++ b/pkg/imports/sr.go	Wed Jun 26 11:00:35 2019 +0200
@@ -224,8 +224,8 @@
 
 	z, err := zip.OpenReader(zpath)
 	if err != nil {
-		feedback.Warn("Expected ZIP file: %v", err)
-		feedback.Warn("Falling back to TXT file mode.")
+		feedback.Info("%v", err)
+		feedback.Info("Falling back to TXT file mode.")
 		z = nil
 	}
 	if z != nil {