diff --git a/desktop/app/src/deeplink.tsx b/desktop/app/src/deeplink.tsx
index 6f742bd64..de78280d1 100644
--- a/desktop/app/src/deeplink.tsx
+++ b/desktop/app/src/deeplink.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import {
   ACTIVE_SHEET_SIGN_IN,
   setActiveSheet,
   setPastedToken,
-  toggleAction,
 } from './reducers/application';
 import {Group, SUPPORTED_GROUPS} from './reducers/supportForm';
 import {Store} from './reducers/index';
@@ -19,6 +18,7 @@ import {importDataToStore} from './utils/exportData';
 import {selectPlugin} from './reducers/connections';
 import {Dialog} from 'flipper-plugin';
 import {handleOpenPluginDeeplink} from './dispatcher/handleOpenPluginDeeplink';
+import {message} from 'antd';
 
 const UNKNOWN = 'Unknown deeplink';
 /**
@@ -37,18 +37,22 @@ export async function handleDeeplink(
   }
   if (uri.pathname.match(/^\/*import\/*$/)) {
     const url = uri.searchParams.get('url');
-    store.dispatch(toggleAction('downloadingImportData', true));
     if (url) {
+      const handle = Dialog.loading({
+        message: 'Importing Flipper trace...',
+      });
       return fetch(url)
         .then((res) => res.text())
         .then((data) => importDataToStore(url, data, store))
-        .then(() => {
-          store.dispatch(toggleAction('downloadingImportData', false));
-        })
         .catch((e: Error) => {
-          console.error('Failed to download Flipper trace' + e);
-          store.dispatch(toggleAction('downloadingImportData', false));
-          throw e;
+          console.warn('Failed to download Flipper trace', e);
+          message.error({
+            duration: null,
+            content: 'Failed to download Flipper trace: ' + e,
+          });
+        })
+        .finally(() => {
+          handle.close();
         });
     }
     throw new Error(UNKNOWN);
diff --git a/desktop/app/src/reducers/application.tsx b/desktop/app/src/reducers/application.tsx
index 229e238fb..e5fa1c83e 100644
--- a/desktop/app/src/reducers/application.tsx
+++ b/desktop/app/src/reducers/application.tsx
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ export type State = {
   share: ShareType | null;
   sessionId: string | null;
   serverPorts: ServerPorts;
-  downloadingImportData: boolean;
   launcherMsg: LauncherMsg;
   statusMessages: Array<string>;
   xcodeCommandLineToolsDetected: boolean;
@@ -94,8 +93,7 @@ export type State = {
 type BooleanActionType =
   | 'leftSidebarVisible'
   | 'rightSidebarVisible'
-  | 'rightSidebarAvailable'
-  | 'downloadingImportData';
+  | 'rightSidebarAvailable';
 
 export type Action =
   | {
@@ -174,7 +172,6 @@ export const initialState: () => State = () => ({
     insecure: 8089,
     secure: 8088,
   },
-  downloadingImportData: false,
   launcherMsg: {
     severity: 'warning',
     message: '',
@@ -203,8 +200,7 @@ export default function reducer(
   if (
     action.type === 'leftSidebarVisible' ||
     action.type === 'rightSidebarVisible' ||
-    action.type === 'rightSidebarAvailable' ||
-    action.type === 'downloadingImportData'
+    action.type === 'rightSidebarAvailable'
   ) {
     const newValue =
       typeof action.payload === 'undefined'