diff --git a/src/static/js/pad_impexp.js b/src/static/js/pad_impexp.js
index c7a26fbe..257dfa66 100644
--- a/src/static/js/pad_impexp.js
+++ b/src/static/js/pad_impexp.js
@@ -211,9 +211,11 @@ var padimpexp = (function()
       pad = _pad;
 
       //get /p/padname
-      var pad_root_path = new RegExp(/.*\/p\/[^\/]+/).exec(document.location.pathname)
+      var pad_root_path = new RegExp(/.*\/p\/[^\/]+/).exec(document.location.pathname);
       //get http://example.com/p/padname
-      var pad_root_url = document.location.href.replace(document.location.pathname, pad_root_path)
+      var pad_root_url = document.location.href.replace(document.location.pathname, pad_root_path);
+      //strip out params IE ?noColor=true
+      pad_root_url = pad_root_url.substring(0, pad_root_url.indexOf('?'));
 
       //i10l buttom import
       $('#importsubmitinput').val(html10n.get("pad.impexp.importbutton"));