diff --git a/file.c b/file.c
index e738e61be..0a5fd7bf8 100644
--- a/file.c
+++ b/file.c
@@ -1133,7 +1133,17 @@ int parse_manual_file(const char *filename, int sepidx, int units, int dateforma
 	if (try_to_xslt_open_csv(filename, &mem, "manualCSV"))
 		return -1;
 
+	// right now input files created by XSLT processing report being v2 XML which makes
+	// the parse function abort until the dialog about importing v2 files has been shown.
+	// Until the XSLT has been updated we just override this check
+	//
+	// FIXME
+	//
+	bool remember = v2_question_shown;
+	v2_question_shown = true;
 	ret = parse_xml_buffer(filename, mem.buffer, mem.size, &dive_table, (const char **)params);
+	v2_question_shown = remember;
+
 	free(mem.buffer);
 	return ret;
 }