diff --git a/editor/src/com/talosvfx/talos/editor/addons/scene/assets/AssetRepository.java b/editor/src/com/talosvfx/talos/editor/addons/scene/assets/AssetRepository.java
index a1c43e711..e6abcde74 100644
--- a/editor/src/com/talosvfx/talos/editor/addons/scene/assets/AssetRepository.java
+++ b/editor/src/com/talosvfx/talos/editor/addons/scene/assets/AssetRepository.java
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ public class AssetRepository extends BaseAssetRepository implements Observer {
     private ObjectSet<FileHandle> newFilesSeen = new ObjectSet<>();
 
 
+    public static boolean dragAndDropping = false;
+
     public <T> GameAsset<T> getAssetForUniqueIdentifier (UUID uuid, GameAssetType type) {
         if (uniqueIdentifierGameAssetMap.containsKey(type)) {
             if (uniqueIdentifierGameAssetMap.get(type).containsKey(uuid)) {
@@ -1305,8 +1307,15 @@ public GameAsset<?> createOrUpdateGameAssetForType (GameAssetType assetTypeFromE
                     }
 
                     VFXProjectData projectData = VFXProjectSerializer.readTalosTLSProject(value.handle, getTalosContext().getIdentifier());
+
+
                     ((GameAsset<VFXProjectData>) gameAssetOut).setResourcePayload(projectData);
 
+                   if (dragAndDropping) {
+                        Toasts.getInstance().showInfoToast("Auto saved imported VFX " + value.handle.name());;
+                        AssetRepository.getInstance().saveGameAssetResourceJsonToFile(gameAssetOut);
+                    }
+
                     //This is mega hack. Only because we will be making it into DynamicNodeStage later
                     ParticleNodeEditorApp app = new ParticleNodeEditorApp();
                     app.loadProject(projectData);
diff --git a/editor/src/com/talosvfx/talos/editor/addons/scene/widgets/directoryview/DirectoryViewWidget.java b/editor/src/com/talosvfx/talos/editor/addons/scene/widgets/directoryview/DirectoryViewWidget.java
index 11e92944b..eb4d6de6e 100644
--- a/editor/src/com/talosvfx/talos/editor/addons/scene/widgets/directoryview/DirectoryViewWidget.java
+++ b/editor/src/com/talosvfx/talos/editor/addons/scene/widgets/directoryview/DirectoryViewWidget.java
@@ -542,6 +542,7 @@ private void handlePayloadDropToDirectory(GlobalDragAndDrop.BaseDragAndDropPaylo
 		}
 
 		if (!files.isEmpty()) {
+			AssetRepository.dragAndDropping = true;
 			asyncHandleFiles(files, targetDir, copy, 0);
 		}
 	}
@@ -571,6 +572,8 @@ private void asyncHandleFiles(Array<FileHandle> files, FileHandle targetDir, boo
 						// Note: fileHandle is current directory open in view
 						projectExplorerWidget.expand(fileHandle.path());
 						projectExplorerWidget.select(fileHandle.path());
+
+						AssetRepository.dragAndDropping = false;
 					});
 				} else {
 					moveFileHandle(source, targetDir, () -> {
diff --git a/runtimes/talos/src/main/java/com/talosvfx/talos/runtime/assets/GameResourceOwner.java b/runtimes/talos/src/main/java/com/talosvfx/talos/runtime/assets/GameResourceOwner.java
index 28e6f155c..34ea4a581 100644
--- a/runtimes/talos/src/main/java/com/talosvfx/talos/runtime/assets/GameResourceOwner.java
+++ b/runtimes/talos/src/main/java/com/talosvfx/talos/runtime/assets/GameResourceOwner.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static <U> GameAsset<U> readAsset (Json json, JsonValue jsonValue) {
             return asset;
         } else {
             GameAsset<U> assetForUniqueIdentifier = baseAssetRepository.getAssetForUniqueIdentifier(uuid, type);
-            if (assetForUniqueIdentifier == null) {
+            if (assetForUniqueIdentifier == null || assetForUniqueIdentifier.isNonFound()) {
                 if (identifier != null) {
                     GameAsset<U> asset = baseAssetRepository.getAssetForIdentifier(identifier, type);
                     if (asset == null) {