diff --git a/Command/Import.hs b/Command/Import.hs
index cadf8fa2e6..518666af91 100644
--- a/Command/Import.hs
+++ b/Command/Import.hs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import qualified Annex
 import qualified Command.Add
 
 def :: [Command]
-def = [notDirect $ notBareRepo $ command "import" paramPaths seek
+def = [notBareRepo $ command "import" paramPaths seek
 	SectionCommon "move and add files from outside git working copy"]
 
 seek :: [CommandSeek]
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 221fb3bee6..90cf38b065 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ git-annex (4.20130710) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * For long hostnames, use a hash of the hostname to generate the socket
     file for ssh connection caching.
   * Support unannex and uninit in direct mode.
+  * Support import in direct mode.
 
  -- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>  Tue, 09 Jul 2013 19:17:13 -0400