diff --git a/import_status.php b/import_status.php
index db30584a75..7a21913a4a 100644
--- a/import_status.php
+++ b/import_status.php
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ define('PMA_MINIMUM_COMMON', 1);
 
 require_once 'libraries/common.inc.php';
 require_once 'libraries/display_import_ajax.lib.php';
+list(
+    $SESSION_KEY,
+    $upload_id,
+    $plugins
+) = PMA_uploadProgressSetup();
 
 /*
 if (defined('SESSIONUPLOAD')) {
diff --git a/libraries/display_import.lib.php b/libraries/display_import.lib.php
index 862484ff97..317568965f 100644
--- a/libraries/display_import.lib.php
+++ b/libraries/display_import.lib.php
@@ -642,8 +642,13 @@ function PMA_getImportDisplay($import_type, $db, $table, $max_upload_size)
     global $SESSION_KEY;
     include_once './libraries/file_listing.lib.php';
     include_once './libraries/plugin_interface.lib.php';
-    // this one generates also some globals
+
     include_once './libraries/display_import_ajax.lib.php';
+    list(
+        $SESSION_KEY,
+        $upload_id,
+        $plugins
+    ) = PMA_uploadProgressSetup();
 
     /* Scan for plugins */
     /* @var $import_list ImportPlugin[] */
diff --git a/libraries/display_import_ajax.lib.php b/libraries/display_import_ajax.lib.php
index ac1deb4108..760fcc4c99 100644
--- a/libraries/display_import_ajax.lib.php
+++ b/libraries/display_import_ajax.lib.php
@@ -10,45 +10,55 @@ if (! defined('PHPMYADMIN')) {
 }
 
 /**
-  * constant for differentiating array in $_SESSION variable
-  */
-$SESSION_KEY = '__upload_status';
+ * Sets up some variables for upload progress
+ *
+ * @return array()
+ *
+ */
+function PMA_uploadProgressSetup()
+{
+    /**
+     * constant for differentiating array in $_SESSION variable
+     */
+    $SESSION_KEY = '__upload_status';
 
-/**
-  * sets default plugin for handling the import process
-  */
-$_SESSION[$SESSION_KEY]["handler"] = "";
+    /**
+     * sets default plugin for handling the import process
+     */
+    $_SESSION[$SESSION_KEY]["handler"] = "";
 
-/**
-  * unique ID for each upload
-  */
-$upload_id = uniqid("");
+    /**
+     * unique ID for each upload
+     */
+    $upload_id = uniqid("");
 
-/**
-  * list of available plugins
-  *
-  * Each plugin has own checkfunction in display_import_ajax.lib.php
-  * and own file with functions in upload_#KEY#.php
-  */
-$plugins = array(
-   // PHP 5.4 session-based upload progress is problematic, see bug 3964
-   //"session",
-   "progress",
-   "apc",
-   "noplugin"
-);
+    /**
+     * list of available plugins
+     *
+     * Each plugin has own checkfunction in display_import_ajax.lib.php
+     * and own file with functions in upload_#KEY#.php
+     */
+    $plugins = array(
+        // PHP 5.4 session-based upload progress is problematic, see bug 3964
+        //"session",
+        "progress",
+        "apc",
+        "noplugin"
+    );
 
-// select available plugin
-foreach ($plugins as $plugin) {
-    $check = "PMA_Import_" . $plugin . "Check";
+    // select available plugin
+    foreach ($plugins as $plugin) {
+        $check = "PMA_Import_" . $plugin . "Check";
 
-    if ($check()) {
-        $upload_class = 'PMA\libraries\plugins\import\upload\Upload' . ucwords(
-            $plugin
-        );
-        $_SESSION[$SESSION_KEY]["handler"] = $upload_class;
-        break;
+        if ($check()) {
+            $upload_class = 'PMA\libraries\plugins\import\upload\Upload' . ucwords(
+                $plugin
+            );
+            $_SESSION[$SESSION_KEY]["handler"] = $upload_class;
+            break;
+        }
     }
+    return array($SESSION_KEY, $upload_id, $plugins);
 }
 
 /**