diff --git a/apps/essimporter/importcrec.cpp b/apps/essimporter/importcrec.cpp
index 28e5ac56f3..7a8a3eb00d 100644
--- a/apps/essimporter/importcrec.cpp
+++ b/apps/essimporter/importcrec.cpp
@@ -15,13 +15,8 @@ namespace ESSImport
         esm.getHNOT(scale, "XSCL");
 
         // FIXME: use AiPackageList, need to fix getSubName()
-        if (esm.isNextSub("AI_W"))
-            esm.skipHSub();
-        if (esm.isNextSub("AI_E"))
-            esm.skipHSub();
-        if (esm.isNextSub("AI_T"))
-            esm.skipHSub();
-        if (esm.isNextSub("AI_F"))
+        while (esm.isNextSub("AI_W") || esm.isNextSub("AI_E") || esm.isNextSub("AI_T") || esm.isNextSub("AI_F")
+               || esm.isNextSub("AI_A"))
             esm.skipHSub();
 
         mInventory.load(esm);
diff --git a/apps/essimporter/importdial.cpp b/apps/essimporter/importdial.cpp
index 228d00a5ae..5797a708a1 100644
--- a/apps/essimporter/importdial.cpp
+++ b/apps/essimporter/importdial.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,17 @@ namespace ESSImport
 
     void DIAL::load(ESM::ESMReader &esm)
     {
-        esm.getHNT(mIndex, "XIDX");
+        // See ESM::Dialogue::Type enum, not sure why we would need this here though
+        int type = 0;
+        esm.getHNOT(type, "DATA");
+
+        // Deleted dialogue in a savefile. No clue what this means...
+        int deleted = 0;
+        esm.getHNOT(deleted, "DELE");
+
+        mIndex = 0;
+        // *should* always occur except when the dialogue is deleted, but leaving it optional just in case...
+        esm.getHNOT(mIndex, "XIDX");
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/apps/essimporter/importnpcc.cpp b/apps/essimporter/importnpcc.cpp
index 7b8dda3719..547b014413 100644
--- a/apps/essimporter/importnpcc.cpp
+++ b/apps/essimporter/importnpcc.cpp
@@ -10,13 +10,8 @@ namespace ESSImport
         esm.getHNT(mNPDT, "NPDT");
 
         // FIXME: use AiPackageList, need to fix getSubName()
-        if (esm.isNextSub("AI_W"))
-            esm.skipHSub();
-        if (esm.isNextSub("AI_E"))
-            esm.skipHSub();
-        if (esm.isNextSub("AI_T"))
-            esm.skipHSub();
-        if (esm.isNextSub("AI_F"))
+        while (esm.isNextSub("AI_W") || esm.isNextSub("AI_E") || esm.isNextSub("AI_T") || esm.isNextSub("AI_F")
+               || esm.isNextSub("AI_A"))
             esm.skipHSub();
 
         mInventory.load(esm);