diff --git a/features/dayone2.feature b/features/dayone2.feature
index 30b9024d..d245e017 100644
--- a/features/dayone2.feature
+++ b/features/dayone2.feature
@@ -23,10 +23,9 @@ Feature: Day One 2.0 implementation details.
     Scenario: Converted journal is validated
         Given we use the config "basic.yaml"
         When we run "jrnl --import dayone2 features/data/journals/dayone2.json"
-        Then we should get no error
         When we run "jrnl dayone2 -n 2"
         Then we should get no error
-        and the output should contain "10-01-2020 12:21 Entry Number Two."
+        and the output should contain "2020-01-10 12:21 Entry Number Two."
 
     Scenario: Check tags are handled correctly
         Given we use the config "basic.yaml"
diff --git a/jrnl/cli.py b/jrnl/cli.py
index 2ba696a4..ee1d6ecc 100644
--- a/jrnl/cli.py
+++ b/jrnl/cli.py
@@ -348,7 +348,8 @@ def run(manual_args=None):
 
     # Import mode
     if args.import_:
-        return plugins.get_importer(args.import_, args.text)
+        root_config = install.load_or_install_jrnl()
+        return plugins.get_importer(args.import_, args.text, root_config)
 
     # This is where we finally open the journal!
     try:
diff --git a/jrnl/plugins/__init__.py b/jrnl/plugins/__init__.py
index aa53d248..7ce3185e 100644
--- a/jrnl/plugins/__init__.py
+++ b/jrnl/plugins/__init__.py
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ def get_exporter(format):
     return None
 
 
-def get_importer(file_format, path):
+def get_importer(file_format, path, root_config):
     for importer in __importers:
         if hasattr(importer, "names") and file_format in importer.names:
-            return importer(path)
+            return importer(path, root_config)
     return None
diff --git a/jrnl/plugins/dayone2_importer.py b/jrnl/plugins/dayone2_importer.py
index 67bb8d70..727f9797 100644
--- a/jrnl/plugins/dayone2_importer.py
+++ b/jrnl/plugins/dayone2_importer.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class DayOne2Importer(JSONImporter):
     names = ["dayone2"]
     extension = "json"
 
-    def __init__(self, path):
+    def __init__(self, path, root_config):
         self.type = "dayone2"
         self.path = path
         self.keys = [
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class DayOne2Importer(JSONImporter):
             "timeZone",
             "uuid",
         ]
+        self.root_config = root_config
         JSONImporter.__init__(self)
         self.convert_journal()
 
diff --git a/jrnl/plugins/json_importer.py b/jrnl/plugins/json_importer.py
index be954f70..4e33598b 100644
--- a/jrnl/plugins/json_importer.py
+++ b/jrnl/plugins/json_importer.py
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import os
 from abc import abstractmethod
 from pathlib import Path
 
+from jrnl.install import save_config
 from jrnl.Journal import PlainJournal
 from jrnl.plugins.text_exporter import TextExporter
-from jrnl.plugins.util import add_journal_to_config
 
 
 class JSONImporter(PlainJournal, TextExporter):
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ class JSONImporter(PlainJournal, TextExporter):
             self.data = self.parse_json()
             self.create_file(self.filename + ".txt")
             new_path = self.export(self.journal, self.filename + ".txt")
-            add_journal_to_config(self.type, new_path)
+            self.root_config["journals"][self.type] = new_path
+            save_config(self.root_config)
 
     def import_file(self):
         """Reads a JSON file and returns a dict."""
diff --git a/jrnl/plugins/util.py b/jrnl/plugins/util.py
index 4303d175..a030f8d3 100644
--- a/jrnl/plugins/util.py
+++ b/jrnl/plugins/util.py
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 # encoding: utf-8
-import yaml
-
-from jrnl.install import CONFIG_FILE_PATH, save_config
-from jrnl.util import load_config
-from pathlib import Path
 
 
 def get_tags_count(journal):
@@ -28,14 +23,3 @@ def oxford_list(lst):
         return lst[0] + " or " + lst[1]
     else:
         return ", ".join(lst[:-1]) + ", or " + lst[-1]
-
-
-def add_journal_to_config(name, path):
-    data = {}
-    try:
-        data = load_config(CONFIG_FILE_PATH)
-    except FileNotFoundError:
-        print("Config file not found.")
-    finally:
-        data["journals"][name] = path
-        save_config(data)