diff --git a/src/screens/ConfigEditorScreen/ConfigEditorScreen.test.tsx b/src/screens/ConfigEditorScreen/ConfigEditorScreen.test.tsx
index 0b113ee..d0f2a31 100644
--- a/src/screens/ConfigEditorScreen/ConfigEditorScreen.test.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/ConfigEditorScreen/ConfigEditorScreen.test.tsx
@@ -45,6 +45,28 @@ describe('ConfigEditorScreen', () => {
     localStorage.removeItem('newtab-config');
   });
 
+  it('saves and closes on successful import', async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    const onSave = vi.fn();
+    const onClose = vi.fn();
+    render(<ConfigEditor {...defaultProps} onSave={onSave} onClose={onClose} />);
+
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Import' }));
+
+    const modal = screen.getByText('Import Config').closest('.config-editor-modal')!;
+    const textarea = within(modal as HTMLElement).getByPlaceholderText('Paste exported base64 string here...');
+
+    const validConfig = JSON.stringify(mockConfig);
+    const encoded = btoa(validConfig);
+    await user.type(textarea, encoded);
+
+    const applyButton = within(modal as HTMLElement).getByRole('button', { name: 'Apply' });
+    await user.click(applyButton);
+
+    expect(onSave).toHaveBeenCalledWith(mockConfig);
+    expect(onClose).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
   it('shows import error on invalid base64 input', async () => {
     const user = userEvent.setup();
     render(<ConfigEditor {...defaultProps} />);
diff --git a/src/screens/ConfigEditorScreen/ConfigEditorScreen.tsx b/src/screens/ConfigEditorScreen/ConfigEditorScreen.tsx
index c3b9852..3526d2b 100644
--- a/src/screens/ConfigEditorScreen/ConfigEditorScreen.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/ConfigEditorScreen/ConfigEditorScreen.tsx
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ export function ConfigEditor({ config, onSave, onClose, onPreview }: ConfigEdito
   const [copied, setCopied] = useState(false);
   const [importString, setImportString] = useState('');
   const [importError, setImportError] = useState('');
-  const [importSuccess, setImportSuccess] = useState(false);
 
   const handleExport = () => {
     if (activePanel === 'export') {
@@ -86,13 +85,11 @@ export function ConfigEditor({ config, onSave, onClose, onPreview }: ConfigEdito
     }
     setImportString('');
     setImportError('');
-    setImportSuccess(false);
     setActivePanel('import');
   };
 
   const handleImportApply = () => {
     setImportError('');
-    setImportSuccess(false);
 
     const trimmed = importString.trim();
     if (!trimmed) {
@@ -122,23 +119,13 @@ export function ConfigEditor({ config, onSave, onClose, onPreview }: ConfigEdito
     }
 
     onSave(parsed);
-
-    const bg = parsed.background;
-    onPreview(bg ? {
-      imageUrl: bg.imageUrl,
-      opacity: bg.opacity ?? 0.5,
-      color: bg.color ?? '#000000',
-      gradient: bg.gradient,
-    } : undefined);
-
-    setImportSuccess(true);
+    onClose();
   };
 
   const closePanel = () => {
     setActivePanel('none');
     setImportString('');
     setImportError('');
-    setImportSuccess(false);
     setCopied(false);
   };
 
@@ -229,16 +216,13 @@ export function ConfigEditor({ config, onSave, onClose, onPreview }: ConfigEdito
                 <textarea
                   className="config-editor-textarea"
                   value={importString}
-                  onChange={(e) => { setImportString(e.target.value); setImportError(''); setImportSuccess(false); }}
+                  onChange={(e) => { setImportString(e.target.value); setImportError(''); }}
                   rows={5}
                   placeholder="Paste exported base64 string here..."
                 />
                 {importError && (
                   <div className="config-editor-ie-error">{importError}</div>
                 )}
-                {importSuccess && (
-                  <div className="config-editor-ie-success">Config applied successfully.</div>
-                )}
                 <button
                   className="config-editor-btn config-editor-btn-apply"
                   onClick={handleImportApply}