diff --git a/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/channelEdit/router.js b/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/channelEdit/router.js
index 1336a434b8..69615e4d7b 100644
--- a/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/channelEdit/router.js
+++ b/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/channelEdit/router.js
@@ -13,6 +13,22 @@ import ChannelDetailsModal from 'shared/views/channel/ChannelDetailsModal';
 import ChannelModal from 'shared/views/channel/ChannelModal';
 import { RouteNames as ChannelRouteNames } from 'frontend/channelList/constants';
 
+const importBeforeEnter = function (to, from, next) {
+  const promises = [
+    // search recommendations require ancestors to be loaded
+    store.dispatch('contentNode/loadAncestors', { id: to.params.destNodeId }),
+  ];
+
+  if (!store.getters['currentChannel/currentChannel']) {
+    // ensure the current channel is loaded, in case of hard refresh on this route.
+    // alternatively, the page could be reactive to this getter's value, although that doesn't
+    // seem to work properly
+    promises.push(store.dispatch('currentChannel/loadChannel'));
+  }
+
+  return Promise.all(promises).then(() => next());
+};
+
 const router = new VueRouter({
   routes: [
     {
@@ -38,27 +54,14 @@ const router = new VueRouter({
       path: '/import/:destNodeId/browse/:channelId?/:nodeId?',
       component: SearchOrBrowseWindow,
       props: true,
-      beforeEnter: (to, from, next) => {
-        const promises = [
-          // search recommendations require ancestors to be loaded
-          store.dispatch('contentNode/loadAncestors', { id: to.params.destNodeId }),
-        ];
-
-        if (!store.getters['currentChannel/currentChannel']) {
-          // ensure the current channel is loaded, in case of hard refresh on this route.
-          // alternatively, the page could be reactive to this getter's value, although that doesn't
-          // seem to work properly
-          promises.push(store.dispatch('currentChannel/loadChannel'));
-        }
-
-        return Promise.all(promises).then(() => next());
-      },
+      beforeEnter: importBeforeEnter,
     },
     {
       name: RouteNames.IMPORT_FROM_CHANNELS_SEARCH,
       path: '/import/:destNodeId/search/:searchTerm',
       component: SearchOrBrowseWindow,
       props: true,
+      beforeEnter: importBeforeEnter,
     },
     {
       name: RouteNames.IMPORT_FROM_CHANNELS_REVIEW,
diff --git a/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/channelEdit/views/ImportFromChannels/SearchOrBrowseWindow.vue b/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/channelEdit/views/ImportFromChannels/SearchOrBrowseWindow.vue
index 8783dcc822..4ff6879c98 100644
--- a/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/channelEdit/views/ImportFromChannels/SearchOrBrowseWindow.vue
+++ b/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/channelEdit/views/ImportFromChannels/SearchOrBrowseWindow.vue
@@ -395,6 +395,10 @@
           return false;
         }
 
+        if (this.embedTopicRequest === null) {
+          return false;
+        }
+
         if (!validateEmbedTopicRequest(this.embedTopicRequest)) {
           // log to sentry-- this is unexpected, since we use the channel's language as a fallback
           // and channels are required to have a language
@@ -472,6 +476,14 @@
         });
       },
       embedTopicRequest() {
+        // Ensure destination folder is loaded, and it and its ancestors have titles
+        if (
+          !this.importDestinationFolder ||
+          !this.importDestinationFolder.title ||
+          this.topicAncestors.some(n => !n.title)
+        ) {
+          return null;
+        }
         return {
           topics: [
             {
diff --git a/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/channelEdit/views/ImportFromChannels/__tests__/SearchOrBrowseWindow.spec.js b/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/channelEdit/views/ImportFromChannels/__tests__/SearchOrBrowseWindow.spec.js
index d579142977..e254bb21ab 100644
--- a/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/channelEdit/views/ImportFromChannels/__tests__/SearchOrBrowseWindow.spec.js
+++ b/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/channelEdit/views/ImportFromChannels/__tests__/SearchOrBrowseWindow.spec.js
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ describe('SearchOrBrowseWindow', () => {
       'currentChannel/currentChannel': () => ({ language: 'en' }),
       'importFromChannels/savedSearchesExist': () => true,
       isAIFeatureEnabled: () => true,
-      'contentNode/getContentNodeAncestors': () => () => [{ id: 'node-1' }],
+      'contentNode/getContentNodeAncestors': () => () => [{ id: 'node-1', title: 'Test folder' }],
     };
 
     store = new Store({
diff --git a/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/shared/styles/main.scss b/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/shared/styles/main.scss
index 03242da506..8e3188950c 100644
--- a/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/shared/styles/main.scss
+++ b/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/shared/styles/main.scss
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ body {
     outline: 2px solid var(--v-secondary-base) !important;
   }
 
-  > .v-dialog__content {
+  > .v-dialog__content,
+  > .v-overlay {
     z-index: 16 !important;
   }
 }