diff --git a/utils/seeddms-xmldump b/utils/seeddms-xmldump
index c9eb1fdb1..e77be3446 100755
--- a/utils/seeddms-xmldump
+++ b/utils/seeddms-xmldump
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 if [ -z "${SEEDDMS_HOME}" ]; then
-	parentdir=$(dirname "$0")
+	parentdir=$(dirname `realpath "$0"`)
 	export SEEDDMS_HOME=$(dirname "$parentdir")
 fi
 
diff --git a/utils/seeddms-xmlimport b/utils/seeddms-xmlimport
index a3ef53346..33d1dd9c2 100755
--- a/utils/seeddms-xmlimport
+++ b/utils/seeddms-xmlimport
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 if [ -z "${SEEDDMS_HOME}" ]; then
-	parentdir=$(dirname "$0")
+	parentdir=$(dirname `realpath "$0"`)
 	export SEEDDMS_HOME=$(dirname "$parentdir")
 fi
 
diff --git a/utils/xmlimport.php b/utils/xmlimport.php
index fd5003bf0..3792bd567 100644
--- a/utils/xmlimport.php
+++ b/utils/xmlimport.php
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ function usage() { /* {{{ */
 	echo "  --default-user <user id>: use this user if user could not be found.".PHP_EOL;
 	echo "  --export-mapping <file>: write object mapping into file".PHP_EOL;
 	echo "  --debug: turn debug output on".PHP_EOL;
+	echo "  --log-file: set log file ('-' stands for stdout).".PHP_EOL;
 } /* }}} */
 
 function dateToTimestamp($date, $format='Y-m-d H:i:s') { /* {{{ */
@@ -505,7 +506,7 @@ function insert_document($document) { /* {{{ */
 	 	print_r($document);
 
 	if(!array_key_exists((int) $document['attributes']['owner'], $objmap['users'])) {
-		$logger->warning("Owner of document cannot be mapped using default user");
+		$logger->warning("Owner of document cannot be mapped, using default user");
 		$owner = $defaultUser;
 	} else {
 		$owner = $dms->getUser($objmap['users'][(int) $document['attributes']['owner']]);
@@ -536,8 +537,8 @@ function insert_document($document) { /* {{{ */
 		if(array_key_exists($document['folder'], $objmap['folders'])) {
 			$folder = $dms->getFolder($objmap['folders'][$document['folder']]);
 		} else {
-			$logger->err("Folder ".$document['folder']." cannot be mapped");
-			return false;
+			$logger->err("Folder ".$document['folder']." cannot be mapped, using import folder");
+			$folder = $rootfolder;
 		}
 	} else
 		$folder = $rootfolder;
@@ -687,7 +688,7 @@ function insert_document($document) { /* {{{ */
 		$newDocument->setInheritAccess($document['attributes']['inheritaccess']);
 		foreach($document['versions'] as $version) {
 			if(!array_key_exists((int) $version['attributes']['owner'], $objmap['users'])) {
-				$logger->warning("Owner of document version cannot be mapped using default user");
+				$logger->warning("Owner of document version cannot be mapped, using default user");
 				$owner = $defaultUser;
 			} else {
 				$owner = $dms->getUser($objmap['users'][(int) $version['attributes']['owner']]);
@@ -842,7 +843,7 @@ function insert_document($document) { /* {{{ */
 		if(isset($document['files']) && $document['files']) {
 			foreach($document['files'] as $file) {
 				if(!array_key_exists($file['attributes']['owner'], $objmap['users'])) {
-					$logger->warning("User for file cannot be mapped");
+					$logger->warning("User for file cannot be mapped, using default user");
 					$owner = $defaultUser;
 				} else {
 					$owner = $dms->getUser($objmap['users'][$file['attributes']['owner']]);
@@ -893,7 +894,7 @@ function insert_folder($folder) { /* {{{ */
 
 	if(in_array('folders', $sections)) {
 		if(!array_key_exists($folder['attributes']['owner'], $objmap['users'])) {
-			$logger->warning("Owner of folder cannot be mapped using default user");
+			$logger->warning("Owner of folder cannot be mapped, using default user");
 			$owner = $defaultUser;
 		} else {
 			$owner = $dms->getUser($objmap['users'][(int) $folder['attributes']['owner']]);
@@ -1032,7 +1033,7 @@ function resolve_links() { /* {{{ */
 							if(array_key_exists($doclink['attributes']['target'], $objmap['documents'])) {
 								if($target = $dms->getDocument($objmap['documents'][$doclink['attributes']['target']])) {
 									if(!array_key_exists($doclink['attributes']['owner'], $objmap['users'])) {
-										$logger->warning("User for link cannot be mapped using default user");
+										$logger->warning("User for link cannot be mapped, using default user");
 										$owner = $defaultUser;
 									} else {
 										$owner = $dms->getUser($objmap['users'][$doclink['attributes']['owner']]);
@@ -1873,7 +1874,7 @@ function characterData($parser, $data) { /* {{{ */
 
 $version = "0.0.1";
 $shortoptions = "hv";
-$longoptions = array('help', 'version', 'debug', 'config:', 'sections:', 'folder:', 'file:', 'contentdir:', 'default-user:', 'export-mapping:', 'no-version-check');
+$longoptions = array('help', 'version', 'debug', 'config:', 'sections:', 'folder:', 'file:', 'contentdir:', 'default-user:', 'export-mapping:', 'no-version-check', 'log-file:');
 if(false === ($options = getopt($shortoptions, $longoptions))) {
 	usage();
 	exit(0);
@@ -1914,11 +1915,19 @@ require_once($myincpath."/inc/inc.Extension.php");
 require_once($myincpath."/inc/inc.DBInit.php");
 require_once($myincpath."/inc/inc.ClassAcl.php");
 
+/* Set alternative log file */
 $logfile = "xmlimport.log";
+if(isset($options['log-file'])) {
+  $logfile = $options['log-file'];
+}
+
 $logconf = array();
 $logconf['timeformat'] = '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S';
 $logconf['lineFormat'] = '%{timestamp} %{priority} xmlimport: %{ident} %{message}';
-$logger = Log::factory('file', $logfile, '', $logconf);
+if($logfile == '-')
+  $logger = Log::factory('console', '', '', $logconf);
+else
+	$logger = Log::factory('file', $logfile, '', $logconf);
 
 if(isset($options['folder'])) {
 	$folderid = intval($options['folder']);
@@ -1926,6 +1935,11 @@ if(isset($options['folder'])) {
 	$folderid = $settings->_rootFolderID;
 }
 
+if (!is_writable($settings->_contentDir)) {
+	$logger->crit("Directory ".$settings->_contentDir." is not writable.");
+	exit;
+}
+
 if(isset($options['contentdir'])) {
 	if(file_exists($options['contentdir'])) {
 		$contentdir = $options['contentdir'];