diff --git a/rai/node/cli.cpp b/rai/node/cli.cpp
index 7f4a57e0..307ef62d 100644
--- a/rai/node/cli.cpp
+++ b/rai/node/cli.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ void rai::add_node_options (boost::program_options::options_description & descri
 	("file", boost::program_options::value<std::string> (), "Defines <file> for other commands")
 	("key", boost::program_options::value<std::string> (), "Defines the <key> for other commands, hex")
 	("password", boost::program_options::value<std::string> (), "Defines <password> for other commands")
-	("wallet", boost::program_options::value<std::string> (), "Defines <wallet> for other commands");
+	("wallet", boost::program_options::value<std::string> (), "Defines <wallet> for other commands")
+	("force", boost::program_options::value<bool>(), "Bool to force command if allowed");
 	// clang-format on
 }
 
@@ -525,6 +526,7 @@ std::error_code rai::handle_node_options (boost::program_options::variables_map
 	{
 		if (vm.count ("file") == 1)
 		{
+			bool forced (false);
 			std::string filename (vm["file"].as<std::string> ());
 			std::ifstream stream;
 			stream.open (filename.c_str ());
@@ -537,6 +539,10 @@ std::error_code rai::handle_node_options (boost::program_options::variables_map
 				{
 					password = vm["password"].as<std::string> ();
 				}
+				if (vm.count ("force") == 1)
+				{
+					forced = vm["force"].as<bool> ();
+				}
 				if (vm.count ("wallet") == 1)
 				{
 					rai::uint256_union wallet_id;
@@ -554,8 +560,21 @@ std::error_code rai::handle_node_options (boost::program_options::variables_map
 						}
 						else
 						{
-							std::cerr << "Wallet doesn't exist\n";
-							ec = rai::error_cli::invalid_arguments;
+							if (!forced)
+							{
+								std::cerr << "Wallet doesn't exist\n";
+								ec = rai::error_cli::invalid_arguments;
+							}
+							else
+							{
+								node.node->wallets.create (wallet_id);
+								auto existing (node.node->wallets.items.find (wallet_id));
+								if (existing->second->import (contents.str (), password))
+								{
+									std::cerr << "Unable to import wallet\n";
+									ec = rai::error_cli::invalid_arguments;
+								}
+							}
 						}
 					}
 					else