diff --git a/src/add/array.js b/src/add/array.js
index 8530bd99..bf43b37c 100644
--- a/src/add/array.js
+++ b/src/add/array.js
@@ -224,8 +224,9 @@ String.prototype.reverse = function() {
 };
 
 Object.clone = function(o) {
-    return structuredClone(o);
-    // return o ? JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(o)) : o;
+    // not using structuredClone because failes with some objects
+    // this method "cleans" out non clonables
+    return o ? JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(o)) : o;
 };
 
 Object.toArray = function(o) {
diff --git a/src/kiri/settings.js b/src/kiri/settings.js
index 84086f14..3ca25603 100644
--- a/src/kiri/settings.js
+++ b/src/kiri/settings.js
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ function settingsImport(data, ask) {
     const { uc, ui } = api;
     if (typeof(data) === 'string') {
         try {
-            data = api.util.b64dec(data);
+            data = data.charAt(0) === '{' ? JSON.parse(data) : api.util.b64dec(data);
         } catch (e) {
             uc.alert('invalid import format');
             console.log('data',data,{type: typeof data},e);