diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/AccountUtil.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/AccountUtil.java
index c5c5f42..341081f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/AccountUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/AccountUtil.java
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-//Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
+// Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
 //
-//Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-//you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-//You may obtain a copy of the License at
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
 //
-//http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 //
-//Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-//distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-//WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-//See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-//limitations under the License.
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
 
 package com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.importer;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/AddApprovalsStep.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/AddApprovalsStep.java
index 5b6534c..f5afd95 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/AddApprovalsStep.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/AddApprovalsStep.java
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-//Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
+// Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
 //
-//Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-//you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-//You may obtain a copy of the License at
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
 //
-//http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 //
-//Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-//distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-//WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-//See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-//limitations under the License.
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
 
 package com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.importer;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/AddHashtagsStep.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/AddHashtagsStep.java
index a505161..e40fc5e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/AddHashtagsStep.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/AddHashtagsStep.java
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-//Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
+// Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
 //
-//Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-//you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-//You may obtain a copy of the License at
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
 //
-//http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 //
-//Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-//distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-//WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-//See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-//limitations under the License.
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
 
 package com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.importer;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ConfigureProjectStep.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ConfigureProjectStep.java
index 787ae3b..6aefa97 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ConfigureProjectStep.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ConfigureProjectStep.java
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-//Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
+// Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
 //
-//Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-//you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-//You may obtain a copy of the License at
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
 //
-//http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 //
-//Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-//distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-//WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-//See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-//limitations under the License.
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
 
 package com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.importer;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ConfigureRepositoryStep.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ConfigureRepositoryStep.java
index ff35988..f3f4bef 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ConfigureRepositoryStep.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ConfigureRepositoryStep.java
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-//Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
+// Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
 //
-//Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-//you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-//You may obtain a copy of the License at
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
 //
-//http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 //
-//Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-//distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-//WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-//See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-//limitations under the License.
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
 
 package com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.importer;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/GitFetchStep.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/GitFetchStep.java
index 88a08e9..10e0642 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/GitFetchStep.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/GitFetchStep.java
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-//Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
+// Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
 //
-//Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-//you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-//You may obtain a copy of the License at
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
 //
-//http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 //
-//Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-//distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-//WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-//See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-//limitations under the License.
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
 
 package com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.importer;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ImportInfo.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ImportInfo.java
index ce64c60..16be1c6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ImportInfo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ImportInfo.java
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-//Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
+// Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
 //
-//Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-//you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-//You may obtain a copy of the License at
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
 //
-//http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 //
-//Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-//distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-//WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-//See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-//limitations under the License.
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
 
 package com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.importer;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ImportJson.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ImportJson.java
index 8a0fd83..b92db2b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ImportJson.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ImportJson.java
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-//Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
+// Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
 //
-//Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-//you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-//You may obtain a copy of the License at
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
 //
-//http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 //
-//Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-//distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-//WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-//See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-//limitations under the License.
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
 
 package com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.importer;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ImportProject.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ImportProject.java
index 02f9fb4..eb79abb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ImportProject.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ImportProject.java
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-//Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
+// Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
 //
-//Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-//you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-//You may obtain a copy of the License at
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
 //
-//http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 //
-//Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-//distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-//WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-//See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-//limitations under the License.
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
 
 package com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.importer;
 
@@ -63,6 +63,21 @@
     public String user;
     public String pass;
     public String parent;
+
+    private void validate() throws BadRequestException {
+      if (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(from)) {
+        throw new BadRequestException("from is required");
+      }
+      if (!(new UrlValidator(UrlValidator.ALLOW_LOCAL_URLS)).isValid(from)) {
+        throw new BadRequestException("from must be a valid URL");
+      }
+      if (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(user)) {
+        throw new BadRequestException("user is required");
+      }
+      if (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(pass)) {
+        throw new BadRequestException("pass is required");
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   interface Factory {
@@ -85,7 +100,7 @@
   private final Project.NameKey project;
   private Project.NameKey parent;
 
-  private Writer err = null;
+  private Writer err;
 
   @Inject
   ImportProject(
@@ -116,6 +131,7 @@
   void setErr(Writer err) {
     this.err = err;
   }
+
   @Override
   public Response<String> apply(ConfigResource rsrc, Input input)
       throws RestApiException, OrmException, IOException, ValidationException,
@@ -123,18 +139,6 @@
     if (input == null) {
       input = new Input();
     }
-    if (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(input.from)) {
-      throw new BadRequestException("from is required");
-    }
-    if (!(new UrlValidator(UrlValidator.ALLOW_LOCAL_URLS)).isValid(input.from)) {
-      throw new BadRequestException("from must be a valid URL");
-    }
-    if (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(input.user)) {
-      throw new BadRequestException("user is required");
-    }
-    if (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(input.pass)) {
-      throw new BadRequestException("pass is required");
-    }
 
     LockFile lockFile = lockForImport(project);
     try {
@@ -168,9 +172,13 @@
       GitAPIException, NoSuchChangeException, NoSuchAccountException {
     boolean resume = info != null;
 
+    input.validate();
+
     ProgressMonitor pm = err != null ? new TextProgressMonitor(err) :
         NullProgressMonitor.INSTANCE;
 
+    checkProjectInSource(input, pm);
+
     try {
       setParentProjectName(input, pm);
       checkPreconditions(pm);
@@ -202,6 +210,13 @@
     return Response.<String> ok("OK");
   }
 
+  private void checkProjectInSource(Input input, ProgressMonitor pm)
+      throws IOException, BadRequestException {
+    pm.beginTask("Check source project", 1);
+    new RemoteApi(input.from, input.user, input.pass).getProject(project.get());
+    updateAndEnd(pm);
+  }
+
   private void setParentProjectName(Input input, ProgressMonitor pm)
       throws IOException, BadRequestException {
     pm.beginTask("Set parent project", 1);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/InsertLinkToOriginalChangeStep.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/InsertLinkToOriginalChangeStep.java
index f917dcf..fe04784 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/InsertLinkToOriginalChangeStep.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/InsertLinkToOriginalChangeStep.java
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-//Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
+// Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
 //
-//Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-//you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-//You may obtain a copy of the License at
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
 //
-//http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 //
-//Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-//distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-//WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-//See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-//limitations under the License.
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
 
 package com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.importer;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/OpenRepositoryStep.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/OpenRepositoryStep.java
index 2075864..8b347a1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/OpenRepositoryStep.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/OpenRepositoryStep.java
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-//Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
+// Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
 //
-//Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-//you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-//You may obtain a copy of the License at
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
 //
-//http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 //
-//Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-//distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-//WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-//See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-//limitations under the License.
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
 
 package com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.importer;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ProgressMonitorUtil.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ProgressMonitorUtil.java
index 51b1a49..209d14e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ProgressMonitorUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ProgressMonitorUtil.java
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
-//Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
+// Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
 //
-//Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-//you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-//You may obtain a copy of the License at
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
 //
-//http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 //
-//Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-//distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-//WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-//See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-//limitations under the License.
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
 package com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.importer;
 
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.ProgressMonitor;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ProjectCommand.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ProjectCommand.java
index d684cbe..76cd244 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ProjectCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ProjectCommand.java
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-//Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
+// Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
 //
-//Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-//you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-//You may obtain a copy of the License at
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
 //
-//http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 //
-//Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-//distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-//WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-//See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-//limitations under the License.
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
 
 package com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.importer;
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 
   @Option(name = "--parent", required = false, metaVar = "NAME",
       usage = "name of parent project in target system")
-  private ProjectControl parent;
+  private String parent;
 
   @Option(name = "--quiet", usage = "suppress progress messages")
   private boolean quiet;
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@
     input.from = url;
     input.user = user;
     input.pass = readPassword();
-    if (parent != null) {
-      input.parent = parent.getProject().getName();
+    if (!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(parent)) {
+      input.parent = parent;
     }
 
     try {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/RemoteApi.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/RemoteApi.java
index 5d20f01..d48ca5d 100755
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/RemoteApi.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/RemoteApi.java
@@ -105,6 +105,12 @@
       throw new BadRequestException(
           "invalid credentials: accessing source system failed with 401 Unauthorized");
     }
+    if (r.getStatusCode() == HttpStatus.SC_NOT_FOUND) {
+      throw new BadRequestException(
+          "Project not found or missing permissions for accessing the project:"
+          + " accessing source system failed with 404 Not found");
+    }
+
     if (r.getStatusCode() < 200 || 300 <= r.getStatusCode()) {
       throw new IOException(String.format(
           "Unexpected response code for %s on %s : %s", method.name(),
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ReplayChangesStep.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ReplayChangesStep.java
index 51010bb..42e1e43 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ReplayChangesStep.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ReplayChangesStep.java
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-//Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
+// Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
 //
-//Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-//you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-//You may obtain a copy of the License at
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
 //
-//http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 //
-//Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-//distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-//WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-//See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-//limitations under the License.
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
 
 package com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.importer;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ReplayInlineCommentsStep.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ReplayInlineCommentsStep.java
index ad5df68..1e2fa12 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ReplayInlineCommentsStep.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ReplayInlineCommentsStep.java
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-//Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
+// Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
 //
-//Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-//you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-//You may obtain a copy of the License at
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
 //
-//http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 //
-//Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-//distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-//WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-//See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-//limitations under the License.
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
 
 package com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.importer;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ReplayMessagesStep.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ReplayMessagesStep.java
index 7220860..1b2d5e8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ReplayMessagesStep.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ReplayMessagesStep.java
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-//Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
+// Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
 //
-//Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-//you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-//You may obtain a copy of the License at
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
 //
-//http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 //
-//Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-//distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-//WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-//See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-//limitations under the License.
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
 
 package com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.importer;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ReplayRevisionsStep.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ReplayRevisionsStep.java
index 6b84e4e..8d5b152 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ReplayRevisionsStep.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ReplayRevisionsStep.java
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-//Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
+// Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
 //
-//Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-//you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-//You may obtain a copy of the License at
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
 //
-//http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 //
-//Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-//distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-//WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-//See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-//limitations under the License.
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
 
 package com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.importer;
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/Documentation/cmd-project.md b/src/main/resources/Documentation/cmd-project.md
index c1e475a..e02cbcd 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/Documentation/cmd-project.md
+++ b/src/main/resources/Documentation/cmd-project.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   --user <USER> | -u <USER> \
   --pass - | <PASS> \
   [--parent <NAME>] \
-  [--quiet]
+  [--quiet] \
   <NAME>
 ```
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
 `--parent`
 :	Name of the parent project in the target system.
-	The imported projects will be created under this parent project.
+	The imported project will be created under this parent project.
 
 `--quiet`
 :	Suppress progress messages.