diff --git a/background/update.js b/background/update.js
index 328c8611..3276d883 100644
--- a/background/update.js
+++ b/background/update.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* global styleSectionsEqual prefs download tryJSONparse ignoreChromeError
   calcStyleDigest getStyleWithNoCode debounce chromeLocal
-  usercss semverCompare
+  usercss semverCompare styleJSONseemsValid
   API_METHODS styleManager */
 'use strict';
 
@@ -231,14 +231,6 @@
         API_METHODS[json.usercssData ? 'installUsercss' : 'installStyle'](newStyle) :
         newStyle;
     }
-
-    function styleJSONseemsValid(json) {
-      return json
-        && json.sections
-        && json.sections.length
-        && typeof json.sections.every === 'function'
-        && typeof json.sections[0].code === 'string';
-    }
   }
 
   function schedule() {
diff --git a/js/sections-util.js b/js/sections-util.js
index aeeeb19b..f44b52a2 100644
--- a/js/sections-util.js
+++ b/js/sections-util.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* exported styleSectionsEqual styleCodeEmpty calcStyleDigest */
+/* exported styleSectionsEqual styleCodeEmpty calcStyleDigest styleJSONseemsValid */
 'use strict';
 
 function styleCodeEmpty(code) {
@@ -96,3 +96,14 @@ function calcStyleDigest(style) {
     return parts.join('');
   }
 }
+
+function styleJSONseemsValid(json) {
+  return json
+    && json.name
+    && json.name.trim()
+    && Array.isArray(json.sections)
+    && json.sections
+    && json.sections.length
+    && typeof json.sections.every === 'function'
+    && typeof json.sections[0].code === 'string';
+}
diff --git a/manage/import-export.js b/manage/import-export.js
index 1a2f1d15..327314c0 100644
--- a/manage/import-export.js
+++ b/manage/import-export.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /* global messageBox styleSectionsEqual getOwnTab API onDOMready
-  tryJSONparse scrollElementIntoView $ $$ API $create t animateElement */
+  tryJSONparse scrollElementIntoView $ $$ API $create t animateElement
+  styleJSONseemsValid */
 'use strict';
 
 const STYLISH_DUMP_FILE_EXT = '.txt';
@@ -144,11 +145,7 @@ function importFromString(jsonString) {
     .then(done);
 
   function analyze(item, index) {
-    if (typeof item !== 'object' ||
-        !item ||
-        !item.name ||
-        !item.name.trim() ||
-        (item.sections && !Array.isArray(item.sections))) {
+    if (typeof item !== 'object' || !styleJSONseemsValid(item)) {
       stats.invalid.names.push(`#${index}: ${limitString(item && item.name || '')}`);
       return;
     }