diff --git a/lib/less/visitors/import-visitor.js b/lib/less/visitors/import-visitor.js
index 9b8e4b22..14b5b971 100644
--- a/lib/less/visitors/import-visitor.js
+++ b/lib/less/visitors/import-visitor.js
@@ -40,11 +40,12 @@ ImportVisitor.prototype = {
             var context = new contexts.Eval(this.context, this.context.frames.slice(0));
             var importParent = context.frames[0];
 
-            // TODO - process this type of imports *last*
-            //if (importNode.isVariableImport()) {
-            //    console.log("variable import detected");
-            //}
-            importNode = this.processImportNode(importNode, context, importParent);
+            this.importCount++;
+            if (importNode.isVariableImport()) {
+                this._sequencer.addVariableImport(this.processImportNode.bind(this, importNode, context, importParent));
+            } else {
+                importNode = this.processImportNode(importNode, context, importParent);
+            }
         }
         visitArgs.visitDeeper = false;
         return importNode;
@@ -64,7 +65,6 @@ ImportVisitor.prototype = {
         }
 
         if (evaldImportNode && (!evaldImportNode.css || inlineCSS)) {
-            this.importCount++;
 
             if (evaldImportNode.options.multiple) {
                 context.importMultiple = true;
@@ -85,12 +85,17 @@ ImportVisitor.prototype = {
                 }
             }
             importNode = evaldImportNode;
+        } else {
+            this.importCount--;
         }
         return importNode;
     },
     onImported: function (importNode, context, e, root, importedAtRoot, fullPath) {
-        if (e && !e.filename) {
-            e.index = importNode.index; e.filename = importNode.currentFileInfo.filename;
+        if (e) {
+            if (!e.filename) {
+                e.index = importNode.index; e.filename = importNode.currentFileInfo.filename;
+            }
+            this.error = e;
         }
 
         var importVisitor = this,
@@ -111,20 +116,6 @@ ImportVisitor.prototype = {
             }
         }
 
-        var subFinish = function(e) {
-            importVisitor.importCount--;
-
-            if (importVisitor.isFinished) {
-                this._sequencer.tryRun();
-                if (importVisitor.importCount === 0) {
-                    importVisitor._finish(e || importVisitor.error);
-                }
-            }
-            if (e) {
-                importVisitor.error = e;
-            }
-        };
-
         if (root) {
             importNode.root = root;
             importNode.importedFilename = fullPath;
@@ -143,7 +134,14 @@ ImportVisitor.prototype = {
             }
         }
 
-        subFinish();
+        importVisitor.importCount--;
+
+        if (importVisitor.isFinished) {
+            this._sequencer.tryRun();
+            if (importVisitor.importCount === 0) {
+                importVisitor._finish(importVisitor.error);
+            }
+        }
     },
     visitRule: function (ruleNode, visitArgs) {
         visitArgs.visitDeeper = false;