diff --git a/cmd/utils/app/import_cmd.go b/cmd/utils/app/import_cmd.go
index d8c749327bb..f4fa78751e4 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/app/import_cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/app/import_cmd.go
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ const (
 	importBatchSize = 2500
 )
 
+var errInterrupted = errors.New("interrupted")
+
 var importCommand = cli.Command{
 	Action:    MigrateFlags(importChain),
 	Name:      "import",
@@ -87,6 +89,7 @@ func importChain(cliCtx *cli.Context) error {
 		utils.NATFlag.Name:               "none",
 		utils.NoDownloaderFlag.Name:      "true",
 		utils.ExternalConsensusFlag.Name: "true",
+		utils.MCPDisableFlag.Name:        "true",
 	} {
 		if err := cliCtx.Set(flag, value); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("importChain: set %s=%s: %w", flag, value, err)
@@ -116,11 +119,28 @@ func importChain(cliCtx *cli.Context) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := ImportChain(ethereum, ethereum.ChainDB(), cliCtx.Args().First(), logger); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+	return importFiles(cliCtx.Args().Slice(), logger, func(fn string) error {
+		return ImportChain(ethereum, ethereum.ChainDB(), fn, logger)
+	})
+}
 
-	return nil
+// importFiles imports each file in order; with more than one file, per-file
+// failures are logged and skipped (matching go-ethereum), except a user
+// interrupt aborts the whole command.
+func importFiles(files []string, logger log.Logger, importOne func(fn string) error) error {
+	var importErr error
+	for _, fn := range files {
+		if err := importOne(fn); err != nil {
+			importErr = err
+			if errors.Is(err, errInterrupted) {
+				return err
+			}
+			if len(files) > 1 {
+				logger.Error("Import error", "file", fn, "err", err)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return importErr
 }
 
 func ImportChain(ethereum *eth.Ethereum, chainDB kv.RwDB, fn string, logger log.Logger) error {
@@ -169,7 +189,7 @@ func ImportChain(ethereum *eth.Ethereum, chainDB kv.RwDB, fn string, logger log.
 	for batch := 0; ; batch++ {
 		// Load a batch of RLP blocks.
 		if checkInterrupt() {
-			return errors.New("interrupted")
+			return errInterrupted
 		}
 		i := 0
 		for ; i < importBatchSize; i++ {
@@ -192,7 +212,7 @@ func ImportChain(ethereum *eth.Ethereum, chainDB kv.RwDB, fn string, logger log.
 		}
 		// Import the batch.
 		if checkInterrupt() {
-			return errors.New("interrupted")
+			return errInterrupted
 		}
 
 		br, _ := ethereum.BlockIO()
diff --git a/cmd/utils/app/import_cmd_test.go b/cmd/utils/app/import_cmd_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..786cd6c447d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/utils/app/import_cmd_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+// Copyright 2026 The Erigon Authors
+// This file is part of Erigon.
+//
+// Erigon is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// Erigon is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+// along with Erigon. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package app
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/erigontech/erigon/common/log/v3"
+)
+
+func TestImportFilesProcessesEveryFile(t *testing.T) {
+	files := []string{"0001.rlp", "0002.rlp", "0003.rlp"}
+	var imported []string
+	err := importFiles(files, log.Root(), func(fn string) error {
+		imported = append(imported, fn)
+		return nil
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, files, imported)
+}
+
+func TestImportFilesContinuesPastPerFileFailure(t *testing.T) {
+	files := []string{"0001.rlp", "0002.rlp", "0003.rlp"}
+	badBlock := errors.New("invalid block")
+	var imported []string
+	err := importFiles(files, log.Root(), func(fn string) error {
+		imported = append(imported, fn)
+		if fn == "0002.rlp" {
+			return badBlock
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	require.ErrorIs(t, err, badBlock)
+	require.Equal(t, files, imported, "a failing block file must not stop import of later files")
+}
+
+func TestImportFilesSingleFileSurfacesError(t *testing.T) {
+	badBlock := errors.New("invalid block")
+	err := importFiles([]string{"0001.rlp"}, log.Root(), func(fn string) error {
+		return badBlock
+	})
+	require.ErrorIs(t, err, badBlock)
+}
+
+func TestImportFilesStopsOnInterrupt(t *testing.T) {
+	files := []string{"0001.rlp", "0002.rlp", "0003.rlp"}
+	var imported []string
+	err := importFiles(files, log.Root(), func(fn string) error {
+		imported = append(imported, fn)
+		if fn == "0002.rlp" {
+			return errInterrupted
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	require.ErrorIs(t, err, errInterrupted)
+	require.Equal(t, []string{"0001.rlp", "0002.rlp"}, imported, "user interrupt must abort the whole import, not just skip the current file")
+}