diff --git a/combo/manager/views.py b/combo/manager/views.py
index c2f375c0..5992fa2f 100644
--- a/combo/manager/views.py
+++ b/combo/manager/views.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class SiteImportView(FormView):
         try:
             import_site(json_site)
         except MissingGroups as e:
-            form.add_error('site_json', unicode(e))
+            form.add_error('site_json', force_text(e))
             return self.form_invalid(form)
 
         return super(SiteImportView, self).form_valid(form)
diff --git a/tests/test_manager.py b/tests/test_manager.py
index 5cdeac90..0b9b7aef 100644
--- a/tests/test_manager.py
+++ b/tests/test_manager.py
@@ -440,6 +440,28 @@ def test_site_export_import(app, admin_user):
     resp = resp.form.submit()
     assert 'File is not in the expected JSON format.' in resp.text
 
+def test_site_export_import_missing_group(app, admin_user):
+    Page.objects.all().delete()
+    group = Group.objects.create(name='foobar')
+    page1 = Page(title='One', slug='one', template_name='standard')
+    page1.save()
+    page1.groups.set([group])
+
+    app = login(app)
+    resp = app.get('/manage/')
+    resp = resp.click('Export Site')
+    assert resp.headers['content-type'] == 'application/json'
+    site_export = resp.body
+
+    Page.objects.all().delete()
+    group.delete()
+
+    app = login(app)
+    resp = app.get('/manage/')
+    resp = resp.click('Import Site')
+    resp.form['site_json'] = Upload('site-export.json', site_export, 'application/json')
+    resp = resp.form.submit()
+    assert 'Missing groups: foobar' in resp.text
 
 def test_duplicate_page(app, admin_user):
     page = Page.objects.create(title='One', slug='one', template_name='standard')