diff --git a/importDomain.go b/importDomain.go
index 50dfd90..71aa42b 100644
--- a/importDomain.go
+++ b/importDomain.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 func importDomain(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) (string, error) {
 	var result string
 	domainName := r.URL.Query().Get("domainName")
+	force := r.URL.Query().Get("force")
 	if domainName == "" {
 		result = "importDomain() failed. name is blank " + r.URL.Path
 		log.Warn(result)
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ func importDomain(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) (string, error) {
 	// a LocalOnly record should already have been created by hypervisor.Poll()
 	d := me.cluster.FindDropletByName(domainName)
 	if d == nil {
-		result = "libvirt domain " + domainName + " could not be found on any hypervisor"
+		result = "libvirt domain " + domainName + " could not be found on any hypervisor\n"
 		log.Info(result)
 		fmt.Fprintln(w, result)
 		return result, errors.New(result)
@@ -38,10 +39,16 @@ func importDomain(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) (string, error) {
 
 	// if it's not local only, don't attempt this for now
 	if d.LocalOnly == "" {
-		result = "LocalOnly is blank. SKIP. merge not supported yet."
-		log.Log(WARN, result)
-		fmt.Fprintln(w, result)
-		return result, errors.New(result)
+		if force == "true" {
+			result = "LocalOnly is blank. force=true. PROCEEDING WITH DANGER\n"
+			log.Warn(result)
+			fmt.Fprint(w, result)
+		} else {
+			result = "LocalOnly is blank. SKIP. merge not supported yet. force=" + force
+			log.Log(WARN, result)
+			fmt.Fprintln(w, result)
+			return result, errors.New(result)
+		}
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/poll.go b/poll.go
index 4051356..fa2c317 100644
--- a/poll.go
+++ b/poll.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func (h *HyperT) pollHypervisor() {
 				d.Current.Hypervisor = h.pb.Hostname
 			}
 			if d.LocalOnly == "" {
-				log.Log(WARN, start, "local domain is a duplicate (need to resolve this)")
+				log.Log(WARN, start, "local domain is a duplicate (need to resolve this)", h.pb.Hostname)
 				continue
 			}
 			log.Log(WARN, start, "local domain ready to import from hypervisor")