diff --git a/backend/contract-addresses.json b/backend/contract-addresses.json
index ea0f25e..f63f650 100644
--- a/backend/contract-addresses.json
+++ b/backend/contract-addresses.json
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {
   "localhost": {
-    "DAO": "0x4C767e62c92b58B2308E02ba5Cc4A3BD246060ac",
-    "Work1": "0x39B7522Ee1A5B13aE5580C40114239D4cE0e7D29",
-    "Onboarding": "0xC0Bb36820Ba891DE4ed6D60f75066805361dbeB8",
-    "Proposals": "0x268A0A6bB80282542e0Be0864Cfa1c2206c5491F"
+    "DAO": "0x4774670f82A590e7eD6072bd7098836B06FFd8ce",
+    "Work1": "0xc72A4CF5499D0de850457C0d4C0a4b8071441C6f",
+    "Onboarding": "0xadB35d0E9d7B33441C7ED26add5D42F873430790",
+    "Proposals": "0xE9aa427d985aE50AdD10a3404bF7a1300fa9f667"
   },
   "sepolia": {
     "DAO": "0x8e5bd58B2ca8910C5F9be8de847d6883B15c60d2",
diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index bd0e2e7..83f8e4c 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
         "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
         "ethers": "^6.12.0",
         "express": "^4.18.2",
+        "express-async-errors": "^3.1.1",
         "level": "^8.0.1",
         "object-hash": "^3.0.0"
       },
@@ -1813,6 +1814,14 @@
         "node": ">= 0.10.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/express-async-errors": {
+      "version": "3.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/express-async-errors/-/express-async-errors-3.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-h6aK1da4tpqWSbyCa3FxB/V6Ehd4EEB15zyQq9qe75OZBp0krinNKuH4rAY+S/U/2I36vdLAUFSjQJ+TFmODng==",
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "express": "^4.16.2"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/express/node_modules/debug": {
       "version": "2.6.9",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-2.6.9.tgz",
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index c4bbd5f..6d93fdf 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
     "ethers": "^6.12.0",
     "express": "^4.18.2",
+    "express-async-errors": "^3.1.1",
     "level": "^8.0.1",
     "object-hash": "^3.0.0"
   },
diff --git a/backend/src/import-from-ss.js b/backend/src/import-from-ss.js
index 86ac5a4..95ea3fe 100644
--- a/backend/src/import-from-ss.js
+++ b/backend/src/import-from-ss.js
@@ -35,12 +35,14 @@ const getContract = (name) => new ethers.Contract(
   DAOArtifact.abi,
   signer,
 );
+const dao = getContract('DAO');
 
 const fetchPaperInfo = async (paperId, retryDelay = 5000) => {
   const url = `https://api.semanticscholar.org/graph/v1/paper/${paperId}?`
   + 'fields=title,url,authors,references.title,references.url,references.authors';
   let retry = false;
   let paper;
+  let requestError;
   const response = await axios.get(url, {
     headers: {
       'api-key': process.env.SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY,
@@ -52,9 +54,11 @@ const fetchPaperInfo = async (paperId, retryDelay = 5000) => {
       return;
     }
     // Some other error occurred
-    throw new Error(error);
+    requestError = error;
   });
-  if (retry) {
+  if (requestError) {
+    throw requestError;
+  } else if (retry) {
     console.log('retry delay (sec):', retryDelay / 1000);
     await new Promise((resolve) => {
       setTimeout(resolve, retryDelay);
@@ -138,7 +142,6 @@ HREF ${paper.url}`;
 };
 
 module.exports = async (req, res) => {
-  const dao = await getContract('DAO');
   const {
     body: {
       paperId,
@@ -188,12 +191,12 @@ module.exports = async (req, res) => {
   } catch (e) {
     if (e.reason === 'A post with this contentId already exists') {
       console.log(`Post already added for paper ${paperId}`);
-      res.status(204).end();
+      res.json({ alreadyAdded: true, postId: hash });
       return;
     }
     throw e;
   }
 
   console.log(`Added post to blockchain for paper ${paperId}`);
-  res.status(201).end();
+  res.json({ postId: hash });
 };
diff --git a/backend/src/index.js b/backend/src/index.js
index 6c38449..b0e4685 100644
--- a/backend/src/index.js
+++ b/backend/src/index.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const write = require('./write');
 const importFromSS = require('./import-from-ss');
 
 require('dotenv').config();
+require('express-async-errors');
 
 const app = express();
 const port = process.env.PORT || 3000;
@@ -20,6 +21,14 @@ app.get('*', (req, res) => {
   res.status(404).json({ errorCode: 404 });
 });
 
+app.use((err, req, res, next) => {
+  const status = err.response?.status ?? 500;
+  const message = err.response?.data?.error ?? err.message;
+  console.error(`error: ${message}`);
+  res.status(status).send(message);
+  next();
+});
+
 app.listen(port, () => {
   console.log(`Listening on port ${port}`);
 });
diff --git a/backend/src/read.js b/backend/src/read.js
index 05ce051..2a79d56 100644
--- a/backend/src/read.js
+++ b/backend/src/read.js
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ module.exports = async (req, res) => {
     authors, content, signature, embeddedData,
   } = data;
 
-  console.log({ content, embeddedData });
-
   // Verify hash
   const derivedHash = objectHash({
     authors, content, signature, embeddedData,
diff --git a/ethereum/contract-addresses.json b/ethereum/contract-addresses.json
index ea0f25e..f63f650 100644
--- a/ethereum/contract-addresses.json
+++ b/ethereum/contract-addresses.json
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {
   "localhost": {
-    "DAO": "0x4C767e62c92b58B2308E02ba5Cc4A3BD246060ac",
-    "Work1": "0x39B7522Ee1A5B13aE5580C40114239D4cE0e7D29",
-    "Onboarding": "0xC0Bb36820Ba891DE4ed6D60f75066805361dbeB8",
-    "Proposals": "0x268A0A6bB80282542e0Be0864Cfa1c2206c5491F"
+    "DAO": "0x4774670f82A590e7eD6072bd7098836B06FFd8ce",
+    "Work1": "0xc72A4CF5499D0de850457C0d4C0a4b8071441C6f",
+    "Onboarding": "0xadB35d0E9d7B33441C7ED26add5D42F873430790",
+    "Proposals": "0xE9aa427d985aE50AdD10a3404bF7a1300fa9f667"
   },
   "sepolia": {
     "DAO": "0x8e5bd58B2ca8910C5F9be8de847d6883B15c60d2",
diff --git a/frontend/contract-addresses.json b/frontend/contract-addresses.json
index ea0f25e..f63f650 100644
--- a/frontend/contract-addresses.json
+++ b/frontend/contract-addresses.json
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {
   "localhost": {
-    "DAO": "0x4C767e62c92b58B2308E02ba5Cc4A3BD246060ac",
-    "Work1": "0x39B7522Ee1A5B13aE5580C40114239D4cE0e7D29",
-    "Onboarding": "0xC0Bb36820Ba891DE4ed6D60f75066805361dbeB8",
-    "Proposals": "0x268A0A6bB80282542e0Be0864Cfa1c2206c5491F"
+    "DAO": "0x4774670f82A590e7eD6072bd7098836B06FFd8ce",
+    "Work1": "0xc72A4CF5499D0de850457C0d4C0a4b8071441C6f",
+    "Onboarding": "0xadB35d0E9d7B33441C7ED26add5D42F873430790",
+    "Proposals": "0xE9aa427d985aE50AdD10a3404bF7a1300fa9f667"
   },
   "sepolia": {
     "DAO": "0x8e5bd58B2ca8910C5F9be8de847d6883B15c60d2",
diff --git a/frontend/src/App.css b/frontend/src/App.css
index da16e05..86d9ede 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.css
+++ b/frontend/src/App.css
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 .post-content {
   white-space: pre-line;
+}
+
+.input-paper-id {
+  width: 30em !important;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/App.jsx b/frontend/src/App.jsx
index d844b45..2728b05 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.jsx
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import AddPostModal from './components/posts/AddPostModal';
 import ViewPostModal from './components/posts/ViewPostModal';
 import Post from './utils/Post';
 import Proposals from './components/Proposals';
+import Import from './components/Import';
 import getAddressName from './utils/get-address-name';
 
 function App() {
@@ -573,6 +574,9 @@ function App() {
             <Tab eventKey="proposals" title="Proposals">
               <Proposals />
             </Tab>
+            <Tab eventKey="import" title="Import">
+              <Import />
+            </Tab>
           </Tabs>
         </>
       )}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Import.jsx b/frontend/src/components/Import.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8822188
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Import.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { useState } from 'react';
+import Button from 'react-bootstrap/Button';
+import Form from 'react-bootstrap/Form';
+import axios from 'axios';
+
+function Import() {
+  const [paperId, setPaperId] = useState();
+  const [status, setStatus] = useState('');
+
+  const handleImport = async () => {
+    setStatus(`Importing paper ${paperId}...`);
+    const { data: { alreadyAdded, postId } } = await axios.post('/api/importFromSemanticScholar', { paperId })
+      .catch((error) => {
+        setStatus(`Error: ${error.response?.data ?? error.message}`);
+      });
+    if (alreadyAdded) {
+      setStatus(`Paper ${paperId} was already imported as post ${postId}`);
+    } else {
+      setStatus(`Imported paper ${paperId} as post ${postId}`);
+    }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <h1>Semantic Scholar Import</h1>
+      <Form>
+        <Form.Group controlId="SSImport.paperId">
+          <Form.Label>Paper ID</Form.Label>
+          <Form.Control
+            as="input"
+            className="input-paper-id mb-3"
+            onChange={(e) => setPaperId(e.target.value)}
+          />
+        </Form.Group>
+      </Form>
+      <Button className="mb-2" onClick={handleImport}>Import</Button>
+      <p>{status}</p>
+    </>
+  );
+}
+
+export default Import;
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/Post.js b/frontend/src/utils/Post.js
index 58151f3..7697fd0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utils/Post.js
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/Post.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import axios from 'axios';
-// trailing slash is deliberate, to differentiate this package from the core node module
 import { Buffer } from 'buffer';
 import { recoverPersonalSignature } from '@metamask/eth-sig-util';
 import objectHash from 'object-hash/dist/object_hash';