diff --git a/pype/modules/websocket_server/clients/photoshop_client.py b/pype/modules/websocket_server/clients/photoshop_client.py
index 330c2ceff0..a81870a4ee 100644
--- a/pype/modules/websocket_server/clients/photoshop_client.py
+++ b/pype/modules/websocket_server/clients/photoshop_client.py
@@ -208,6 +208,9 @@ class PhotoshopClientStub():
         Args:
             path (str): File path to import.
         """
+        self.websocketserver.call(self.client.call
+                                  ('Photoshop.import_smart_object',
+                                   path=path))
 
     def replace_smart_object(self, layer, path):
         """
diff --git a/pype/plugins/photoshop/load/load_image.py b/pype/plugins/photoshop/load/load_image.py
index a24280553c..1856155b2a 100644
--- a/pype/plugins/photoshop/load/load_image.py
+++ b/pype/plugins/photoshop/load/load_image.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 from avalon import api, photoshop
 
-from pype.modules.websocket_server.clients.photoshop_client \
-      import PhotoshopClientStub
+from pype.modules.websocket_server.clients.photoshop_client import (
+    PhotoshopClientStub
+)
 
 photoshopClient = PhotoshopClientStub()
 
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ class ImageLoader(api.Loader):
 
     def load(self, context, name=None, namespace=None, data=None):
         with photoshop.maintained_selection():
-            layer = photoshop.import_smart_object(self.fname)
+            layer = photoshopClient.import_smart_object(self.fname)
 
         self[:] = [layer]