diff --git a/packages/composer-playground/src/app/editor/editor.component.spec.ts b/packages/composer-playground/src/app/editor/editor.component.spec.ts
index 476f3053c7..d2c29b9e55 100644
--- a/packages/composer-playground/src/app/editor/editor.component.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/composer-playground/src/app/editor/editor.component.spec.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import * as chai from 'chai';
 
 import 'rxjs/add/operator/takeWhile';
 import * as fileSaver from 'file-saver';
-import { DrawerService } from '../common/drawer/drawer.service';
+import { DrawerService, DrawerDismissReasons } from '../common/drawer';
 
 let should = chai.should();
 
@@ -1143,6 +1143,29 @@ describe('EditorComponent', () => {
             drawerItem.close.should.have.been.called;
             mockAlertService.errorStatus$.next.should.not.have.been.called;
         }));
+
+        it('should open the import modal, and handle cancel by escape without throwing an error', fakeAsync(() => {
+            let mockUpdatePackage = sinon.stub(component, 'updatePackageInfo');
+
+            let finishedImport = new BehaviorSubject<any>(true);
+
+            let drawerItem = {
+                componentInstance: {
+                    finishedSampleImport: finishedImport
+                },
+                close: sinon.stub()
+            };
+            mockDrawer.open = sinon.stub().returns(drawerItem);
+
+            component.openImportModal();
+
+            finishedImport.next({deployed: false, error: DrawerDismissReasons.ESC});
+
+            mockUpdatePackage.should.not.have.been.called;
+            mockFileService.loadFiles.should.not.have.been.called;
+            drawerItem.close.should.have.been.called;
+            mockAlertService.errorStatus$.next.should.not.have.been.called;
+        }));
     });
 
     describe('exportBNA', () => {
diff --git a/packages/composer-playground/src/app/editor/editor.component.ts b/packages/composer-playground/src/app/editor/editor.component.ts
index 22c0829eb7..16a9c0e2cc 100644
--- a/packages/composer-playground/src/app/editor/editor.component.ts
+++ b/packages/composer-playground/src/app/editor/editor.component.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { UpdateComponent } from '../import/update.component';
 import { AddFileComponent } from './add-file/add-file.component';
 import { DeleteComponent } from '../basic-modals/delete-confirm/delete-confirm.component';
 import { ReplaceComponent } from '../basic-modals/replace-confirm';
-import { DrawerService } from '../common/drawer/drawer.service';
+import { DrawerService, DrawerDismissReasons } from '../common/drawer';
 
 import { AdminService } from '../services/admin.service';
 import { ClientService } from '../services/client.service';
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ export class EditorComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
                 }
             } else {
                 importModalRef.close();
-                if (result.error) {
+                if (result.error && result.error !== DrawerDismissReasons.ESC) {
                     this.alertService.errorStatus$.next(result.error);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/packages/composer-playground/src/app/import/update.component.spec.ts b/packages/composer-playground/src/app/import/update.component.spec.ts
index dbee7eb298..ec96cb6787 100644
--- a/packages/composer-playground/src/app/import/update.component.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/composer-playground/src/app/import/update.component.spec.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import { SampleBusinessNetworkService } from '../services/samplebusinessnetwork.
 import { NgbModal } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
 import { AlertService } from '../basic-modals/alert.service';
 import { UpdateComponent } from './update.component';
-import { ActiveDrawer } from '../common/drawer';
+import { ActiveDrawer, DrawerDismissReasons } from '../common/drawer';
 import {
     ModelManager,
     BusinessNetworkDefinition,
@@ -489,6 +489,24 @@ describe('UpdateComponent', () => {
             mockAlertService.errorStatus$.next.should.have.been.calledWith('some error');
         }));
 
+        it('should handle dismiss by esc key by without showing an error modal', fakeAsync(() => {
+            component['currentBusinessNetwork'] = {network: 'my network'};
+            mockBusinessNetworkService.updateBusinessNetwork.returns(Promise.reject(DrawerDismissReasons.ESC));
+
+            component.finishedSampleImport.subscribe((result) => {
+                result.should.deep.equal({deployed: false});
+            });
+
+            let deployPromise = component.deploy();
+
+            tick();
+
+            mockBusinessNetworkService.updateBusinessNetwork.should.have.been.calledWith({network: 'my network'});
+            component['deployInProgress'].should.equal(false);
+            finishedSampleImportSpy.should.have.been.calledWith({deployed: false});
+            mockAlertService.errorStatus$.next.should.not.have.been.called;
+        }));
+
         it('should close the tray', fakeAsync(() => {
             component['currentBusinessNetwork'] = {network: 'my network'};
             let traySpy = sinon.spy(component['activeDrawer'], 'close');
diff --git a/packages/composer-playground/src/app/import/update.component.ts b/packages/composer-playground/src/app/import/update.component.ts
index 5db91196bc..13ced279b6 100644
--- a/packages/composer-playground/src/app/import/update.component.ts
+++ b/packages/composer-playground/src/app/import/update.component.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import { SampleBusinessNetworkService } from '../services/samplebusinessnetwork.
 import { AlertService } from '../basic-modals/alert.service';
 import { ImportComponent } from './import.component';
 import { ReplaceComponent } from '../basic-modals/replace-confirm';
-import { ActiveDrawer } from '../common/drawer';
+import { ActiveDrawer, DrawerDismissReasons } from '../common/drawer';
 
 @Component({
     selector: 'update-business-network',
@@ -64,8 +64,12 @@ export class UpdateComponent extends ImportComponent {
             })
             .catch((error) => {
                 this.deployInProgress = false;
-                this.alertService.errorStatus$.next(error);
-                this.finishedSampleImport.emit({deployed: false, error: error});
+                if (error === DrawerDismissReasons.ESC ) {
+                    this.finishedSampleImport.emit({deployed: false});
+                } else {
+                    this.alertService.errorStatus$.next(error);
+                    this.finishedSampleImport.emit({deployed: false, error: error});
+                }
             });
     }