diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ced6e2e9f..970871d20 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -126,11 +126,11 @@ Component Builder is mapped as a component in itself on my local development env
 + *Author*: [Llewellyn van der Merwe](mailto:llewellyn@joomlacomponentbuilder.com)
 + *Name*: [Component Builder](http://joomlacomponentbuilder.com)
 + *First Build*: 30th April, 2015
-+ *Last Build*: 19th January, 2018
++ *Last Build*: 20th January, 2018
 + *Version*: 2.6.12
 + *Copyright*: Copyright (C) 2015. All Rights Reserved
 + *License*: GNU/GPL Version 2 or later - http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
-+ *Line count*: **180465**
++ *Line count*: **180517**
 + *Field count*: **1573**
 + *File count*: **1160**
 + *Folder count*: **186**
diff --git a/admin/README.txt b/admin/README.txt
index ced6e2e9f..970871d20 100644
--- a/admin/README.txt
+++ b/admin/README.txt
@@ -126,11 +126,11 @@ Component Builder is mapped as a component in itself on my local development env
 + *Author*: [Llewellyn van der Merwe](mailto:llewellyn@joomlacomponentbuilder.com)
 + *Name*: [Component Builder](http://joomlacomponentbuilder.com)
 + *First Build*: 30th April, 2015
-+ *Last Build*: 19th January, 2018
++ *Last Build*: 20th January, 2018
 + *Version*: 2.6.12
 + *Copyright*: Copyright (C) 2015. All Rights Reserved
 + *License*: GNU/GPL Version 2 or later - http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
-+ *Line count*: **180465**
++ *Line count*: **180517**
 + *Field count*: **1573**
 + *File count*: **1160**
 + *Folder count*: **186**
diff --git a/admin/models/import_language_translations.php b/admin/models/import_language_translations.php
index 56ea20c3d..1b01ae202 100644
--- a/admin/models/import_language_translations.php
+++ b/admin/models/import_language_translations.php
@@ -501,9 +501,10 @@ class ComponentbuilderModelImport_language_translations extends JModelLegacy
 						// raw items import & update!
 						$query = $db->getQuery(true);
 						$query
-							->select('version')
+							->select($db->quoteName(array('version', 'translation')))
 							->from($db->quoteName('#__componentbuilder_'.$table))
-							->where($db->quoteName('id') . ' = '. $db->quote($row[$id_key]));
+							->where($db->quoteName('id') . ' = '. $db->quote($row[$id_key]))
+							->where($db->quoteName('entranslation') . ' = '. $db->quote($row[$english_key]));
 						// Reset the query using our newly populated query object.
 						$db->setQuery($query);
 						$db->execute();
@@ -514,14 +515,25 @@ class ComponentbuilderModelImport_language_translations extends JModelLegacy
 					{
 						// update item
 						$id 		= $row[$id_key];
-						$version	= $db->loadResult();
+						$item	= $db->loadObject();
+						// load previous translation strings
+						if (ComponentbuilderHelper::checkJson($item->translation))
+						{
+							$translations = json_decode($item->translation, true);
+							$counter = count($translations) + 2;
+							$pre = true;
+						}
+						else
+						{
+							$translations = array();
+							$counter = 0;
+							$pre = false;
+						}
 						// get languages
 						$languages = ComponentbuilderHelper::getVars('language', 1, 'published', 'langtag');
 						// reset all buckets
 						$query 		= $db->getQuery(true);
 						$fields 	= array();
-						$translations = array();
-						$counter = 0;
 						// Fields to update.
 						foreach($row as $key => $cell)
 						{
@@ -533,7 +545,7 @@ class ComponentbuilderModelImport_language_translations extends JModelLegacy
 							// update version
 							if ('version' == $target[$key])
 							{
-								$cell = (int) $version + 1;
+								$cell = (int) $item->version + 1;
 							}
 							// verify publish authority
 							if ('published' == $target[$key] && !$canState)
@@ -546,6 +558,20 @@ class ComponentbuilderModelImport_language_translations extends JModelLegacy
 								// only add if it has a string
 								if (ComponentbuilderHelper::checkString($cell))
 								{
+									// remove if was set previously
+									if ($pre)
+									{
+										$tag = $target[$key];
+										$translations = array_filter(
+											$translations,
+											function($trans) use($tag) {
+												if ($trans['language'] !== $tag)
+												{
+													return true;
+												}
+												return false;
+											});
+									}
 									$translations['translation'.$counter] = array('language' => $target[$key], 'translation' => $cell);
 									$counter++;
 								}
@@ -569,22 +595,18 @@ class ComponentbuilderModelImport_language_translations extends JModelLegacy
 						if (ComponentbuilderHelper::checkArray($translations))
 						{
 							$fields[] = $db->quoteName('translation') . ' = ' . $db->quote(json_encode($translations, JSON_FORCE_OBJECT));
-						}
-						// load the defaults
-						$fields[]	= $db->quoteName('modified_by') . ' = ' . $db->quote($user->id);
-						$fields[]	= $db->quoteName('modified') . ' = ' . $db->quote($todayDate);
-						// Conditions for which records should be updated.
-						$conditions = array(
-							$db->quoteName('id') . ' = ' . $id
-						);
+							// load the defaults
+							$fields[]	= $db->quoteName('modified_by') . ' = ' . $db->quote($user->id);
+							$fields[]	= $db->quoteName('modified') . ' = ' . $db->quote($todayDate);
+							// Conditions for which records should be updated.
+							$conditions = array(
+								$db->quoteName('id') . ' = ' . $id
+							);
 						
-						$query->update($db->quoteName('#__componentbuilder_'.$table))->set($fields)->where($conditions);
-						$db->setQuery($query);
-						$db->execute();
-					}
-					else
-					{
-						return false;
+							$query->update($db->quoteName('#__componentbuilder_'.$table))->set($fields)->where($conditions);
+							$db->setQuery($query);
+							$db->execute();
+						}
 					}
 				}
 				return true;
diff --git a/admin/models/joomla_component.php b/admin/models/joomla_component.php
index 17e664989..5e7ac68c9 100644
--- a/admin/models/joomla_component.php
+++ b/admin/models/joomla_component.php
@@ -418,6 +418,8 @@ class ComponentbuilderModelJoomla_component extends JModelAdmin
 			// prep the lang strings for export
 			if (isset($_export) && $_export && ComponentbuilderHelper::checkArray($items))
 			{
+				// insure we have the same order in the languages
+				$languages = ComponentbuilderHelper::getVars('language', 1, 'published', 'langtag');
 				foreach ($items as $nr => &$item)
 				{
 					// remove some values completely
@@ -432,18 +434,26 @@ class ComponentbuilderModelJoomla_component extends JModelAdmin
 					unset($item->hits);
 					unset($item->access);
 					unset($item->ordering);
-					// now adapt the entranslation
-					if (isset($item->translation) && ComponentbuilderHelper::checkJson($item->translation))
+					// set the lang order
+					if ($nr != 0)
 					{
-						$translations = json_decode($item->translation, true);
-						if (ComponentbuilderHelper::checkArray($translations))
+						foreach ($languages as $lanTag)
 						{
-							foreach ($translations as $language)
+							$item->{$lanTag} = '';
+						}
+						// now adapt the entranslation
+						if (isset($item->translation) && ComponentbuilderHelper::checkJson($item->translation))
+						{
+							$translations = json_decode($item->translation, true);
+							if (ComponentbuilderHelper::checkArray($translations))
 							{
-								if (isset($language['translation']) && ComponentbuilderHelper::checkString($language['translation'])
-								&& isset($language['language']) && ComponentbuilderHelper::checkString($language['language']))
+								foreach ($translations as $language)
 								{
-									$item->{$language['language']} = $language['translation'];
+									if (isset($language['translation']) && ComponentbuilderHelper::checkString($language['translation'])
+									&& isset($language['language']) && ComponentbuilderHelper::checkString($language['language']))
+									{
+										$item->{$language['language']} = $language['translation'];
+									}
 								}
 							}
 						}
diff --git a/admin/models/language_translation.php b/admin/models/language_translation.php
index 77370ad75..40ced8708 100644
--- a/admin/models/language_translation.php
+++ b/admin/models/language_translation.php
@@ -107,13 +107,13 @@ class ComponentbuilderModelLanguage_translation extends JModelAdmin
 				$translation->loadString($item->translation);
 				$item->translation = $translation->toArray();
 			}
-
+			
 			if (!empty($item->components))
 			{
 				// JSON Decode components.
-				$item->components = json_decode($item->components);
+				$item->components = json_decode($item->components, true);
 			}
-
+			
 			
 			if (empty($item->id))
 			{
diff --git a/admin/models/language_translations.php b/admin/models/language_translations.php
index c682b59e4..45c6fbf18 100644
--- a/admin/models/language_translations.php
+++ b/admin/models/language_translations.php
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ class ComponentbuilderModelLanguage_translations extends JModelList
 			// prep the lang strings for export
 			if (isset($_export) && $_export && ComponentbuilderHelper::checkArray($items))
 			{
+				// insure we have the same order in the languages
+				$languages = ComponentbuilderHelper::getVars('language', 1, 'published', 'langtag');
 				foreach ($items as $nr => &$item)
 				{
 					// remove some values completely
@@ -178,18 +180,26 @@ class ComponentbuilderModelLanguage_translations extends JModelList
 					unset($item->hits);
 					unset($item->access);
 					unset($item->ordering);
-					// now adapt the entranslation
-					if (isset($item->translation) && ComponentbuilderHelper::checkJson($item->translation))
+					// set the lang order
+					if ($nr != 0)
 					{
-						$translations = json_decode($item->translation, true);
-						if (ComponentbuilderHelper::checkArray($translations))
+						foreach ($languages as $lanTag)
 						{
-							foreach ($translations as $language)
+							$item->{$lanTag} = '';
+						}
+						// now adapt the entranslation
+						if (isset($item->translation) && ComponentbuilderHelper::checkJson($item->translation))
+						{
+							$translations = json_decode($item->translation, true);
+							if (ComponentbuilderHelper::checkArray($translations))
 							{
-								if (isset($language['translation']) && ComponentbuilderHelper::checkString($language['translation'])
-								&& isset($language['language']) && ComponentbuilderHelper::checkString($language['language']))
+								foreach ($translations as $language)
 								{
-									$item->{$language['language']} = $language['translation'];
+									if (isset($language['translation']) && ComponentbuilderHelper::checkString($language['translation'])
+									&& isset($language['language']) && ComponentbuilderHelper::checkString($language['language']))
+									{
+										$item->{$language['language']} = $language['translation'];
+									}
 								}
 							}
 						}
@@ -387,6 +397,8 @@ class ComponentbuilderModelLanguage_translations extends JModelList
 			// prep the lang strings for export
 			if (isset($_export) && $_export && ComponentbuilderHelper::checkArray($items))
 			{
+				// insure we have the same order in the languages
+				$languages = ComponentbuilderHelper::getVars('language', 1, 'published', 'langtag');
 				foreach ($items as $nr => &$item)
 				{
 					// remove some values completely
@@ -401,18 +413,26 @@ class ComponentbuilderModelLanguage_translations extends JModelList
 					unset($item->hits);
 					unset($item->access);
 					unset($item->ordering);
-					// now adapt the entranslation
-					if (isset($item->translation) && ComponentbuilderHelper::checkJson($item->translation))
+					// set the lang order
+					if ($nr != 0)
 					{
-						$translations = json_decode($item->translation, true);
-						if (ComponentbuilderHelper::checkArray($translations))
+						foreach ($languages as $lanTag)
 						{
-							foreach ($translations as $language)
+							$item->{$lanTag} = '';
+						}
+						// now adapt the entranslation
+						if (isset($item->translation) && ComponentbuilderHelper::checkJson($item->translation))
+						{
+							$translations = json_decode($item->translation, true);
+							if (ComponentbuilderHelper::checkArray($translations))
 							{
-								if (isset($language['translation']) && ComponentbuilderHelper::checkString($language['translation'])
-								&& isset($language['language']) && ComponentbuilderHelper::checkString($language['language']))
+								foreach ($translations as $language)
 								{
-									$item->{$language['language']} = $language['translation'];
+									if (isset($language['translation']) && ComponentbuilderHelper::checkString($language['translation'])
+									&& isset($language['language']) && ComponentbuilderHelper::checkString($language['language']))
+									{
+										$item->{$language['language']} = $language['translation'];
+									}
 								}
 							}
 						}
diff --git a/componentbuilder.xml b/componentbuilder.xml
index 3db462a41..349cb6464 100644
--- a/componentbuilder.xml
+++ b/componentbuilder.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <extension type="component" version="3.2" method="upgrade">
 	<name>COM_COMPONENTBUILDER</name>
-	<creationDate>19th January, 2018</creationDate>
+	<creationDate>20th January, 2018</creationDate>
 	<author>Llewellyn van der Merwe</author>
 	<authorEmail>llewellyn@joomlacomponentbuilder.com</authorEmail>
 	<authorUrl>http://joomlacomponentbuilder.com</authorUrl>