diff --git a/rattail/importing/files.py b/rattail/importing/files.py
index ef03ce1c..ae0f6009 100644
--- a/rattail/importing/files.py
+++ b/rattail/importing/files.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ################################################################################
 #
 #  Rattail -- Retail Software Framework
-#  Copyright © 2010-2020 Lance Edgar
+#  Copyright © 2010-2022 Lance Edgar
 #
 #  This file is part of Rattail.
 #
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import
 import os
 
 from rattail import importing
-from rattail.excel import ExcelReader
+from rattail.excel import ExcelReaderXLS, ExcelReaderXLSX
 
 
 class FromFile(importing.Importer):
@@ -68,7 +68,10 @@ class FromExcelFile(FromFile):
         return '{}.xlsx'.format(self.model_name)
 
     def open_input_file(self):
-        self.excel_reader = ExcelReader(self.input_file_path)
+        if self.input_file_path.endswith('.xls'):
+            self.excel_reader = ExcelReaderXLS(self.input_file_path)
+        else:
+            self.excel_reader = ExcelReaderXLSX(self.input_file_path)
 
     def close_input_file(self):
         pass
diff --git a/rattail/importing/importers.py b/rattail/importing/importers.py
index fd5ef8dd..79af5be2 100644
--- a/rattail/importing/importers.py
+++ b/rattail/importing/importers.py
@@ -229,6 +229,13 @@ class Importer(object):
             end_time = datetime.datetime.combine(end_date, datetime.time(0))
             self.end_time = self.app.localtime(end_time)
 
+        # and some commands use --year instead of date range
+        if not hasattr(self, 'year') or not self.year:
+            if hasattr(self, 'args') and hasattr(self.args, 'year'):
+                self.year = self.args.year
+            else:
+                self.year = None
+
     def setup(self):
         """
         Perform any setup necessary, e.g. cache lookups for existing data.