diff --git a/beets/importer.py b/beets/importer.py
index 9436df424..1c30b9794 100644
--- a/beets/importer.py
+++ b/beets/importer.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ from beets import autotag
 from beets import library
 import beets.autotag.art
 from beets import plugins
+from beets.ui import pipeline
 
 CHOICE_SKIP = 'CHOICE_SKIP'
 CHOICE_ASIS = 'CHOICE_ASIS'
@@ -122,7 +123,8 @@ class ImportConfig(object):
     """
     __slots__ = ['lib', 'paths', 'resume', 'logfile', 'color', 'quiet',
                  'quiet_fallback', 'copy', 'write', 'art', 'delete',
-                 'choose_match_func', 'should_resume_func']
+                 'choose_match_func', 'should_resume_func', 'threaded',
+                 'autot']
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         for slot in self.__slots__:
             setattr(self, slot, kwargs[slot])
@@ -434,3 +436,31 @@ def simple_import(config):
                     os.remove(library._syspath(old_path))
 
         log.info('added album: %s - %s' % (album.albumartist, album.album))
+
+
+# Main driver.
+
+def run_import(**kwargs):
+    config = ImportConfig(**kwargs)
+    
+    if config.autot:
+        # Autotag. Set up the pipeline.
+        pl = pipeline.Pipeline([
+            read_albums(config),
+            initial_lookup(config),
+            user_query(config),
+            apply_choices(config),
+        ])
+
+        # Run the pipeline.
+        try:
+            if config.threaded:
+                pl.run_parallel(QUEUE_SIZE)
+            else:
+                pl.run_sequential()
+        except ImportAbort:
+            # User aborted operation. Silently stop.
+            pass
+    else:
+        # Simple import without autotagging. Always sequential.
+        simple_import(config)
diff --git a/beets/ui/commands.py b/beets/ui/commands.py
index e3143715b..b4ec0dd23 100755
--- a/beets/ui/commands.py
+++ b/beets/ui/commands.py
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ from beets import ui
 from beets.ui import print_
 from beets import autotag
 import beets.autotag.art
-from beets.ui import pipeline
 from beets import plugins
 from beets import importer
 from beets import library
@@ -318,11 +317,11 @@ def import_files(lib, paths, copy, write, autot, logpath, art, threaded,
     if resume is None and quiet:
         resume = False
 
-    # Set up import configuration.
-    config = importer.ImportConfig(
+    # Perform the import.
+    importer.run_import(
+        lib = lib,
         paths = paths,
         resume = resume,
-        lib = lib,
         logfile = logfile,
         color = color,
         quiet = quiet,
@@ -331,33 +330,12 @@ def import_files(lib, paths, copy, write, autot, logpath, art, threaded,
         write = write,
         art = art,
         delete = delete,
+        threaded = threaded,
+        autot = autot,
         choose_match_func = choose_match,
         should_resume_func = should_resume,
     )
     
-    # Perform the import.
-    if autot:
-        # Autotag. Set up the pipeline.
-        pl = pipeline.Pipeline([
-            importer.read_albums(config),
-            importer.initial_lookup(config),
-            importer.user_query(config),
-            importer.apply_choices(config),
-        ])
-
-        # Run the pipeline.
-        try:
-            if threaded:
-                pl.run_parallel(importer.QUEUE_SIZE)
-            else:
-                pl.run_sequential()
-        except importer.ImportAbort:
-            # User aborted operation. Silently stop.
-            pass
-    else:
-        # Simple import without autotagging. Always sequential.
-        importer.simple_import(config)
-    
     # If we were logging, close the file.
     if logfile:
         logfile.close()
diff --git a/test/_common.py b/test/_common.py
index 8fc2dfed4..f6628634a 100644
--- a/test/_common.py
+++ b/test/_common.py
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ def iconfig(lib, **kwargs):
         delete = False,
         choose_match_func = lambda x, y: importer.CHOICE_SKIP,
         should_resume_func = lambda _: False,
+        threaded = False,
+        autot = True,
     )
     for k, v in kwargs.items():
         setattr(config, k, v)