diff --git a/sensor/api/viewsets.py b/sensor/api/viewsets.py
index f4d19a9..ba87d5f 100644
--- a/sensor/api/viewsets.py
+++ b/sensor/api/viewsets.py
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ class FileViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
 
     def perform_create(self, serializer):
         instance = serializer.save()
-        instance.parse_and_import_to_db()
+        instance.import_to_db()
diff --git a/sensor/models.py b/sensor/models.py
index db93c40..ae5c7f8 100644
--- a/sensor/models.py
+++ b/sensor/models.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 
 import json
 import textwrap
+from pathlib import Path
 
 from datetime import datetime
 from datetime import timezone
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ def clean(self):
         )
         self.file.seek(0)
 
-    def import_directly_to_db(self):
+    def import_json(self):
 
         # NOTE: assume uploaded file is JSON
         with self.file.open(mode="rb") as f:
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ def import_directly_to_db(self):
                         break
                     Reading.objects.bulk_create(batch, batch_size)
 
-    def parse_and_import_to_db(self):
+    def parse_and_import(self):
 
         with self.file.open(mode="rb") as f:
     
@@ -191,7 +192,10 @@ def parse_and_import_to_db(self):
 
     def import_to_db(self) -> None:
 
-        self.import_directly()
+        if Path(self.file.path).suffix == ".json":
+            self.import_json()
+        else:
+            self.parse_and_import()
 
 
 class Reading(models.Model):
diff --git a/sensor/tasks.py b/sensor/tasks.py
index b27b775..f8b5a7b 100644
--- a/sensor/tasks.py
+++ b/sensor/tasks.py
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
 
 
 @shared_task
-def parse_and_import_to_db(file_id):
+def import_to_db(file_id):
     file_obj = File.objects.get(id=file_id)
-    file_obj.parse_and_import_to_db()
+    file_obj.import_to_db()
diff --git a/sensor/views.py b/sensor/views.py
index dcf27b7..841ef24 100644
--- a/sensor/views.py
+++ b/sensor/views.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def upload_file(request):
         form = FileForm(request.POST, request.FILES)
         if form.is_valid():
             form.save()
-            form.instance.parse_and_import_to_db()
+            form.instance.import_to_db()
             return HttpResponse("File upload was successful")
         else:
             return HttpResponse(f"File type creation failed: {form.errors}")
diff --git a/tests/sensor/api/test_viewsets.py b/tests/sensor/api/test_viewsets.py
index eba0388..c77e1a2 100644
--- a/tests/sensor/api/test_viewsets.py
+++ b/tests/sensor/api/test_viewsets.py
@@ -129,6 +129,6 @@ def test_parse_and_import_to_db_is_called(
         )
         url = reverse("sensor:upload-file")
         
-        with patch("sensor.models.File.parse_and_import_to_db") as importer:
+        with patch("sensor.models.File.import_to_db") as importer:
             client.post(url, {"file": file, "type": file_type.id})
             assert importer.called
diff --git a/tests/sensor/test_models.py b/tests/sensor/test_models.py
index 5079a81..d607bd6 100644
--- a/tests/sensor/test_models.py
+++ b/tests/sensor/test_models.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def test_import_directly_to_db(
     file_obj = File(file=file, type=file_type_obj)
     file_obj.save()
 
-    file_obj.import_directly_to_db()
+    file_obj.import_json()
 
     output = Reading.objects.all()
     assert output == snapshot
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def test_parse_and_import_to_db(
     file_obj = File(file=file, type=file_type_obj)
     file_obj.save()
 
-    file_obj.parse_and_import_to_db()
+    file_obj.parse_and_import()
 
     output = Reading.objects.all()
     assert output == snapshot
diff --git a/tests/sensor/test_tasks.py b/tests/sensor/test_tasks.py
index 7a50b6b..2fd13b1 100644
--- a/tests/sensor/test_tasks.py
+++ b/tests/sensor/test_tasks.py
@@ -5,17 +5,17 @@
 
 from sensor.models import File
 from sensor.models import FileType
-from sensor.tasks import parse_and_import_to_db
+from sensor.tasks import import_to_db
 
 
 @pytest.mark.django_db
-def test_parse_and_import_to_db_is_called():
+def test_import_to_db_is_called():
 
-    with patch("sensor.models.File.parse_and_import_to_db") as importer:
+    with patch("sensor.models.File.import_to_db") as importer:
         file_obj = File.objects.create(
             file=ContentFile(b"", name="sensor-readings.txt"),
             type=FileType.objects.create(name="type")
         )
-        parse_and_import_to_db(file_id=file_obj.id)
+        import_to_db(file_id=file_obj.id)
 
     assert importer.called, "parse_and_import_to_db was not called!"
diff --git a/tests/sensor/test_views.py b/tests/sensor/test_views.py
index 3cb2d69..0bcfed6 100644
--- a/tests/sensor/test_views.py
+++ b/tests/sensor/test_views.py
@@ -104,6 +104,6 @@ def test_parse_and_import_to_db_is_called(
         )
         url = reverse("sensor:upload-file")
         
-        with patch("sensor.models.File.parse_and_import_to_db") as importer:
+        with patch("sensor.models.File.import_to_db") as importer:
             client.post(url,{"file": file, "type": file_type.id})
             assert importer.called