diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-common/package.json b/packages/hoppscotch-common/package.json
index 0152e9b1..50709480 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-common/package.json
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-common/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "do-lintfix": "pnpm run lintfix"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@apidevtools/swagger-parser": "10.1.0",
+    "@apidevtools/swagger-parser": "10.1.1",
     "@codemirror/autocomplete": "6.18.1",
     "@codemirror/commands": "6.7.0",
     "@codemirror/lang-javascript": "6.2.2",
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/components/importExport/ImportExportSteps/UrlImport.vue b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/components/importExport/ImportExportSteps/UrlImport.vue
index d675397f..e91211de 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/components/importExport/ImportExportSteps/UrlImport.vue
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/components/importExport/ImportExportSteps/UrlImport.vue
@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@
 import { computed, ref, watch } from "vue"
 import { useI18n } from "@composables/i18n"
 import { useToast } from "~/composables/toast"
-import axios, { AxiosResponse } from "axios"
+import { InterceptorService } from "~/services/interceptor.service"
+import { useService } from "dioc/vue"
+import * as E from "fp-ts/Either"
+
+const interceptorService = useService(InterceptorService)
 
 const t = useI18n()
 
@@ -54,7 +58,7 @@ const toast = useToast()
 const props = withDefaults(
   defineProps<{
     caption: string
-    fetchLogic?: (url: string) => Promise<AxiosResponse<any>>
+    fetchLogic?: (url: string) => Promise<E.Either<unknown, unknown>>
     loading?: boolean
     description?: string
   }>(),
@@ -79,7 +83,8 @@ const disableImportCTA = computed(() => !hasURL.value || props.loading)
 const urlFetchLogic =
   props.fetchLogic ??
   async function (url: string) {
-    const res = await axios.get(url, {
+    const res = await interceptorService.runRequest({
+      url: url,
       transitional: {
         forcedJSONParsing: false,
         silentJSONParsing: false,
@@ -87,23 +92,38 @@ const urlFetchLogic =
       },
     })
 
-    return res
+    const response = await res.response
+
+    if (E.isLeft(response)) {
+      return E.left("REQUEST_FAILED")
+    }
+
+    // convert ArrayBuffer to string
+    if (!(response.right.data instanceof ArrayBuffer)) {
+      return E.left("REQUEST_FAILED")
+    }
+
+    try {
+      return E.right(
+        InterceptorService.convertArrayBufferToString(response.right.data)
+      )
+    } catch (e) {
+      return E.left("REQUEST_FAILED")
+    }
   }
 
 async function fetchUrlData() {
   isFetchingUrl.value = true
+  const res = await urlFetchLogic(inputChooseGistToImportFrom.value)
 
-  try {
-    const res = await urlFetchLogic(inputChooseGistToImportFrom.value)
-
-    if (res.status === 200) {
-      emit("importFromURL", res.data)
-    }
-  } catch (e) {
+  if (E.isLeft(res)) {
     toast.error(t("import.failed"))
-    console.log(e)
-  } finally {
     isFetchingUrl.value = false
+    return
   }
+
+  emit("importFromURL", res.right)
+
+  isFetchingUrl.value = false
 }
 </script>
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/helpers/import-export/import/import-sources/GistSource.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/helpers/import-export/import/import-sources/GistSource.ts
index 7e3b5e73..b7486783 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/helpers/import-export/import/import-sources/GistSource.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/helpers/import-export/import/import-sources/GistSource.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import axios from "axios"
 import UrlImport from "~/components/importExport/ImportExportSteps/UrlImport.vue"
 import { defineStep } from "~/composables/step-components"
 
@@ -7,6 +6,10 @@ import { z } from "zod"
 
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from "uuid"
 import { Ref } from "vue"
+import { getService } from "~/modules/dioc"
+import { InterceptorService } from "~/services/interceptor.service"
+
+const interceptorService = getService(InterceptorService)
 
 export function GistSource(metadata: {
   caption: string
@@ -44,9 +47,32 @@ export function GistSource(metadata: {
   }))
 }
 
-const fetchGistFromUrl = (url: string) =>
-  axios.get(`https://api.github.com/gists/${url.split("/").pop()}`, {
+const fetchGistFromUrl = async (url: string) => {
+  const res = await interceptorService.runRequest({
+    url: `https://api.github.com/gists/${url.split("/").pop()}`,
     headers: {
       Accept: "application/vnd.github.v3+json",
     },
   })
+
+  const response = await res.response
+
+  if (E.isLeft(response)) {
+    return E.left("REQUEST_FAILED")
+  }
+
+  // convert ArrayBuffer to string
+  if (!(response.right.data instanceof ArrayBuffer)) {
+    return E.left("REQUEST_FAILED")
+  }
+
+  try {
+    return E.right(
+      JSON.parse(
+        InterceptorService.convertArrayBufferToString(response.right.data)
+      )
+    )
+  } catch (e) {
+    return E.left("REQUEST_FAILED")
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/helpers/import-export/import/openapi.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/helpers/import-export/import/openapi.ts
index c2db7c2b..dddf4876 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/helpers/import-export/import/openapi.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/helpers/import-export/import/openapi.ts
@@ -179,12 +179,25 @@ const parseOpenAPIV3Responses = (
       },
     ]
 
+    let stringifiedBody = ""
+
+    // I think it'll be better to just drop the response body with circular refs
+    // because it's not possible to stringify them, using stringify from a library like flatted, will change the structure,
+    // and it converts the object into an array format, which can only be parsed back by the parse method from the same library
+    // also we're displaying it as a string, so doesnt make much sense
+    try {
+      stringifiedBody = JSON.stringify(body ?? "")
+      // the parsing will fail for a circular response schema
+    } catch (e) {
+      // eat five star, do nothing
+    }
+
     res[name] = {
       name,
       status,
       code,
       headers,
-      body: JSON.stringify(body ?? ""),
+      body: stringifiedBody,
       originalRequest,
     }
   }
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/services/interceptor.service.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/services/interceptor.service.ts
index 629240f6..92ee2505 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/services/interceptor.service.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/services/interceptor.service.ts
@@ -258,4 +258,8 @@ export class InterceptorService extends Service {
 
     return interceptor.runRequest(req)
   }
+
+  public static convertArrayBufferToString(data: ArrayBuffer): string {
+    return new TextDecoder().decode(data).replace(/\0+$/, "")
+  }
 }