diff --git a/app/controllers/exercises_controller.rb b/app/controllers/exercises_controller.rb
index cfe4d155..39324272 100644
--- a/app/controllers/exercises_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/exercises_controller.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ class ExercisesController < ApplicationController
   before_action :set_file_types, only: [:create, :edit, :new, :update]
   before_action :set_teams, only: [:create, :edit, :new, :update]
 
+  skip_before_filter :verify_authenticity_token, only: [:import_thin_common_cartridge]
+  skip_after_action :verify_authorized, only: [:import_thin_common_cartridge]
+  skip_after_action :verify_policy_scoped, only: [:import_thin_common_cartridge]
+
   def authorize!
     authorize(@exercise || @exercises)
   end
@@ -62,6 +66,12 @@ class ExercisesController < ApplicationController
   def edit
   end
 
+  def import_thin_common_cartridge
+    logger.info(request.headers['Authorization'])
+    logger.info(request.headers['Authorisation'])
+    render :nothing => true, :status => 200, :content_type => 'text/html'
+  end
+
   def exercise_params
     params[:exercise].permit(:description, :execution_environment_id, :file_id, :instructions, :public, :hide_file_tree, :team_id, :title, files_attributes: file_attributes).merge(user_id: current_user.id, user_type: current_user.class.name)
   end
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 4b9c5dc2..5c8a8c34 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
     resources :hints
   end
 
+  post '/thin_common_cartridge' => 'exercises#import_thin_common_cartridge'
+
   resources :exercises do
     collection do
       match '', to: 'exercises#batch_update', via: [:patch, :put]