diff --git a/import2ledger/__main__.py b/import2ledger/__main__.py
index 068460118add55a3249c7ad1b695a7c9504c93ad..6d3cd0e826145b5167960feaf273172b57179357 100644
--- a/import2ledger/__main__.py
+++ b/import2ledger/__main__.py
@@ -49,13 +49,15 @@ class FileImporter:
                 default_date = self.config.get_default_date()
                 in_file.seek(0)
                 for entry_data in importer(in_file):
-                    entry_data['_hook_cancel'] = False
                     for hook in self.hooks:
-                        hook.run(entry_data)
-                        if entry_data['_hook_cancel']:
+                        hook_retval = hook.run(entry_data)
+                        if hook_retval is None:
+                            pass
+                        elif hook_retval is False:
                             break
+                        else:
+                            entry_data = hook_retval
                     else:
-                        del entry_data['_hook_cancel']
                         render_vars = collections.ChainMap(entry_data, source_vars)
                         print(template.render(render_vars), file=out_file, end='')