diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/user_profiles.py b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/user_profiles.py
index 45ed14427a..5c49f1cfbd 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/user_profiles.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/user_profiles.py
@@ -60,6 +60,20 @@ class CustomRecipeModel(QAbstractListModel):
             self.recipe_model.update_custom_recipe(urn, title, script)
             self.reset()
 
+    def replace_many_by_title(self, scriptmap):
+        script_urn_map = {}
+        for title, script in scriptmap.iteritems():
+            urn = None
+            for x in self.recipe_model.custom_recipe_collection:
+                if x.get('title', False) == title:
+                    urn = x.get('id')
+            if urn is not None:
+                script_urn_map.update({ urn: (title, script) })
+
+        if script_urn_map:
+            self.recipe_model.update_custom_recipes(script_urn_map)
+            self.reset()
+
     def add(self, title, script):
         self.recipe_model.add_custom_recipe(title, script)
         self.reset()
@@ -366,7 +380,8 @@ class %(classname)s(%(base_class)s):
         
         skip_dialog_name='replace_recipes'
         opml = OPML(self.oldest_article.value(), self.max_articles.value());
-        scriptmap = {}
+        add_recipes_map = {}
+        replace_recipes_map = {}
         for opml_file in opml_files:
             opml.load(opml_file)
             outlines = opml.parse()
@@ -394,12 +409,14 @@ class %(classname)s(%(base_class)s):
                         skip_dialog_name=skip_dialog_name,
                         skip_dialog_msg=_('Show dialog again?')
                     ):
-                        self._model.replace_by_title(title, profile)
+                        replace_recipes_map.update({ title: profile })
                 else:
-                    scriptmap.update({ title: profile })
+                    add_recipes_map.update({ title: profile })
                 nr+=1
-        if scriptmap:
-            self.model.add_many(scriptmap)
+        if add_recipes_map:
+            self.model.add_many(add_recipes_map)
+        if replace_recipes_map:
+            self.model.replace_many_by_title(replace_recipes_map)
         self.clear()
 
         # reset the question_dialog
diff --git a/src/calibre/web/feeds/recipes/collection.py b/src/calibre/web/feeds/recipes/collection.py
index 5cfbb7899c..5092e3ee4c 100644
--- a/src/calibre/web/feeds/recipes/collection.py
+++ b/src/calibre/web/feeds/recipes/collection.py
@@ -120,23 +120,29 @@ def get_custom_recipe_collection(*args):
 
 
 def update_custom_recipe(id_, title, script):
+    update_custom_recipes( [(id_, title, script)] )
+
+def update_custom_recipes(script_ids):
     from calibre.web.feeds.recipes import custom_recipes, \
             custom_recipe_filename
-    id_ = str(int(id_))
-    existing = custom_recipes.get(id_, None)
+
     bdir = os.path.dirname(custom_recipes.file_path)
+    for id_, title, script in script_ids:
 
-    if existing is None:
-        fname = custom_recipe_filename(id_, title)
-    else:
-        fname = existing[1]
-    if isinstance(script, unicode):
-        script = script.encode('utf-8')
+        id_ = str(int(id_))
+        existing = custom_recipes.get(id_, None)
 
-    custom_recipes[id_] = (title, fname)
+        if existing is None:
+            fname = custom_recipe_filename(id_, title)
+        else:
+            fname = existing[1]
+        if isinstance(script, unicode):
+            script = script.encode('utf-8')
 
-    with open(os.path.join(bdir, fname), 'wb') as f:
-        f.write(script)
+        custom_recipes[id_] = (title, fname)
+
+        with open(os.path.join(bdir, fname), 'wb') as f:
+            f.write(script)
 
 
 def add_custom_recipe(title, script):
@@ -149,10 +155,10 @@ def add_custom_recipes(script_map):
     keys = tuple(map(int, custom_recipes.iterkeys()))
     if keys:
         id_ = max(keys)+1
+    bdir = os.path.dirname(custom_recipes.file_path)
     with custom_recipes:
         for title, script in script_map.iteritems():
             fid = str(id_)
-            bdir = os.path.dirname(custom_recipes.file_path)
 
             fname = custom_recipe_filename(fid, title)
             if isinstance(script, unicode):
diff --git a/src/calibre/web/feeds/recipes/model.py b/src/calibre/web/feeds/recipes/model.py
index 327e04e09d..dc10def57b 100644
--- a/src/calibre/web/feeds/recipes/model.py
+++ b/src/calibre/web/feeds/recipes/model.py
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ from calibre.utils.localization import get_language
 from calibre.web.feeds.recipes.collection import \
         get_builtin_recipe_collection, get_custom_recipe_collection, \
         SchedulerConfig, download_builtin_recipe, update_custom_recipe, \
-        add_custom_recipe, add_custom_recipes, remove_custom_recipe, \
-        get_custom_recipe, get_builtin_recipe
+        update_custom_recipes, add_custom_recipe, add_custom_recipes, \
+        remove_custom_recipe, get_custom_recipe, get_builtin_recipe
 from calibre.utils.search_query_parser import ParseException
 
 class NewsTreeItem(object):
@@ -171,8 +171,19 @@ class RecipeModel(QAbstractItemModel, SearchQueryParser):
         update_custom_recipe(id_, title, script)
         self.custom_recipe_collection = get_custom_recipe_collection()
 
+    def update_custom_recipes(self, script_urn_map):
+        script_ids = [] 
+        for urn, title_script in script_urn_map.iteritems():
+            id_ = int(urn[len('custom:'):])
+            (title, script) = title_script
+            script_ids.append((id_, title, script))
+
+        update_custom_recipes(script_ids)
+        self.custom_recipe_collection = get_custom_recipe_collection()
+
     def add_custom_recipe(self, title, script):
-        self.add_custom_recipes({ title: script })
+        self.add_custom_recipe(title, script)
+        self.custom_recipe_collection = get_custom_recipe_collection()
 
     def add_custom_recipes(self, scriptmap):
         add_custom_recipes(scriptmap)