diff --git a/lib/gitlab/bare_repository_import/repository.rb b/lib/gitlab/bare_repository_import/repository.rb
index b5907875460..85b79362196 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/bare_repository_import/repository.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/bare_repository_import/repository.rb
@@ -33,8 +33,9 @@ module Gitlab
 
       def processable?
         return false if wiki?
+        return false if hashed? && (group_path.blank? || project_name.blank?)
 
-        group_path.present? && project_name.present?
+        true
       end
 
       private
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/bare_repository_import/repository_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/bare_repository_import/repository_spec.rb
index 770e26bbf6a..e0b7d16ebb7 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/bare_repository_import/repository_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/bare_repository_import/repository_spec.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,13 @@ describe ::Gitlab::BareRepositoryImport::Repository do
         expect(subject.processable?).to eq(false)
       end
 
-      it 'returns true when group and project name are present' do
+      it 'returns true if group path is missing' do
+        subject = described_class.new('/full/path/', '/full/path/repo.git')
+
+        expect(subject.processable?).to eq(true)
+      end
+
+      it 'returns true when group path and project name are present' do
         expect(subject.processable?).to eq(true)
       end
     end
@@ -97,7 +103,7 @@ describe ::Gitlab::BareRepositoryImport::Repository do
         expect(subject.processable?).to eq(false)
       end
 
-      it 'returns true when group and project name are present' do
+      it 'returns true when group path and project name are present' do
         expect(subject.processable?).to eq(true)
       end
     end