diff --git a/lib/gitlab/bitbucket_import/importer.rb b/lib/gitlab/bitbucket_import/importer.rb
index 729b465e861..08705afcabb 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/bitbucket_import/importer.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/bitbucket_import/importer.rb
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ module Gitlab
 
             import_pull_request_comments(pull_request, merge_request) if merge_request.persisted?
           rescue ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid
-            nil
+            Rails.log.error("Bitbucket importer ERROR in #{project.path_with_namespace}: Invalid pull request #{e.message}")
           end
         end
       end
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ module Gitlab
 
             merge_request.notes.create!(attributes)
           rescue ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid => e
-            Rails.log.error("Bitbucket importer ERROR: Invalid pull request comment #{e.message}")
+            Rails.log.error("Bitbucket importer ERROR in #{project.path_with_namespace}: Invalid pull request comment #{e.message}")
             nil
           end
         end
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ module Gitlab
           begin
             merge_request.notes.create!(pull_request_comment_attributes(comment))
           rescue ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid => e
-            Rails.log.error("Bitbucket importer ERROR: Invalid standalone pull request comment #{e.message}")
+            Rails.log.error("Bitbucket importer ERROR in #{project.path_with_namespace}: Invalid standalone pull request comment #{e.message}")
             nil
           end
         end
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/bitbucket_import/importer_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/bitbucket_import/importer_spec.rb
index 36893751ee0..ef4fc9fd08e 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/bitbucket_import/importer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/bitbucket_import/importer_spec.rb
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ describe Gitlab::BitbucketImport::Importer, lib: true do
 
     it 'map statuses to open or closed' do
       # HACK: Bitbucket::Representation.const_get('Issue') seems to return Issue without this
-      Bitbucket::Representation::Issue.new
+      Bitbucket::Representation::Issue.new({})
       importer.execute
 
       expect(project.issues.where(state: "closed").size).to eq(5)