diff --git a/app/controllers/projects/imports_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects/imports_controller.rb
index c70b9bf2f5a..d353a390340 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects/imports_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects/imports_controller.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class Projects::ImportsController < Projects::ApplicationController
         Project.transaction do
           @project.import_start
         end
-        @project.add_import_job if @project.persisted?
+        @project.add_import_job
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/app/services/projects/create_service.rb b/app/services/projects/create_service.rb
index e0081e5162f..2687544ae62 100644
--- a/app/services/projects/create_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/projects/create_service.rb
@@ -103,9 +103,8 @@ module Projects
     def save_project_and_import_data(import_data)
       Project.transaction do
         @project.create_or_update_import_data(data: import_data[:data], credentials: import_data[:credentials]) if import_data
-        @project.save
 
-        if @project.persisted? && !@project.import?
+        if @project.save && !@project.import?
           raise 'Failed to create repository' unless @project.create_repository
         end
       end