diff --git a/app/models/commit_status.rb b/app/models/commit_status.rb
index 55c16f7e1fd..f6fb5f536d5 100644
--- a/app/models/commit_status.rb
+++ b/app/models/commit_status.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class CommitStatus < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   validates :pipeline, presence: true, unless: :importing?
 
-  validates :name, presence: true
+  validates :name, presence: true, unless: :importing?
 
   alias_attribute :author, :user