diff --git a/lib/gitlab/import_export/repo_restorer.rb b/lib/gitlab/import_export/repo_restorer.rb
index 1c6629cf9428fc8949308885e01f60c98b0f4efe..cc214d730febe4fe5c1cda6d0101c7b87852b26c 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/import_export/repo_restorer.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/import_export/repo_restorer.rb
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ def ensure_repository_does_not_exist!
           )
 
           Repositories::DestroyService.new(repository).execute
+
+          # Because Gitlab::Git::Repository#remove happens inside a run_after_commit
+          # callback in the Repositories::DestroyService#execute we need to trigger
+          # the callback.
+          repository.project.touch
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/import_export/repo_restorer_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/import_export/repo_restorer_spec.rb
index 727ca4f630b5ea7bae55738f4fc9bd327821a5c8..3da7af7509ef65dedd6da846090c4ecdb28c27f8 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/import_export/repo_restorer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/import_export/repo_restorer_spec.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
       Gitlab::Shell.new.remove_repository(project.repository_storage, project.disk_path)
     end
 
-    it 'restores the repo successfully' do
+    it 'restores the repo successfully', :aggregate_failures do
       expect(project.repository.exists?).to be false
       expect(subject.restore).to be_truthy
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     end
 
     context 'when the repository already exists' do
-      it 'deletes the existing repository before importing' do
+      it 'deletes the existing repository before importing', :aggregate_failures do
         allow(project.repository).to receive(:exists?).and_return(true)
         allow(project.repository).to receive(:disk_path).and_return('repository_path')
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
       Gitlab::Shell.new.remove_repository(project.wiki.repository_storage, project.wiki.disk_path)
     end
 
-    it 'restores the wiki repo successfully' do
+    it 'restores the wiki repo successfully', :aggregate_failures do
       expect(project.wiki_repository_exists?).to be false
 
       subject.restore
@@ -83,10 +83,21 @@
 
       let(:bundler) { Gitlab::ImportExport::WikiRepoSaver.new(exportable: project_without_wiki, shared: shared) }
 
-      it 'does not creates an empty wiki' do
+      it 'does not creates an empty wiki', :aggregate_failures do
         expect(subject.restore).to be true
         expect(project.wiki_repository_exists?).to be false
       end
     end
+
+    context 'when wiki already exists' do
+      subject do
+        described_class.new(path_to_bundle: bundle_path, shared: shared, importable: ProjectWiki.new(project_with_repo))
+      end
+
+      it 'does not cause an error when restoring', :aggregate_failures do
+        expect(subject.restore).to be true
+        expect(shared.errors).to be_empty
+      end
+    end
   end
 end