diff --git a/app/workers/concerns/gitlab/github_import/object_importer.rb b/app/workers/concerns/gitlab/github_import/object_importer.rb
index 408354d5caa2b4a4965c32261b38341c449c409c..6cb9bd34969005aae78db607978e9aed4d6500bd 100644
--- a/app/workers/concerns/gitlab/github_import/object_importer.rb
+++ b/app/workers/concerns/gitlab/github_import/object_importer.rb
@@ -38,8 +38,12 @@ module ObjectImporter
       # client - An instance of `Gitlab::GithubImport::Client`
       # hash - A Hash containing the details of the object to import.
       def import(project, client, hash)
-        if project.import_state&.canceled?
-          info(project.id, message: 'project import canceled')
+        unless project.import_state&.in_progress?
+          info(
+            project.id,
+            message: 'Project import is no longer running. Stopping worker.',
+            import_status: project.import_state.status
+          )
 
           return
         end
diff --git a/app/workers/concerns/gitlab/github_import/stage_methods.rb b/app/workers/concerns/gitlab/github_import/stage_methods.rb
index 1feaaf917b2a863603225dd6c3c7c380c1012f0a..a5287fcfbe25c4823afbf3eeb595e53a751100da 100644
--- a/app/workers/concerns/gitlab/github_import/stage_methods.rb
+++ b/app/workers/concerns/gitlab/github_import/stage_methods.rb
@@ -9,8 +9,12 @@ def perform(project_id)
 
         return unless (project = find_project(project_id))
 
-        if project.import_state&.canceled?
-          info(project_id, message: 'project import canceled')
+        unless project.import_state&.in_progress?
+          info(
+            project_id,
+            message: 'Project import is no longer running. Stopping worker.',
+            import_status: project.import_state.status
+          )
 
           return
         end
diff --git a/spec/workers/concerns/gitlab/github_import/object_importer_spec.rb b/spec/workers/concerns/gitlab/github_import/object_importer_spec.rb
index 18a3e3c2c5bf3ad36cc5c61fbb383f70fa862324..3b7bbfc8a7b029af8d0a9144b5914b296d5bdde0 100644
--- a/spec/workers/concerns/gitlab/github_import/object_importer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/workers/concerns/gitlab/github_import/object_importer_spec.rb
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ def representation_class
     end.new
   end
 
-  let_it_be(:project) { create(:project, :import_started) }
-  let_it_be(:project2) { create(:project, :import_canceled) }
+  let_it_be(:project) { create(:project, :import_started, import_url: 'https://github.com/foo/baz.git') }
 
   let(:importer_class) { double(:importer_class, name: 'klass_name') }
   let(:importer_instance) { double(:importer_instance) }
@@ -113,8 +112,8 @@ def github_identifiers
       })
     end
 
-    it 'logs info if the import state is canceled' do
-      expect(project2.import_state.status).to eq('canceled')
+    it 'does not execute importer if import state is not in progress' do
+      allow(project.import_state).to receive(:status).and_return('failed')
 
       expect(importer_class).not_to receive(:new)
 
@@ -125,13 +124,14 @@ def github_identifiers
         .with(
           {
             github_identifiers: nil,
-            message: 'project import canceled',
-            project_id: project2.id,
-            importer: 'klass_name'
+            message: 'Project import is no longer running. Stopping worker.',
+            project_id: project.id,
+            importer: 'klass_name',
+            import_status: 'failed'
           }
         )
 
-      worker.import(project2, client, { 'number' => 11, 'github_id' => 2 } )
+      worker.import(project, client, { 'number' => 11, 'github_id' => 2 } )
     end
 
     it 'logs error when the import fails' do
diff --git a/spec/workers/concerns/gitlab/github_import/stage_methods_spec.rb b/spec/workers/concerns/gitlab/github_import/stage_methods_spec.rb
index ce9a9db5dd9163bd6a9cfa46eb7a233b4c2e8d77..f65a8cd0d3c7ebd1c3867b1f284433fee975afcd 100644
--- a/spec/workers/concerns/gitlab/github_import/stage_methods_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/workers/concerns/gitlab/github_import/stage_methods_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 RSpec.describe Gitlab::GithubImport::StageMethods, feature_category: :importers do
   let_it_be(:project) { create(:project, :import_started, import_url: 'https://t0ken@github.com/repo/repo.git') }
-  let_it_be(:project2) { create(:project, :import_canceled) }
 
   let(:worker) do
     Class.new do
@@ -23,11 +22,13 @@ def self.name
       worker.perform(-1)
     end
 
-    it 'returns if the import state is canceled' do
+    it 'returns if the import state is no longer in progress' do
+      allow(project.import_state).to receive(:status).and_return('failed')
+
       allow(worker)
         .to receive(:find_project)
-        .with(project2.id)
-        .and_return(project2)
+        .with(project.id)
+        .and_return(project)
 
       expect(worker).not_to receive(:try_import)
 
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ def self.name
           .with(
             {
               message: 'starting stage',
-              project_id: project2.id,
+              project_id: project.id,
               import_stage: 'DummyStage'
             }
           )
@@ -45,13 +46,14 @@ def self.name
         .to receive(:info)
         .with(
           {
-            message: 'project import canceled',
-            project_id: project2.id,
-            import_stage: 'DummyStage'
+            message: 'Project import is no longer running. Stopping worker.',
+            project_id: project.id,
+            import_stage: 'DummyStage',
+            import_status: 'failed'
           }
         )
 
-      worker.perform(project2.id)
+      worker.perform(project.id)
     end
 
     it 'imports the data when the project exists' do
diff --git a/spec/workers/gitlab/github_import/import_collaborator_worker_spec.rb b/spec/workers/gitlab/github_import/import_collaborator_worker_spec.rb
index b9463fb9a2da1ceb30f53bc3e0f246bb5bc4d2bc..c8d3b66734ca1aa2c46799d3600ba9ad562a8802 100644
--- a/spec/workers/gitlab/github_import/import_collaborator_worker_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/workers/gitlab/github_import/import_collaborator_worker_spec.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
     let(:importer) { instance_double('Gitlab::GithubImport::Importer::NoteAttachmentsImporter') }
 
     it 'imports a collaborator' do
+      allow(import_state).to receive(:in_progress?).and_return(true)
+
       expect(Gitlab::GithubImport::Importer::CollaboratorImporter)
         .to receive(:new)
         .with(
diff --git a/spec/workers/gitlab/github_import/import_protected_branch_worker_spec.rb b/spec/workers/gitlab/github_import/import_protected_branch_worker_spec.rb
index d6e8f7600334d4a34abbf62f8d88de61b4f59222..8097f9d840a6f4a666cccfcf209dcd3d9b45e18b 100644
--- a/spec/workers/gitlab/github_import/import_protected_branch_worker_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/workers/gitlab/github_import/import_protected_branch_worker_spec.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
     end
 
     it 'imports protected branch rule' do
+      allow(import_state).to receive(:in_progress?).and_return(true)
+
       expect(Gitlab::GithubImport::Importer::ProtectedBranchImporter)
         .to receive(:new)
         .with(
diff --git a/spec/workers/gitlab/github_import/pull_requests/import_review_request_worker_spec.rb b/spec/workers/gitlab/github_import/pull_requests/import_review_request_worker_spec.rb
index 99ed83ae2db2a13cf8b83b73998e89368de7f68d..4c9e0fd618e192dda6cc3c219d0329e0936bb4c6 100644
--- a/spec/workers/gitlab/github_import/pull_requests/import_review_request_worker_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/workers/gitlab/github_import/pull_requests/import_review_request_worker_spec.rb
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
     end
 
     it 'imports an pull request review requests' do
+      allow(import_state).to receive(:in_progress?).and_return(true)
+
       expect(Gitlab::GithubImport::Importer::PullRequests::ReviewRequestImporter)
         .to receive(:new)
         .with(