Merge branch 'gh-branch-cleanup' into 'master'

Ensure branch cleanup regardless of whether the GitHub import process succeeds

Closes #17766


See merge request !4450

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/lib/gitlab/github_import/importer.rb b/lib/gitlab/github_import/importer.rb
index 408d9b79632..9d077e79c39 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/github_import/importer.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/github_import/importer.rb
@@ -89,11 +89,11 @@ module Gitlab
           end
         end
 
-        delete_refs(branches_removed)
-
         true
       rescue ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid => e
         raise Projects::ImportService::Error, e.message
+      ensure
+        delete_refs(branches_removed)
       end
 
       def create_refs(branches)