5 files changed, 28 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/app/models/project.rb b/app/models/project.rb
index c80e706234a..b2a75d2b332 100644
--- a/app/models/project.rb
+++ b/app/models/project.rb
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
   attr_accessor :old_path_with_namespace
   attr_accessor :template_name
   attr_writer :pipeline_status
+  attr_accessor :skip_disk_validation
 
   alias_attribute :title, :name
 
@@ -993,6 +994,7 @@ class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   # Check if repository already exists on disk
   def can_create_repository?
+    return true if skip_disk_validation
     return false unless repository_storage_path
 
     if gitlab_shell.exists?(repository_storage_path, "#{build_full_path}.git")
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/sh-import-repos-fix-9-5.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/sh-import-repos-fix-9-5.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..082a0c7282d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/sh-import-repos-fix-9-5.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+title: Fix gitlab rake:import:repos task
+merge_request:
+author:
diff --git a/lib/tasks/gitlab/import.rake b/lib/tasks/gitlab/import.rake
index 48bd9139ce8..a7cb3242251 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/gitlab/import.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/gitlab/import.rake
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ namespace :gitlab do
 
             project_params = {
               name: name,
-              path: name
+              path: name,
+              skip_disk_validation: true
             }
 
             # find group namespace
diff --git a/spec/models/project_spec.rb b/spec/models/project_spec.rb
index 98861c8c81a..f55d287445c 100644
--- a/spec/models/project_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/project_spec.rb
@@ -1650,6 +1650,17 @@ describe Project do
     end
   end
 
+  describe '#can_create_repository?' do
+    let(:project) { build(:project) }
+
+    it 'skips gitlab-shell exists?' do
+      project.skip_disk_validation = true
+
+      expect(project.gitlab_shell).not_to receive(:exists?)
+      expect(project.can_create_repository?).to be_truthy
+    end
+  end
+
   describe '#latest_successful_builds_for' do
     def create_pipeline(status = 'success')
       create(:ci_pipeline, project: project,
diff --git a/spec/services/projects/create_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/projects/create_service_spec.rb
index dbf3c49c67d..95ff976e198 100644
--- a/spec/services/projects/create_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/projects/create_service_spec.rb
@@ -208,6 +208,15 @@ describe Projects::CreateService, '#execute' do
     end
   end
 
+  context 'when skip_disk_validation is used' do
+    it 'sets the project attribute' do
+      opts[:skip_disk_validation] = true
+      project = create_project(user, opts)
+
+      expect(project.skip_disk_validation).to be_truthy
+    end
+  end
+
   def create_project(user, opts)
     Projects::CreateService.new(user, opts).execute
   end