1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/import_export/json_hash_builder.rb b/lib/gitlab/import_export/json_hash_builder.rb
index 0cc10f40087..48c09dafcb6 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/import_export/json_hash_builder.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/import_export/json_hash_builder.rb
@@ -65,11 +65,17 @@ module Gitlab
       # +value+ existing model to be included in the hash
       # +parsed_hash+ the original hash
       def parse_hash(value)
+        return nil if already_contains_methods?(value)
+
         @attributes_finder.parse(value) do |hash|
           { include: hash_or_merge(value, hash) }
         end
       end
 
+      def already_contains_methods?(value)
+        value.is_a?(Hash) && value.values.detect { |val| val[:methods]}
+      end
+
       # Adds new model configuration to an existing hash with key +current_key+
       # It may include exceptions or other attribute detail configuration, parsed by +@attributes_finder+
       #