check the import_status field before doing SQL operations to check the import url

app/models/project.rb

@@ -659,7 +659,8 @@ class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def import_started?
-    import? && import_status == 'started'
+    # import? does SQL work so only run it if it looks like there's an import running
+    import_status == 'started' && import?
   end
 
   def import_scheduled?

changelogs/unreleased/optimize-projects-for-imported-projects.yml

+---
+title: check the import_status field before doing SQL operations to check the import
+  url
+merge_request:
+author:
+type: performance