diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/FailedDownloadService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/FailedDownloadService.cs
index 72b33dca8..60c9e8d05 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/FailedDownloadService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/FailedDownloadService.cs
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download
 
         public void Check(TrackedDownload trackedDownload)
         {
-            // Only process tracked downloads that are still downloading
-            if (trackedDownload.State != TrackedDownloadState.Downloading)
+            // Only process tracked downloads that are still downloading or import is blocked (if they fail after attempting to be processed)
+            if (trackedDownload.State != TrackedDownloadState.Downloading && trackedDownload.State != TrackedDownloadState.ImportBlocked)
             {
                 return;
             }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/TrackedDownloads/DownloadMonitoringService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/TrackedDownloads/DownloadMonitoringService.cs
index 79ec696b8..4ab3b23da 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/TrackedDownloads/DownloadMonitoringService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/TrackedDownloads/DownloadMonitoringService.cs
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.TrackedDownloads
             {
                 var trackedDownload = _trackedDownloadService.TrackDownload((DownloadClientDefinition)downloadClient.Definition, downloadItem);
 
-                if (trackedDownload != null && trackedDownload.State == TrackedDownloadState.Downloading)
+                if (trackedDownload is { State: TrackedDownloadState.Downloading or TrackedDownloadState.ImportBlocked })
                 {
                     _failedDownloadService.Check(trackedDownload);
                     _completedDownloadService.Check(trackedDownload);