diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/FailedDownloadService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/FailedDownloadService.cs
index c78c209bc..9307e0f17 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/FailedDownloadService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/FailedDownloadService.cs
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ public void MarkAsFailed(string downloadId, bool skipRedownload = false)
 
         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 1f7ef3a36..63764d905 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/TrackedDownloads/DownloadMonitoringService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/TrackedDownloads/DownloadMonitoringService.cs
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ private TrackedDownload ProcessClientItem(IDownloadClient downloadClient, Downlo
                     _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);