diff --git a/crates/application/src/snapshot_import/mod.rs b/crates/application/src/snapshot_import/mod.rs
index da4f7b29..62615767 100644
--- a/crates/application/src/snapshot_import/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/application/src/snapshot_import/mod.rs
@@ -197,22 +197,13 @@ struct SnapshotImportExecutor<RT: Runtime> {
 }
 
 impl<RT: Runtime> SnapshotImportExecutor<RT> {
-    async fn parse_and_mark_waiting_for_confirmation(
+    async fn handle_uploaded_state(
         &self,
         snapshot_import: ParsedDocument<SnapshotImport>,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        anyhow::ensure!(snapshot_import.state == ImportState::Uploaded);
+        tracing::info!("Marking snapshot export as WaitingForConfirmation");
         let import_id = snapshot_import.id();
-        match snapshot_import.state {
-            ImportState::Uploaded => {
-                // Can make progress. Continue.
-            },
-            ImportState::Completed { .. }
-            | ImportState::Failed(..)
-            | ImportState::InProgress { .. }
-            | ImportState::WaitingForConfirmation { .. } => {
-                anyhow::bail!("unexpected state {snapshot_import:?}");
-            },
-        }
         self.fail_if_too_old(&snapshot_import)?;
         match self.info_message_for_import(snapshot_import).await {
             Ok((info_message, require_manual_confirmation, new_checkpoints)) => {
@@ -462,22 +453,15 @@ impl<RT: Runtime> SnapshotImportExecutor<RT> {
         Ok((message_lines, require_manual_confirmation, new_checkpoints))
     }
 
-    async fn attempt_perform_import_and_mark_done(
+    async fn handle_in_progress_state(
         &mut self,
         snapshot_import: ParsedDocument<SnapshotImport>,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        anyhow::ensure!(matches!(
+            snapshot_import.state,
+            ImportState::InProgress { .. }
+        ));
         let import_id = snapshot_import.id();
-        match snapshot_import.state {
-            ImportState::InProgress { .. } => {
-                // Can make progress. Continue.
-            },
-            ImportState::Completed { .. }
-            | ImportState::Failed(..)
-            | ImportState::Uploaded
-            | ImportState::WaitingForConfirmation { .. } => {
-                anyhow::bail!("unexpected state {snapshot_import:?}");
-            },
-        }
         match self.attempt_perform_import(snapshot_import).await {
             Ok((ts, num_rows_written)) => {
                 self.database
diff --git a/crates/application/src/snapshot_import/worker.rs b/crates/application/src/snapshot_import/worker.rs
index c3a26bd3..5118cd7d 100644
--- a/crates/application/src/snapshot_import/worker.rs
+++ b/crates/application/src/snapshot_import/worker.rs
@@ -73,27 +73,26 @@ impl SnapshotImportWorker {
         let status = log_worker_starting("SnapshotImport");
         let mut tx = executor.database.begin(Identity::system()).await?;
         let mut import_model = SnapshotImportModel::new(&mut tx);
-        if let Some(import_uploaded) = import_model.import_in_state(ImportState::Uploaded).await? {
-            tracing::info!("Marking snapshot export as WaitingForConfirmation");
-            executor
-                .parse_and_mark_waiting_for_confirmation(import_uploaded)
-                .await?;
-        } else if let Some(import_in_progress) = import_model
+        let import_uploaded = import_model.import_in_state(ImportState::Uploaded).await?;
+        let import_in_progress = import_model
             .import_in_state(ImportState::InProgress {
                 progress_message: String::new(),
                 checkpoint_messages: vec![],
             })
-            .await?
-        {
+            .await?;
+        let token = tx.into_token()?;
+
+        if let Some(import_uploaded) = import_uploaded {
+            executor.handle_uploaded_state(import_uploaded).await?;
+        } else if let Some(import_in_progress) = import_in_progress {
             tracing::info!("Executing in-progress snapshot import");
             let timer = snapshot_import_timer();
             executor
-                .attempt_perform_import_and_mark_done(import_in_progress)
+                .handle_in_progress_state(import_in_progress)
                 .await?;
             timer.finish();
         }
         drop(status);
-        let token = tx.into_token()?;
         let subscription = executor.database.subscribe(token).await?;
         subscription.wait_for_invalidation().await;
         Ok(())