1 files changed, 6 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/import_export/snippet_repo_restorer.rb b/lib/gitlab/import_export/snippet_repo_restorer.rb
index b58ea14a3a8..334d13a13ae 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/import_export/snippet_repo_restorer.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/import_export/snippet_repo_restorer.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ module Gitlab
     class SnippetRepoRestorer < RepoRestorer
       attr_reader :snippet
 
+      SnippetRepositoryError = Class.new(StandardError)
+
       def initialize(snippet:, user:, shared:, path_to_bundle:)
         @snippet = snippet
         @user = user
@@ -34,14 +36,11 @@ module Gitlab
       end
 
       def create_repository_from_db
-        snippet.create_repository
-
-        commit_attrs = {
-          branch_name: 'master',
-          message: 'Initial commit'
-        }
+        Gitlab::BackgroundMigration::BackfillSnippetRepositories.new.perform_by_ids([snippet.id])
 
-        repository.create_file(@user, snippet.file_name, snippet.content, commit_attrs)
+        unless snippet.reset.snippet_repository
+          raise SnippetRepositoryError, _("Error creating repository for snippet with id %{snippet_id}") % { snippet_id: snippet.id }
+        end
       end
     end
   end