diff --git a/app/models/project.rb b/app/models/project.rb
index d202e3d576adb33ecc9641b4aaa00844c3b001a4..d622c3582f844231646b20eca18616e53079d13c 100644
--- a/app/models/project.rb
+++ b/app/models/project.rb
@@ -535,6 +535,10 @@ def reset_cache_and_import_attrs
       ProjectCacheWorker.perform_async(self.id)
     end
 
+    remove_import_data
+  end
+
+  def remove_import_data
     import_data&.destroy
   end
 
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased-ee/2821-username-password-stripped-from-import-url-fix.yml b/changelogs/unreleased-ee/2821-username-password-stripped-from-import-url-fix.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..305f46ab52756bc92076b38f52db0fac3ddb3f66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased-ee/2821-username-password-stripped-from-import-url-fix.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+title: Username and password are no longer stripped from import url on mirror update
+merge_request: 2388
+author: