diff --git a/app/CallingAllPapers/ConferenceImporter.php b/app/CallingAllPapers/ConferenceImporter.php
index 7ff96ed3..52c0256f 100644
--- a/app/CallingAllPapers/ConferenceImporter.php
+++ b/app/CallingAllPapers/ConferenceImporter.php
@@ -68,7 +68,9 @@ public function import(Event $event)
             ],
         ]);
 
-        $conference = Conference::firstOrNew(['calling_all_papers_id' => $event->id]);
+        $conference = Conference::query()
+            ->withoutGlobalScope('notRejected')
+            ->firstOrNew(['calling_all_papers_id' => $event->id]);
         $this->updateConferenceFromCallingAllPapersEvent($conference, $event);
 
         if (! $conference->latitude && ! $conference->longitude && $conference->location) {
diff --git a/tests/Feature/CallingAllPapersConferenceImporterTest.php b/tests/Feature/CallingAllPapersConferenceImporterTest.php
index 7ac509a1..a8e84554 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/CallingAllPapersConferenceImporterTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/CallingAllPapersConferenceImporterTest.php
@@ -382,6 +382,29 @@ public function conferences_with_cfp_duration_over_2_years_are_rejected()
         $this->assertNotNull($conference->rejected_at);
     }
 
+    /** @test */
+    public function rejected_conferences_cannot_be_reimported()
+    {
+        $this->mockClient();
+
+        $conference = Conference::factory()->rejected()->create([
+            'calling_all_papers_id' => 'fake-cfp-id',
+        ]);
+
+        $importer = new ConferenceImporter(1);
+        $event = $this->eventStub;
+        $event->id = 'fake-cfp-id';
+        $event->dateCfpStart = '2014-06-01T00:00:00-04:00';
+        $event->dateCfpEnd = '2017-06-01T00:00:00-04:00';
+        $importer->import($event);
+
+        $conferenceCount = Conference::withoutGlobalScope('notRejected')
+            ->where('calling_all_papers_id', 'fake-cfp-id')
+            ->count();
+
+        $this->assertEquals(1, $conferenceCount);
+    }
+
     /** @test */
     public function conferences_with_null_cfp_start_are_valid_with_cfp_end_less_than_2_years_in_future()
     {