diff --git a/ghost/members-importer/lib/importer.js b/ghost/members-importer/lib/importer.js
index 01d6f9c0bc..ed00c8c54a 100644
--- a/ghost/members-importer/lib/importer.js
+++ b/ghost/members-importer/lib/importer.js
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ module.exports = class MembersCSVImporter {
         const mappedCSV = membersCSV.unparse(rows, columns);
 
         const hasStripeData = !!(rows.find(function rowHasStripeData(row) {
-            return !!row.stripe_customer_id || !!row.complimentary_plan;
+            return !!row.stripe_customer_id;
         }));
 
         await fs.writeFile(outputFilePath, mappedCSV);
diff --git a/ghost/members-importer/test/importer.test.js b/ghost/members-importer/test/importer.test.js
index 69fdf7365e..14ff8f3b78 100644
--- a/ghost/members-importer/test/importer.test.js
+++ b/ghost/members-importer/test/importer.test.js
@@ -269,6 +269,15 @@ describe('Importer', function () {
 
             fileContents.should.match(/^email,subscribed_to_emails,labels\r\n/);
         });
+
+        it('checks for stripe data in the imported file', async function () {
+            const membersImporter = buildMockImporterInstance();
+
+            const result = await membersImporter.prepare(`${csvPath}/member-csv-export.csv`);
+
+            should.exist(result.metadata);
+            should.equal(result.metadata.hasStripeData, true);
+        });
     });
 
     describe('perform', function () {