diff --git a/transfer_service/import_executor.py b/transfer_service/import_executor.py
index 8d6b894270ba556d32eeb03e24b05ed487476fd8..a4569ef613f462d36113c0c2097f4af96099321c 100644
--- a/transfer_service/import_executor.py
+++ b/transfer_service/import_executor.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class ImportExecutor(TaskExecutor):
                         nodeList.append([ now, dir, vospacePath, "container", "DONE" ])
                     else:
                         now = dt.now()
-                        nodeList.append([ now, dir, vospacePath, "container", "SKIP" ])
+                        nodeList.append([ now, dir, vospacePath, "container", "SKIPPED" ])
 
         for flist in files:
             for file in flist:
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ class ImportExecutor(TaskExecutor):
                         nodeList.append([ now, file, vospacePath, "data", "DONE" ])
                     else:
                         now = dt.now()
-                        nodeList.append([ now, file, vospacePath, "data", "SKIP" ])
+                        nodeList.append([ now, file, vospacePath, "data", "SKIPPED" ])
         #out.close()
 
         nlfp.write(tabulate(nodeList,
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ class ImportExecutor(TaskExecutor):
         End time: {end}
         Processed nodes: {len(nodeList)}
         Imported nodes: {sum(res[-1] == 'DONE' for res in nodeList)}
-        Skipped nodes: {sum(res[-1] == 'SKIP' for res in nodeList)}
+        Skipped nodes: {sum(res[-1] == 'SKIPPED' for res in nodeList)}
 
         """
         m.setMessageWithAttachment("VOSpace import notification", msg, nodeListFile)