diff --git a/app/connectors/importer.rb b/app/connectors/importer.rb
index a2d81d28140c..7627eedbe07e 100644
--- a/app/connectors/importer.rb
+++ b/app/connectors/importer.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def initialize(runner, table_registrar, quota_checker, database,
       def run(tracker)
         runner.run(&tracker)
 
-        if table_quota_exceeded?
+        if quota_checker.will_be_over_table_quota?(results.length)
           drop(results)
         else
           results.select(&:success?).each { |result| register(result) }
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def register(result)
       end
 
       def success?
-        !table_quota_exceeded? && runner.success?
+        !quota_checker.over_table_quota? && runner.success?
       end
 
       def drop_all(results)
@@ -68,10 +68,6 @@ def rename(current_name, new_name, rename_attempts=0)
         retry unless rename_attempts > 1
       end
 
-      def table_quota_exceeded?
-        quota_checker.over_table_quota?(results.length)
-      end
-
       def persist_metadata(name, data_import_id)
         table_registrar.register(name, data_import_id)
         self.table = table_registrar.table
@@ -83,7 +79,7 @@ def results
       end 
 
       def error_code
-        return 8002 if table_quota_exceeded?
+        return 8002 if quota_checker.over_table_quota?
         results.map(&:error_code).compact.first
       end #errors_from
 
diff --git a/app/models/quota_checker.rb b/app/models/quota_checker.rb
index b6718f1fb643..597388b43cfa 100644
--- a/app/models/quota_checker.rb
+++ b/app/models/quota_checker.rb
@@ -6,11 +6,16 @@ def initialize(user)
       @user = user
     end 
 
-    def over_table_quota?(number_of_new_tables)
+    def will_be_over_table_quota?(number_of_new_tables)
       return false unless user.remaining_table_quota
       number_of_new_tables.to_i > user.remaining_table_quota.to_i
     end
 
+    def over_table_quota?
+      return false unless user.remaining_table_quota
+      user.tables.count > user.table_quota.to_i
+    end
+
     private
 
     attr_reader :user