diff --git a/dvc/output/base.py b/dvc/output/base.py
index f940d3f52e..8fa3ad367c 100644
--- a/dvc/output/base.py
+++ b/dvc/output/base.py
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ def unprotect(self):
             self.remote.unprotect(self.path_info)
 
     def _collect_used_dir_cache(self, remote=None, force=False, jobs=None):
-        """Get a list of `info`s retaled to the given directory.
+        """Get a list of `info`s related to the given directory.
 
         - Pull the directory entry from the remote cache if it was changed.
 
diff --git a/dvc/repo/fetch.py b/dvc/repo/fetch.py
index 7029461630..b69c8c04b2 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/fetch.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/fetch.py
@@ -76,20 +76,20 @@ def _fetch_external(self, repo_url, repo_rev, files):
     cache_dir = self.cache.local.cache_dir
     try:
         with external_repo(repo_url, repo_rev, cache_dir=cache_dir) as repo:
-            cache = NamedCache()
-            for name in files:
-                try:
-                    out = repo.find_out_by_relpath(name)
-                except OutputNotFoundError:
-                    failed += 1
-                    logger.exception(
-                        "failed to fetch data for '{}'".format(name)
-                    )
-                    continue
-                else:
-                    cache.update(out.get_used_cache())
-
             with repo.state:
+                cache = NamedCache()
+                for name in files:
+                    try:
+                        out = repo.find_out_by_relpath(name)
+                    except OutputNotFoundError:
+                        failed += 1
+                        logger.exception(
+                            "failed to fetch data for '{}'".format(name)
+                        )
+                        continue
+                    else:
+                        cache.update(out.get_used_cache())
+
                 try:
                     return repo.cloud.pull(cache), failed
                 except DownloadError as exc:
diff --git a/tests/func/test_import.py b/tests/func/test_import.py
index fc00ee7b1e..4fe8857aad 100644
--- a/tests/func/test_import.py
+++ b/tests/func/test_import.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import os
 import filecmp
+import shutil
 
 import pytest
 from mock import patch
@@ -67,6 +68,23 @@ def test_pull_imported_stage(dvc_repo, erepo):
     assert os.path.isfile(dst_cache)
 
 
+def test_pull_imported_directory_stage(dvc_repo, erepo):
+    src = erepo.DATA_DIR
+    dst = erepo.DATA_DIR + "_imported"
+    stage_file = dst + ".dvc"
+
+    dvc_repo.imp(erepo.root_dir, src, dst)
+
+    shutil.rmtree(dst)
+    shutil.rmtree(dvc_repo.cache.local.cache_dir)
+
+    dvc_repo.pull([stage_file])
+
+    assert os.path.exists(dst)
+    assert os.path.isdir(dst)
+    trees_equal(src, dst)
+
+
 def test_download_error_pulling_imported_stage(dvc_repo, erepo):
     src = erepo.FOO
     dst = erepo.FOO + "_imported"