diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/api/views/course_import.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/api/views/course_import.py
index 2cc5518b47..a673d3dd5a 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/api/views/course_import.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/api/views/course_import.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import os
 
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.files import File
+from edx_django_utils.monitoring import set_custom_attribute, set_custom_attributes_for_course_key
 from path import Path as path
 from rest_framework import status
 from rest_framework.exceptions import AuthenticationFailed
@@ -112,6 +113,8 @@ class CourseImportView(CourseImportExportViewMixin, GenericAPIView):
         Kicks off an asynchronous course import and returns an ID to be used to check
         the task's status
         """
+        set_custom_attribute('course_import_init', True)
+        set_custom_attributes_for_course_key(course_key)
         try:
             if 'course_data' not in request.FILES:
                 raise self.api_error(
@@ -150,7 +153,7 @@ class CourseImportView(CourseImportExportViewMixin, GenericAPIView):
                 'task_id': async_result.task_id
             })
         except Exception as e:
-            log.exception(f'Course import {course_key: Unknown error in import}')
+            log.exception(f'Course import {course_key}: Unknown error in import')
             raise self.api_error(
                 status_code=status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
                 developer_message=str(e),
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/xml_importer.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/xml_importer.py
index aaa4a3e6e9..8f50d537ba 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/xml_importer.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/xml_importer.py
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ class ImportManager:
         Import all static items into the content store.
         """
         if self.static_content_store is None:
-            log.error(
+            log.warning(
                 f'Course import {self.target_id}: Static content store is None. Skipping static content import.'
             )
             return
@@ -356,7 +356,8 @@ class ImportManager:
                     asset_md.from_xml(asset)
                     all_assets.append(asset_md)
         except OSError:
-            logging.error(f'Course import {course_id}: No {assets_filename} file present.')
+            # file does not exist.
+            logging.info(f'Course import {course_id}: No {assets_filename} file present.')
             return
         except Exception as exc:  # pylint: disable=W0703
             monitor_import_failure(course_id, 'Updating', exception=exc)