If a status is mapped in the CSV import to a status that is not used in the workflow then the import of the issue fails

The import of the issue fails with the NullPointerExeception such as:

[14:42:19] com.atlassian.jira.external.ExternalException: Unable to create issue: Issue

{summary=Phase 1: Create reports Daily Prep For Success, Daily Prep For Success, type=4}

at com.atlassian.jira.external.ExternalUtils.createIssue(ExternalUtils.java:268)
at com.atlassian.jira.imports.importer.impl.DefaultJiraDataImporter.importIssues(DefaultJiraDataImporter.java:372)
at com.atlassian.jira.imports.importer.impl.DefaultJiraDataImporter.doImport(DefaultJiraDataImporter.java:84)
at com.atlassian.jira.imports.importer.impl.ImporterThread.run(ImporterThread.java:21)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.atlassian.jira.external.ExternalUtils.setCurrentWorkflowStep(ExternalUtils.java:295)
at com.atlassian.jira.external.ExternalUtils.createIssue(ExternalUtils.java:261)
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