diff --git a/app/models/bulk_upload.rb b/app/models/bulk_upload.rb
index be9dc0a7d..5a6971d10 100644
--- a/app/models/bulk_upload.rb
+++ b/app/models/bulk_upload.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ class BulkUpload < ApplicationRecord
   has_many :sales_logs
 
   after_initialize :generate_identifier, unless: :identifier
+  after_initialize :initialize_processing, if: :new_record?
 
   scope :search_by_filename, ->(filename) { where("filename ILIKE ?", "%#{filename}%") }
   scope :search_by_user_name, ->(name) { where(user_id: User.where("name ILIKE ?", "%#{name}%").select(:id)) }
@@ -155,4 +156,8 @@ private
   def generate_identifier
     self.identifier ||= SecureRandom.uuid
   end
+
+  def initialize_processing
+    self.processing = true if processing.nil?
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/services/bulk_upload/processor.rb b/app/services/bulk_upload/processor.rb
index 34ca3ce18..fa10b42e3 100644
--- a/app/services/bulk_upload/processor.rb
+++ b/app/services/bulk_upload/processor.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ class BulkUpload::Processor
   end
 
   def call
-    bulk_upload.update!(processing: true)
     destroy_any_existing_errors_from_prior_run
 
     download