diff --git a/golang/src/com/google/idea/blaze/golang/resolve/BlazeGoImportResolver.java b/golang/src/com/google/idea/blaze/golang/resolve/BlazeGoImportResolver.java
index 259d5c771b3..1aeff4f7916 100644
--- a/golang/src/com/google/idea/blaze/golang/resolve/BlazeGoImportResolver.java
+++ b/golang/src/com/google/idea/blaze/golang/resolve/BlazeGoImportResolver.java
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 import com.google.idea.blaze.base.lang.buildfile.psi.BuildFile;
 import com.google.idea.blaze.base.lang.buildfile.psi.FuncallExpression;
 import com.google.idea.blaze.base.model.BlazeProjectData;
+import com.google.idea.blaze.base.settings.Blaze;
+import com.google.idea.blaze.base.settings.BlazeImportSettings;
 import com.google.idea.blaze.base.sync.SyncCache;
 import com.google.idea.blaze.base.sync.data.BlazeProjectDataManager;
 import com.intellij.codeInsight.navigation.CtrlMouseHandler;
@@ -69,6 +71,10 @@ public Collection<GoPackage> resolve(
 
   @Nullable
   static BlazeGoPackage doResolve(String importPath, Project project) {
+    if (Blaze.getProjectType(project) == BlazeImportSettings.ProjectType.UNKNOWN) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
     BlazeProjectData projectData =
         BlazeProjectDataManager.getInstance(project).getBlazeProjectData();
     if (projectData == null) {