diff --git a/spacelift/resource_stack.go b/spacelift/resource_stack.go
index f55b11d8..bc8c3dfb 100644
--- a/spacelift/resource_stack.go
+++ b/spacelift/resource_stack.go
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ func resourceStack() *schema.Resource {
 				Version: 0,
 				Type:    resourceStackResourceV0().CoreConfigSchema().ImpliedType(),
 				Upgrade: func(ctx context.Context, rawState map[string]interface{}, meta interface{}) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
+					// This function will upgrade any existing state files and will remove any data saved to the `import_state` key.
 					rawState["import_state"] = ""
 					return rawState, nil
 				},
@@ -685,6 +686,8 @@ func resourceStackCreate(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, meta inter
 		return diag.Errorf(`"import_state" requires "manage_state" to be true`)
 	} else if ok {
 		stateContent = content.(string)
+		// After we've saved the imported state to memory, set the value to an empty string so it doesn't get saved to this state file.
+		// We purposefully ignore this value after creation, so we have no reason to save it.
 		d.Set("import_state", "")
 	}