diff --git a/script/import_scripts/base.rb b/script/import_scripts/base.rb
index d128cc36f..2b2d249cf 100644
--- a/script/import_scripts/base.rb
+++ b/script/import_scripts/base.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class ImportScripts::Base
   include ActionView::Helpers::NumberHelper
 
   def initialize
-    require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/../../config/environment")
+    require_relative '../../config/environment'
     preload_i18n
 
     @bbcode_to_md = true if ARGV.include?('bbcode-to-md')
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class ImportScripts::Base
     @existing_posts = {}
     @topic_lookup = {}
     @old_site_settings = {}
+    @start_time = Time.now
 
     puts "loading existing groups..."
     GroupCustomField.where(name: 'import_id').pluck(:group_id, :value).each do |group_id, import_id|
@@ -85,7 +86,8 @@ class ImportScripts::Base
     update_topic_count_replies
     reset_topic_counters
 
-    puts "", "Done"
+    elapsed = Time.now - @start_time
+    puts '', "Done (#{elapsed.to_s} seconds)"
 
   ensure
     reset_site_settings
@@ -226,10 +228,8 @@ class ImportScripts::Base
   # user in the original datasource. The given id will not be used to
   # create the Discourse user record.
   def create_users(results, opts={})
-    num_users_before = User.count
     users_created = 0
     users_skipped = 0
-    progress = 0
     total = opts[:total] || results.size
 
     results.each do |result|
@@ -280,16 +280,16 @@ class ImportScripts::Base
 
     opts[:name] = User.suggest_name(opts[:email]) unless opts[:name]
     if opts[:username].blank? ||
-        opts[:username].length < User.username_length.begin ||
-        opts[:username].length > User.username_length.end ||
-        opts[:username] =~ /[^A-Za-z0-9_]/ ||
-        opts[:username][0] =~ /[^A-Za-z0-9]/ ||
-        !User.username_available?(opts[:username])
+      opts[:username].length < User.username_length.begin ||
+      opts[:username].length > User.username_length.end ||
+      opts[:username] =~ /[^A-Za-z0-9_]/ ||
+      opts[:username][0] =~ /[^A-Za-z0-9]/ ||
+      !User.username_available?(opts[:username])
       opts[:username] = UserNameSuggester.suggest(opts[:username] || opts[:name] || opts[:email])
     end
     opts[:email] = opts[:email].downcase
     opts[:trust_level] = TrustLevel[1] unless opts[:trust_level]
-    opts[:active] = true
+    opts[:active] = opts.fetch(:active, true)
     opts[:import_mode] = true
 
     u = User.new(opts)
@@ -470,8 +470,8 @@ class ImportScripts::Base
   end
 
   def close_inactive_topics(opts={})
-    puts "", "Closing topics that have been inactive for more than #{num_days} days."
     num_days = opts[:days] || 30
+    puts '', "Closing topics that have been inactive for more than #{num_days} days."
 
     query = Topic.where('last_posted_at < ?', num_days.days.ago).where(closed: false)
     total_count = query.count
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ class ImportScripts::Base
   end
 
   def reset_topic_counters
-    puts "", "reseting topic counters"
+    puts "", "resetting topic counters"
 
     total_count = Topic.count
     progress_count = 0