diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 32e41294c57f9c..db9acbf2d2174b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ branches:
   only:
     - master
     - rnmobile/master
+    - rnmobile/releases
     - /wp\/.*/
 
 env:
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/image/edit.native.js b/packages/block-library/src/image/edit.native.js
index 53334a888dd946..1d9274c3754697 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/image/edit.native.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/image/edit.native.js
@@ -104,14 +104,18 @@ export class ImageEdit extends React.Component {
 			console.warn( 'Attributes has id with no url.' );
 		}
 
+		// Detect any pasted image and start an upload
+		if ( ! attributes.id && attributes.url && attributes.url.indexOf( 'file:' ) === 0 ) {
+			requestMediaImport( attributes.url, ( id, url ) => {
+				if ( url ) {
+					setAttributes( { id, url } );
+				}
+			} );
+		}
+
+		// Make sure we mark any temporary images as failed if they failed while
+		// the editor wasn't open
 		if ( attributes.id && attributes.url && ! isURL( attributes.url ) ) {
-			if ( attributes.url.indexOf( 'file:' ) === 0 ) {
-				requestMediaImport( attributes.url, ( id, url ) => {
-					if ( url ) {
-						setAttributes( { id, url } );
-					}
-				} );
-			}
 			mediaUploadSync();
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/media-text/media-container.native.js b/packages/block-library/src/media-text/media-container.native.js
index 84d2c6dc836bde..fea6a9671965c4 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/media-text/media-container.native.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/media-text/media-container.native.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
  */
 import { View, ImageBackground, Text, TouchableWithoutFeedback } from 'react-native';
 import {
-	requestMediaImport,
 	mediaUploadSync,
 	requestImageFailedRetryDialog,
 	requestImageUploadCancelDialog,
@@ -62,17 +61,11 @@ class MediaContainer extends Component {
 	}
 
 	componentDidMount() {
-		const { mediaId, mediaUrl, onMediaUpdate, mediaType } = this.props;
-
-		if ( mediaId && mediaUrl && ! isURL( mediaUrl ) ) {
-			if ( mediaUrl.indexOf( 'file:' ) === 0 && mediaType === MEDIA_TYPE_IMAGE ) {
-				// We don't want to call this for video because it is starting a media upload for the cover url
-				requestMediaImport( mediaUrl, ( id, url ) => {
-					if ( url ) {
-						onMediaUpdate( { id, url } );
-					}
-				} );
-			}
+		const { mediaId, mediaUrl } = this.props;
+
+		// Make sure we mark any temporary images as failed if they failed while
+		// the editor wasn't open
+		if ( mediaId && mediaUrl && mediaUrl.indexOf( 'file:' ) === 0 ) {
 			mediaUploadSync();
 		}
 	}