diff --git a/zerver/data_import/slack.py b/zerver/data_import/slack.py
index 0c30e3ff0d..749c47b3ad 100755
--- a/zerver/data_import/slack.py
+++ b/zerver/data_import/slack.py
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ def channels_to_zerver_stream(slack_data_dir: str, realm_id: int,
             realm["zerver_stream"].append(stream)
 
             slack_default_channels = ['general', 'random']
-            if channel['name'] in slack_default_channels:
+            if channel['name'] in slack_default_channels and not stream['deactivated']:
                 defaultstream = build_defaultstream(realm_id, stream_id,
                                                     defaultstream_id)
                 realm["zerver_defaultstream"].append(defaultstream)
diff --git a/zerver/tests/test_slack_importer.py b/zerver/tests/test_slack_importer.py
index 7a4c0e35de..ba8b2dc48c 100644
--- a/zerver/tests/test_slack_importer.py
+++ b/zerver/tests/test_slack_importer.py
@@ -424,9 +424,11 @@ class SlackImporter(ZulipTestCase):
             | set(test_added_mpims.keys())
 
         self.assertDictEqual(test_added_channels, added_channels)
-        # zerver defaultstream already tested in helper functions
+        # zerver defaultstream already tested in helper functions.
+        # Note that the `random` stream is archived and thus should
+        # not be created as a DefaultStream.
         self.assertEqual(realm["zerver_defaultstream"],
-                         [{'id': 0, 'realm': 3, 'stream': 0}, {'id': 1, 'realm': 3, 'stream': 1}])
+                         [{'id': 0, 'realm': 3, 'stream': 1}])
 
         self.assertDictEqual(test_added_mpims, added_mpims)
         self.assertDictEqual(test_dm_members, dm_members)