diff --git a/.github/workflows/pending-set.yml b/.github/workflows/pending-set.yml
index f59ac9439ea..944d1deefb9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pending-set.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pending-set.yml
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ jobs:
           -X POST \
           -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
           -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
-          -d '{"state": "failure", "target_url": " ", "description": "This failed status will be cleared when ofborg finishes eval.", "context": "Wait for ofborg"}' \
+          -d '{"state": "pending", "target_url": " ", "description": "This pending status will be cleared when ofborg starts eval.", "context": "Wait for ofborg"}' \
           "https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/statuses/${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}"