diff --git a/src/intelligence_layer/connectors/jira/jira_adapter.py b/src/intelligence_layer/connectors/jira/jira_adapter.py
index bb07194c8..a453e337a 100644
--- a/src/intelligence_layer/connectors/jira/jira_adapter.py
+++ b/src/intelligence_layer/connectors/jira/jira_adapter.py
@@ -49,11 +49,16 @@ def update_ticket(self, ticket_id: str, new_label: str) -> None:
         self.jira.issue(ticket_id).update(fields={"labels": [new_label]})
 
     def _issue_to_ticket(self, issue: Issue) -> Ticket:
-        status_names = ["Done", "Fertig"]
+        done_state = self._done_state(issue)
         assert issue.fields.description
         return Ticket(
             jira_id=issue.id,
             text=issue.fields.summary + "\n" + issue.fields.description,
             labels=issue.fields.labels,
-            is_active=issue.fields.status.name not in status_names,
+            is_active=issue.fields.status.name != done_state,
         )
+
+    def _done_state(self, issue: Issue) -> str:
+        done_state = self.jira.transitions(issue)[-1]["name"]
+        assert isinstance(done_state, str)
+        return done_state
diff --git a/tests/connectors/jira/test_jira_adapter.py b/tests/connectors/jira/test_jira_adapter.py
index f547acdfc..0806095a3 100644
--- a/tests/connectors/jira/test_jira_adapter.py
+++ b/tests/connectors/jira/test_jira_adapter.py
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ def test_issue_to_ticket(jira_adapter: JiraAdapter, project_id: str) -> None:
 def test_ticket_not_active(jira_adapter: JiraAdapter, project_id: str) -> None:
     issues = setup(jira_adapter, project_id)
     issue = issues[0]
-    jira_adapter.jira.transition_issue(issue, "Fertig")
+    done_state = jira_adapter._done_state(issue)
+    jira_adapter.jira.transition_issue(issue, done_state)
     updated_issues = jira_adapter.jira.search_issues(
         f"project={project_id} and id={issue.id}"
     )
@@ -129,3 +130,11 @@ def test_ticket_not_active(jira_adapter: JiraAdapter, project_id: str) -> None:
     assert ticket.text == SUMMARY + "\n" + DESCRIPTION
     assert ticket.labels == issue.fields.labels
     assert not ticket.is_active
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skip(reason="currently no CI User for Jira configured")
+def test_done_state(jira_adapter: JiraAdapter, project_id: str) -> None:
+    issues = setup(jira_adapter, project_id)
+    done_state = jira_adapter._done_state(issues[0])
+
+    assert done_state in ["Done", "Fertig"]