diff --git a/src/DIRAC/WorkloadManagementSystem/Client/JobStatus.py b/src/DIRAC/WorkloadManagementSystem/Client/JobStatus.py
index 125075e3048..f8c912cda2a 100644
--- a/src/DIRAC/WorkloadManagementSystem/Client/JobStatus.py
+++ b/src/DIRAC/WorkloadManagementSystem/Client/JobStatus.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def __init__(self, state):
             RUNNING: State(8, [STALLED, DONE, FAILED, RESCHEDULED, COMPLETING, KILLED, RECEIVED], defState=RUNNING),
             RESCHEDULED: State(7, [WAITING, RECEIVED, DELETED, FAILED], defState=RESCHEDULED),
             MATCHED: State(6, [RUNNING, FAILED, RESCHEDULED, KILLED], defState=MATCHED),
-            WAITING: State(5, [MATCHED, RESCHEDULED, DELETED], defState=WAITING),
+            WAITING: State(5, [MATCHED, RESCHEDULED, DELETED, KILLED], defState=WAITING),
             STAGING: State(4, [CHECKING, WAITING, FAILED, KILLED], defState=STAGING),
             SCOUTING: State(3, [CHECKING, FAILED, STALLED, KILLED], defState=SCOUTING),
             CHECKING: State(2, [SCOUTING, STAGING, WAITING, RESCHEDULED, FAILED, DELETED], defState=CHECKING),
diff --git a/tests/Integration/WorkloadManagementSystem/Test_JobDB.py b/tests/Integration/WorkloadManagementSystem/Test_JobDB.py
index 7945c020aeb..6ea741eb592 100644
--- a/tests/Integration/WorkloadManagementSystem/Test_JobDB.py
+++ b/tests/Integration/WorkloadManagementSystem/Test_JobDB.py
@@ -8,15 +8,14 @@
 
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
-import pytest
 
 import DIRAC
+import pytest
 
 DIRAC.initialize()  # Initialize configuration
 
-from DIRAC import gLogger, S_OK
-from DIRAC.WorkloadManagementSystem.Client import JobStatus
-from DIRAC.WorkloadManagementSystem.Client import JobMinorStatus
+from DIRAC import S_OK, gLogger
+from DIRAC.WorkloadManagementSystem.Client import JobMinorStatus, JobStatus
 
 # sut
 from DIRAC.WorkloadManagementSystem.DB.JobDB import JobDB
@@ -317,14 +316,20 @@ def test_setJobsMajorStatus(jobDB):
     assert res["OK"] is True, res["Message"]
     res = jobDB.getJobsAttributes([jobID_1, jobID_2], ["Status"])
     assert res["OK"] is True, res["Message"]
-    assert res["Value"] == {jobID_1: {"Status": JobStatus.WAITING}, jobID_2: {"Status": JobStatus.CHECKING}}
+    assert res["Value"] == {jobID_1: {"Status": JobStatus.KILLED}, jobID_2: {"Status": JobStatus.CHECKING}}
 
-    res = jobDB.setJobsMajorStatus([jobID_1], JobStatus.KILLED, force=True)
+    res = jobDB.setJobsMajorStatus([jobID_1], JobStatus.RUNNING)
     assert res["OK"] is True, res["Message"]
     res = jobDB.getJobsAttributes([jobID_1, jobID_2], ["Status"])
     assert res["OK"] is True, res["Message"]
     assert res["Value"] == {jobID_1: {"Status": JobStatus.KILLED}, jobID_2: {"Status": JobStatus.CHECKING}}
 
+    res = jobDB.setJobsMajorStatus([jobID_1], JobStatus.RUNNING, force=True)
+    assert res["OK"] is True, res["Message"]
+    res = jobDB.getJobsAttributes([jobID_1, jobID_2], ["Status"])
+    assert res["OK"] is True, res["Message"]
+    assert res["Value"] == {jobID_1: {"Status": JobStatus.RUNNING}, jobID_2: {"Status": JobStatus.CHECKING}}
+
 
 def test_attributes(jobDB):
     res = jobDB.insertNewJobIntoDB(jdl, "owner_1", "/DN/OF/owner", "ownerGroup", "someSetup")