diff --git a/src/States/WorkflowStatus.php b/src/States/WorkflowStatus.php
index 047d05c0..7ac117fb 100644
--- a/src/States/WorkflowStatus.php
+++ b/src/States/WorkflowStatus.php
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ public static function config(): StateConfig
         return parent::config()
             ->default(WorkflowCreatedStatus::class)
             ->allowTransition(WorkflowCreatedStatus::class, WorkflowPendingStatus::class)
-            ->allowTransition(WorkflowFailedStatus::class, WorkflowPendingStatus::class)
             ->allowTransition(WorkflowPendingStatus::class, WorkflowFailedStatus::class)
             ->allowTransition(WorkflowPendingStatus::class, WorkflowRunningStatus::class)
             ->allowTransition(WorkflowRunningStatus::class, WorkflowCompletedStatus::class)
diff --git a/tests/Feature/FailingWorkflowTest.php b/tests/Feature/FailingWorkflowTest.php
index 4e6776c8..f2aa0ffa 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/FailingWorkflowTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/FailingWorkflowTest.php
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
 
 use Tests\Fixtures\TestFailingWorkflow;
 use Tests\TestCase;
+use Workflow\Models\StoredWorkflow;
 use Workflow\States\WorkflowCompletedStatus;
+use Workflow\States\WorkflowCreatedStatus;
 use Workflow\States\WorkflowFailedStatus;
 use Workflow\WorkflowStub;
 
@@ -23,6 +25,10 @@ public function testRetry(): void
         $this->assertSame(WorkflowFailedStatus::class, $workflow->status());
         $this->assertNull($workflow->output());
 
+        $storedWorkflow = StoredWorkflow::findOrFail($workflow->id());
+        $storedWorkflow->status = WorkflowCreatedStatus::class;
+        $storedWorkflow->save();
+
         $workflow->fresh()
             ->start(shouldFail: false);
 
diff --git a/tests/Feature/ParentWorkflowTest.php b/tests/Feature/ParentWorkflowTest.php
index 7421b18f..6ac7b765 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/ParentWorkflowTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/ParentWorkflowTest.php
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
 use Tests\Fixtures\TestParentWorkflow;
 use Tests\TestCase;
 use Workflow\AsyncWorkflow;
+use Workflow\Models\StoredWorkflow;
 use Workflow\States\WorkflowCompletedStatus;
+use Workflow\States\WorkflowCreatedStatus;
 use Workflow\States\WorkflowFailedStatus;
 use Workflow\WorkflowStub;
 
@@ -48,6 +50,14 @@ public function testRetry(): void
         $this->assertSame(WorkflowFailedStatus::class, $workflow->status());
         $this->assertNull($workflow->output());
 
+        $storedWorkflow = StoredWorkflow::findOrFail($workflow->id());
+        $storedWorkflow->status = WorkflowCreatedStatus::class;
+        $storedWorkflow->save();
+
+        $storedChildWorkflow = StoredWorkflow::findOrFail($workflow->id() + 1);
+        $storedChildWorkflow->status = WorkflowCreatedStatus::class;
+        $storedChildWorkflow->save();
+
         $workflow->fresh()
             ->start(shouldThrow: false);
 
diff --git a/tests/Unit/WorkflowStubTest.php b/tests/Unit/WorkflowStubTest.php
index c6680f5e..ef91ec01 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/WorkflowStubTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/WorkflowStubTest.php
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ public function testMake(): void
         $this->assertTrue($workflow->failed());
         $this->assertTrue($parentWorkflow->failed());
 
+        $storedWorkflow = StoredWorkflow::findOrFail($workflow->id());
+        $storedWorkflow->status = WorkflowCreatedStatus::class;
+        $storedWorkflow->save();
+
         $workflow->cancel();
         while (! $workflow->isCanceled());
 
@@ -78,6 +82,10 @@ public function testComplete(): void
         $workflow->cancel();
         $workflow->fail(new Exception('resume'));
 
+        $storedWorkflow = StoredWorkflow::findOrFail($workflow->id());
+        $storedWorkflow->status = WorkflowCreatedStatus::class;
+        $storedWorkflow->save();
+
         Cache::flush();
 
         $workflow->resume();