diff --git a/src/main/data/services/MessageService.ts b/src/main/data/services/MessageService.ts
index 449631f3d8..919a5b1df0 100644
--- a/src/main/data/services/MessageService.ts
+++ b/src/main/data/services/MessageService.ts
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ export class MessageService {
       parentId: dto.parentId,
       role: dto.role,
       data: dto.data,
-      status: dto.status || 'success',
+      status: dto.status ?? 'pending',
       siblingsGroupId: dto.siblingsGroupId ?? 0,
       assistantId: dto.assistantId,
       assistantMeta: dto.assistantMeta,