diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/pki-acme/pki-acme-service.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/pki-acme/pki-acme-service.ts
index b3ed7b533..c86f0efd1 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/pki-acme/pki-acme-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/pki-acme/pki-acme-service.ts
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ export const pkiAcmeServiceFactory = ({
       const createdOrder = await acmeOrderDAL.create(
         {
           accountId: account.id,
-          status: skipDnsOwnershipVerification ? AcmeOrderStatus.Valid : AcmeOrderStatus.Pending,
+          status: skipDnsOwnershipVerification ? AcmeOrderStatus.Ready : AcmeOrderStatus.Pending,
           notBefore: payload.notBefore ? new Date(payload.notBefore) : undefined,
           notAfter: payload.notAfter ? new Date(payload.notAfter) : undefined,
           // TODO: read config from the profile to get the expiration time instead