diff --git a/backend/src/db/migrations/20250530152721_add-access-approval-request-deleted-at.ts b/backend/src/db/migrations/20250530152721_add-access-approval-request-deleted-at.ts
index 771df8cf8..547f1d1a7 100644
--- a/backend/src/db/migrations/20250530152721_add-access-approval-request-deleted-at.ts
+++ b/backend/src/db/migrations/20250530152721_add-access-approval-request-deleted-at.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import { Knex } from "knex";
 
+import { ApprovalStatus } from "@app/ee/services/secret-approval-request/secret-approval-request-types";
+
 import { TableName } from "../schemas";
 
 export async function up(knex: Knex): Promise<void> {
@@ -17,12 +19,12 @@ export async function up(knex: Knex): Promise<void> {
 
   if (!hasStatusColumn) {
     await knex.schema.alterTable(TableName.AccessApprovalRequest, (t) => {
-      t.string("status").defaultTo("pending").notNullable();
+      t.string("status").defaultTo(ApprovalStatus.PENDING).notNullable();
     });
 
     // Update existing rows based on business logic
     // If privilegeId is not null, set status to "approved"
-    await knex(TableName.AccessApprovalRequest).whereNotNull("privilegeId").update({ status: "approved" });
+    await knex(TableName.AccessApprovalRequest).whereNotNull("privilegeId").update({ status: ApprovalStatus.APPROVED });
 
     // If privilegeId is null and there's a rejected reviewer, set to "rejected"
     const rejectedRequestIds = await knex(TableName.AccessApprovalRequestReviewer)
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ export async function up(knex: Knex): Promise<void> {
       await knex(TableName.AccessApprovalRequest)
         .whereNull("privilegeId")
         .whereIn("id", rejectedRequestIds)
-        .update({ status: "rejected" });
+        .update({ status: ApprovalStatus.REJECTED });
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-request/access-approval-request-dal.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-request/access-approval-request-dal.ts
index b5be58382..711bab06b 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-request/access-approval-request-dal.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-request/access-approval-request-dal.ts
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ export const accessApprovalRequestDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
         ]
       });
 
-      // an approval is pending if there is no reviewer rejections, no privilege ID is set and the number of approvals is less than the number of approvals required
+      // an approval is pending if there is no reviewer rejections, no privilege ID is set and the status is pending
       const pendingApprovals = formattedRequests.filter(
         (req) =>
           !req.privilegeId &&