diff --git a/models/actions/run_job.go b/models/actions/run_job.go
index bad895036d16f..e7fa21270c11a 100644
--- a/models/actions/run_job.go
+++ b/models/actions/run_job.go
@@ -187,10 +187,10 @@ func AggregateJobStatus(jobs []*ActionRunJob) Status {
 		return StatusCancelled
 	case hasRunning:
 		return StatusRunning
-	case hasFailure:
-		return StatusFailure
 	case hasWaiting:
 		return StatusWaiting
+	case hasFailure:
+		return StatusFailure
 	case hasBlocked:
 		return StatusBlocked
 	default:
diff --git a/models/actions/run_job_status_test.go b/models/actions/run_job_status_test.go
index 2a5eb00a6f808..b9ae9f34bfd2d 100644
--- a/models/actions/run_job_status_test.go
+++ b/models/actions/run_job_status_test.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func TestAggregateJobStatus(t *testing.T) {
 		{[]Status{StatusFailure, StatusSuccess}, StatusFailure},
 		{[]Status{StatusFailure, StatusSkipped}, StatusFailure},
 		{[]Status{StatusFailure, StatusCancelled}, StatusCancelled},
-		{[]Status{StatusFailure, StatusWaiting}, StatusFailure},
+		{[]Status{StatusFailure, StatusWaiting}, StatusWaiting},
 		{[]Status{StatusFailure, StatusRunning}, StatusRunning},
 		{[]Status{StatusFailure, StatusBlocked}, StatusFailure},