diff --git a/ara/plugins/callback/ara_default.py b/ara/plugins/callback/ara_default.py
index 2aab5c78..f83e6796 100644
--- a/ara/plugins/callback/ara_default.py
+++ b/ara/plugins/callback/ara_default.py
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ def set_handler(self, sig):
 
         def handler(sig, frame):
             ended = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.timezone.utc).isoformat()
-            status = "failed"
+            status = "expired"
             self.client.patch(
                 "/api/v1/playbooks/%s" % self.playbook["id"],
                 status=status,