diff --git a/taskflow/engines/action_engine/engine.py b/taskflow/engines/action_engine/engine.py
index d0bcf538..63d6bfd4 100644
--- a/taskflow/engines/action_engine/engine.py
+++ b/taskflow/engines/action_engine/engine.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ from taskflow.engines import base
 
 from taskflow import decorators
 from taskflow import exceptions as exc
+from taskflow.openstack.common import excutils
 from taskflow import states
 from taskflow import storage as t_storage
 
@@ -50,15 +51,20 @@ class ActionEngine(base.EngineBase):
         self.notifier = misc.TransitionNotifier()
         self.task_notifier = misc.TransitionNotifier()
 
-    def _revert(self, current_failure):
+    def _revert(self, current_failure=None):
         self._change_state(states.REVERTING)
-        state = self._root.revert(self)
+        try:
+            state = self._root.revert(self)
+        except Exception:
+            with excutils.save_and_reraise_exception():
+                self._change_state(states.FAILURE)
+
         self._change_state(state)
         if state == states.SUSPENDED:
             return
-        self._change_state(states.FAILURE)
         misc.Failure.reraise_if_any(self._failures)
-        current_failure.reraise()
+        if current_failure:
+            current_failure.reraise()
 
     def _reset(self):
         self._failures = []
@@ -82,7 +88,7 @@ class ActionEngine(base.EngineBase):
                 raise exc.MissingDependencies(self._flow, sorted(missing))
             self._run()
         elif self._failures:
-            self._revert(self._failures[-1])
+            self._revert()
         else:
             self._run()
 
@@ -91,6 +97,7 @@ class ActionEngine(base.EngineBase):
         try:
             state = self._root.execute(self)
         except Exception:
+            self._change_state(states.FAILURE)
             self._revert(misc.Failure())
         else:
             self._change_state(state)
diff --git a/taskflow/tests/unit/test_action_engine.py b/taskflow/tests/unit/test_action_engine.py
index 25646ae5..ef0dc5b1 100644
--- a/taskflow/tests/unit/test_action_engine.py
+++ b/taskflow/tests/unit/test_action_engine.py
@@ -199,13 +199,13 @@ class EngineTaskTest(EngineTestBase):
             ['flow RUNNING',
              'fail RUNNING',
              'fail FAILURE',
+             'flow FAILURE',
              'flow REVERTING',
              'fail REVERTING',
              'fail reverted(Failure: exceptions.RuntimeError: Woot!)',
              'fail REVERTED',
              'fail PENDING',
-             'flow REVERTED',
-             'flow FAILURE'])
+             'flow REVERTED'])
 
     def test_invalid_flow_raises(self):
         value = 'i am string, not task/flow, sorry'
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ class SuspendFlowTest(EngineTestBase):
              'b reverted(5)'])
         with self.assertRaisesRegexp(RuntimeError, '^Woot'):
             engine.run()
-        self.assertEquals(engine.storage.get_flow_state(), states.FAILURE)
+        self.assertEquals(engine.storage.get_flow_state(), states.REVERTED)
         self.assertEquals(
             self.values,
             ['a',
diff --git a/taskflow/tests/unit/test_linear_flow.py b/taskflow/tests/unit/test_linear_flow.py
index 74e29d39..159b2556 100644
--- a/taskflow/tests/unit/test_linear_flow.py
+++ b/taskflow/tests/unit/test_linear_flow.py
@@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ class LinearFlowTest(test.TestCase):
 
         expected_states = [
             states.RUNNING,
+            states.FAILURE,
             states.REVERTING,
             states.REVERTED,
-            states.FAILURE,
         ]
         self.assertEquals(expected_states, changes)
         expected_states = [