diff --git a/watcher_dashboard/api/watcher.py b/watcher_dashboard/api/watcher.py
index f90e4ca..06caf37 100644
--- a/watcher_dashboard/api/watcher.py
+++ b/watcher_dashboard/api/watcher.py
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ class ActionPlan(base.APIResourceWrapper):
         :type  action_plan_id: int
         """
         patch = []
-        patch.append({'op': 'replace', 'path': '/state', 'value': 'TRIGGERED'})
+        patch.append({'op': 'replace', 'path': '/state', 'value': 'PENDING'})
         watcherclient(request).action_plan.update(action_plan_id, patch)
 
     @property
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ class Action(base.APIResourceWrapper):
         :type  action_id: int
         """
         patch = []
-        patch.append({'op': 'replace', 'path': '/state', 'value': 'TRIGGERED'})
+        patch.append({'op': 'replace', 'path': '/state', 'value': 'PENDING'})
         watcherclient(request).action.update(action_id, patch)
 
     @property
diff --git a/watcher_dashboard/test/api_tests/watcher_tests.py b/watcher_dashboard/test/api_tests/watcher_tests.py
index d9601ba..9558379 100644
--- a/watcher_dashboard/test/api_tests/watcher_tests.py
+++ b/watcher_dashboard/test/api_tests/watcher_tests.py
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ class WatcherAPITests(test.APITestCase):
     def test_action_plan_start(self):
         action_plan_id = self.api_action_plans.first()['id']
         patch = []
-        patch.append({'path': '/state', 'value': 'TRIGGERED', 'op': 'replace'})
+        patch.append({'path': '/state', 'value': 'PENDING', 'op': 'replace'})
 
         watcherclient = self.stub_watcherclient()
         watcherclient.action_plan = self.mox.CreateMockAnything()