diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index e96c8b3403..442743aa22 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
 from app.views import BlueprintsManager
 from app.api.helpers.auth import AuthManager
 from app.api.helpers.scheduled_jobs import send_after_event_mail, send_event_fee_notification, \
-    send_event_fee_notification_followup, change_session_state_on_event_completion, expire_pending_tickets_after_one_day
+    send_event_fee_notification_followup, change_session_state_on_event_completion, \
+    expire_pending_tickets_after_three_days
 from app.models.event import Event
 from app.models.role_invite import RoleInvite
 from app.views.healthcheck import health_check_celery, health_check_db, health_check_migrations, check_migrations
@@ -232,7 +233,7 @@ def update_sent_state(sender=None, headers=None, **kwargs):
 scheduler.add_job(send_event_fee_notification, 'cron', day=1)
 scheduler.add_job(send_event_fee_notification_followup, 'cron', day=15)
 scheduler.add_job(change_session_state_on_event_completion, 'cron', hour=5, minute=30)
-scheduler.add_job(expire_pending_tickets_after_one_day, 'cron', hour=5)
+scheduler.add_job(expire_pending_tickets_after_three_days, 'cron', hour=5)
 scheduler.start()
 
 
diff --git a/app/api/helpers/scheduled_jobs.py b/app/api/helpers/scheduled_jobs.py
index ec0903cad5..261193c451 100644
--- a/app/api/helpers/scheduled_jobs.py
+++ b/app/api/helpers/scheduled_jobs.py
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ def send_event_fee_notification_followup():
                                                         incomplete_invoice.event.id)
 
 
-def expire_pending_tickets_after_one_day():
+def expire_pending_tickets_after_three_days():
     from app import current_app as app
     with app.app_context():
         db.session.query(Order).filter(Order.status == 'pending',
diff --git a/app/api/orders.py b/app/api/orders.py
index e369d12922..0798efe77e 100644
--- a/app/api/orders.py
+++ b/app/api/orders.py
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ def before_post(self, args, kwargs, data=None):
             del data['on_site_tickets']
         require_relationship(['ticket_holders'], data)
 
-        # Ensuring that default status is always pending, unless the user is event co-organizer
+        # Ensuring that default status is always initializing, unless the user is event co-organizer
         if not has_access('is_coorganizer', event_id=data['event']):
-            data['status'] = 'pending'
+            data['status'] = 'initializing'
 
     def before_create_object(self, data, view_kwargs):
         """
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ def query(self, view_kwargs):
             # orders under an event
             query_ = event_query(self, query_, view_kwargs)
 
-        # expire the pending orders if the time limit is over.
+        # expire the initializing orders if the time limit is over.
         orders = query_.all()
         for order in orders:
             set_expiry_for_order(order)
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ def before_get_object(self, view_kwargs):
         if not has_access('is_coorganizer_or_user_itself', event_id=order.event_id, user_id=order.user_id):
             return ForbiddenException({'source': ''}, 'You can only access your orders or your event\'s orders')
 
-        # expire the pending order if time limit is over.
+        # expire the initializing order if time limit is over.
         set_expiry_for_order(order)
 
     def before_update_object(self, order, data, view_kwargs):
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ def before_update_object(self, order, data, view_kwargs):
         2. event organizer
             a. own orders: he/she can update selected fields.
             b. other's orders: can only update the status that too when the order mode is free. No refund system.
-        3. order user can update selected fields of his/her order when the status is pending.
+        3. order user can update selected fields of his/her order when the status is initializing.
         The selected fields mentioned above can be taken from get_updatable_fields method from order model.
         :param order:
         :param data:
@@ -287,9 +287,9 @@ def before_update_object(self, order, data, view_kwargs):
                                                      "You cannot update the status of a cancelled order")
 
         elif current_user.id == order.user_id:
-            if order.status != 'pending':
+            if order.status != 'initializing' and order.status != 'pending':
                 raise ForbiddenException({'pointer': ''},
-                                         "You cannot update a non-pending order")
+                                         "You cannot update a non-initialized or non-pending order")
             else:
                 for element in data:
                     if element == 'is_billing_enabled' and order.status == 'completed' and data[element]\