diff --git a/src/renderer/utils/notifications/handlers/issue.ts b/src/renderer/utils/notifications/handlers/issue.ts
index 74b637aad..c351b7a5c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/utils/notifications/handlers/issue.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/utils/notifications/handlers/issue.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class IssueHandler extends DefaultHandler {
 
     return {
       number: issue.number,
-      state: issue.state_reason ?? issue.state,
+      state: issueState,
       user: getSubjectUser([issueCommentUser, issue.user]),
       comments: issue.comments,
       labels: issue.labels?.map((label) => label.name) ?? [],