diff --git a/jbpm/jbpm-flow/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/process/impl/AbstractProcessInstance.java b/jbpm/jbpm-flow/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/process/impl/AbstractProcessInstance.java
index 106208afb05..c680fd1ef70 100644
--- a/jbpm/jbpm-flow/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/process/impl/AbstractProcessInstance.java
+++ b/jbpm/jbpm-flow/src/main/java/org/kie/kogito/process/impl/AbstractProcessInstance.java
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractProcessInstance<T extends Model> implements Proces
     protected final T variables;
     protected final AbstractProcess<T> process;
     protected InternalProcessRuntime rt;
-    protected WorkflowProcessInstance processInstance;
+    protected volatile WorkflowProcessInstance processInstance;
 
     protected Integer status;
 
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ public T variables() {
 
     @Override
     public int status() {
-        return status;
+        return processInstance != null ? processInstance.getState() : status;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/jbpm/jbpm-tests/src/test/java/org/jbpm/bpmn2/StandaloneBPMNProcessTest.java b/jbpm/jbpm-tests/src/test/java/org/jbpm/bpmn2/StandaloneBPMNProcessTest.java
index de8df91a30c..e77cbfa99a8 100755
--- a/jbpm/jbpm-tests/src/test/java/org/jbpm/bpmn2/StandaloneBPMNProcessTest.java
+++ b/jbpm/jbpm-tests/src/test/java/org/jbpm/bpmn2/StandaloneBPMNProcessTest.java
@@ -400,8 +400,7 @@ public void testEventBasedSplit2() throws Exception {
         org.kie.kogito.process.ProcessInstance<EventBasedSplit2Model> instanceTimer = processDefinition.createInstance(modelTimer);
         instanceTimer.start();
         assertThat(instanceTimer.status()).isEqualTo(org.kie.kogito.process.ProcessInstance.STATE_ACTIVE);
-        assertThat(countDownListener.waitTillCompleted(15000)).isTrue();
-        assertThat(instanceYes.status()).isEqualTo(org.kie.kogito.process.ProcessInstance.STATE_COMPLETED);
+        assertThat(countDownListener.waitTillCompleted()).isTrue();
         assertThat(instanceTimer.status()).isEqualTo(org.kie.kogito.process.ProcessInstance.STATE_COMPLETED);
     }