diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/server/lib/detection_engine/signals/signal_rule_alert_type.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/server/lib/detection_engine/signals/signal_rule_alert_type.ts
index d80eadd2c088b..32f2c86914770 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/server/lib/detection_engine/signals/signal_rule_alert_type.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/server/lib/detection_engine/signals/signal_rule_alert_type.ts
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ export const signalRulesAlertType = ({
         >(ruleStatusSavedObjectType, {
           alertId, // do a search for this id.
           statusDate: date,
-          status: 'executing',
+          status: 'going to run',
           lastFailureAt: null,
           lastSuccessAt: null,
           lastFailureMessage: null,
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ export const signalRulesAlertType = ({
         // update 0th to executing.
         currentStatusSavedObject = ruleStatusSavedObjects.saved_objects[0];
         const sDate = new Date().toISOString();
-        currentStatusSavedObject.attributes.status = 'executing';
+        currentStatusSavedObject.attributes.status = 'going to run';
         currentStatusSavedObject.attributes.statusDate = sDate;
         await services.savedObjectsClient.update(
           ruleStatusSavedObjectType,