diff --git a/db/playbooks.go b/db/playbooks.go
index 4b6ef9a3..6fd5a73e 100644
--- a/db/playbooks.go
+++ b/db/playbooks.go
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ func UpdatePlaybookRunStatusIfApproved(ctx context.Context, playbookID string, a
 		SELECT run_id FROM run_approvals WHERE approvers %s (SELECT array_agg(id) FROM allowed_approvers)
 	)`, operator)
 
-	tx := ctx.DB().Exec(query, approval.Approvers.Teams, approval.Approvers.People, models.PlaybookRunStatusScheduled, models.PlaybookRunStatusPending, playbookID)
+	tx := ctx.DB().Exec(query, approval.Approvers.Teams, approval.Approvers.People, models.PlaybookRunStatusScheduled, models.PlaybookRunStatusPendingApproval, playbookID)
 	if tx.RowsAffected > 0 {
 		ctx.Tracef("[%s] %d playbook runs approved", playbookID, tx.RowsAffected)
 	}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index de73853f..6ca873de 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/containrrr/shoutrrr v0.8.0
 	github.com/fergusstrange/embedded-postgres v1.25.0 // indirect
 	github.com/flanksource/commons v1.29.10
-	github.com/flanksource/duty v1.0.707
+	github.com/flanksource/duty v1.0.708
 	github.com/flanksource/gomplate/v3 v3.24.35
 	github.com/flanksource/kopper v1.0.10
 	github.com/gomarkdown/markdown v0.0.0-20240419095408-642f0ee99ae2
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index e41d5387..54978007 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -877,8 +877,8 @@ github.com/flanksource/artifacts v1.0.14 h1:Vv70bccsae0MwGaf/uSPp34J5V1/PyKfct9z
 github.com/flanksource/artifacts v1.0.14/go.mod h1:qHVCnQu5k50aWNJ5UhpcAKEl7pAzqUrFFKGSm147G70=
 github.com/flanksource/commons v1.29.10 h1:T/S95Pl8kASEFvQjQ7fJjTUqeVdhxQXg1vfkULTYFJQ=
 github.com/flanksource/commons v1.29.10/go.mod h1:iTbrXOSp3Spv570Nly97D/U9cQjLZoVlmWCXqWzsvRU=
-github.com/flanksource/duty v1.0.707 h1:cFhPHVVEaFdy7/+U3u7QY9LUaK6FEuqQ7pa1HHyL9AU=
-github.com/flanksource/duty v1.0.707/go.mod h1:4ZNkZ3n0Vtx+wqQoto36Z139U9TBWlCYEpAwuqZiCQk=
+github.com/flanksource/duty v1.0.708 h1:TukO3jOk7z1m5+Wu1jf9k60f9yOwxzPGCjPFl3sZHk8=
+github.com/flanksource/duty v1.0.708/go.mod h1:4ZNkZ3n0Vtx+wqQoto36Z139U9TBWlCYEpAwuqZiCQk=
 github.com/flanksource/gomplate/v3 v3.20.4/go.mod h1:27BNWhzzSjDed1z8YShO6W+z6G9oZXuxfNFGd/iGSdc=
 github.com/flanksource/gomplate/v3 v3.24.35 h1:6grps46JjAQI7haaGbiJXDQb6qxat0Ra9EN99iaBHVQ=
 github.com/flanksource/gomplate/v3 v3.24.35/go.mod h1:W/jhtuxSmCVFZibf11qJOSceEq++DEL0eCj/F0Y+zVY=
diff --git a/playbook/events.go b/playbook/events.go
index 2b71e78e..d13c023f 100644
--- a/playbook/events.go
+++ b/playbook/events.go
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 package playbook
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-	"time"
-
 	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/flanksource/commons/collections"
 	"github.com/flanksource/commons/logger"
@@ -174,12 +173,12 @@ func (t *playbookScheduler) Handle(ctx context.Context, event models.Event) erro
 
 		run := models.PlaybookRun{
 			PlaybookID: p.ID,
-			Status:     models.PlaybookRunStatusPending,
+			Status:     models.PlaybookRunStatusScheduled,
 			Spec:       p.Spec,
 		}
 
-		if playbook.Spec.Approval == nil || playbook.Spec.Approval.Approvers.Empty() {
-			run.Status = models.PlaybookRunStatusScheduled
+		if playbook.Spec.Approval != nil && !playbook.Spec.Approval.Approvers.Empty() {
+			run.Status = models.PlaybookRunStatusPendingApproval
 		}
 
 		switch specEvent.Class {
@@ -294,7 +293,7 @@ func onPlaybookRunNewApproval(ctx context.Context, event models.Event) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if run.Status != models.PlaybookRunStatusPending {
+	if run.Status != models.PlaybookRunStatusPendingApproval {
 		return nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/playbook/playbook.go b/playbook/playbook.go
index 14ed58f3..873118e8 100644
--- a/playbook/playbook.go
+++ b/playbook/playbook.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ type PlaybookSummary struct {
 }
 
 func GetPlaybookStatus(ctx context.Context, runId uuid.UUID) (PlaybookSummary, error) {
-	var summary = PlaybookSummary{}
+	summary := PlaybookSummary{}
 	run, err := models.PlaybookRun{ID: runId}.Load(ctx.DB())
 	if err != nil {
 		return summary, err
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func Run(ctx context.Context, playbook *models.Playbook, req RunParams) (*models
 
 	run := models.PlaybookRun{
 		PlaybookID: playbook.ID,
-		Status:     models.PlaybookRunStatusPending,
+		Status:     models.PlaybookRunStatusScheduled,
 		Parameters: req.Params,
 		AgentID:    req.AgentID,
 	}
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ func Run(ctx context.Context, playbook *models.Playbook, req RunParams) (*models
 		run.CreatedBy = &ctx.User().ID
 	}
 
-	if spec.Approval == nil || spec.Approval.Approvers.Empty() {
-		run.Status = models.PlaybookRunStatusScheduled
+	if spec.Approval != nil && !spec.Approval.Approvers.Empty() {
+		run.Status = models.PlaybookRunStatusPendingApproval
 	}
 
 	if req.ComponentID != nil {