diff --git a/internal/store/tasks.go b/internal/store/tasks.go
index 8e37258..57c5b51 100644
--- a/internal/store/tasks.go
+++ b/internal/store/tasks.go
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ func (s *Store) lookupTaskByExternalID(ctx context.Context, ext string) (Task, e
 // lookupLiveTaskByNorm finds the outstanding task with this normalised text.
 func (s *Store) lookupLiveTaskByNorm(ctx context.Context, norm string) (Task, error) {
 	row := s.db.QueryRowContext(ctx, taskSelect+`
-		 WHERE norm = ? AND status IN ('candidate','open')`, norm)
+		 WHERE norm = ? AND status IN (?,?)`, norm, liveTaskStatuses[0], liveTaskStatuses[1])
 	t, err := scanTask(row)
 	if errors.Is(err, sql.ErrNoRows) {
 		return Task{}, ErrTaskNotFound