diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/websub/websub.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/websub/websub.ex
index 5468758fd..2276ddeec 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/websub/websub.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/websub/websub.ex
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ def refresh_subscriptions(delta \\ 60 * 60 * 24) do
     cut_off = NaiveDateTime.add(NaiveDateTime.utc_now, delta)
 
     query = from sub in WebsubClientSubscription,
-      where: sub.valid_until < ^cut_off and sub.state == "active"
+      where: sub.valid_until < ^cut_off and sub.state == "accepted"
 
     subs = Repo.all(query)
 
diff --git a/test/web/websub/websub_test.exs b/test/web/websub/websub_test.exs
index 6f228bccc..aaed9226e 100644
--- a/test/web/websub/websub_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/websub/websub_test.exs
@@ -179,8 +179,8 @@ test "sign a text" do
     test "it renews subscriptions that have less than a day of time left" do
       day = 60 * 60 * 24
       now = NaiveDateTime.utc_now
-      still_good = insert(:websub_client_subscription, %{valid_until: NaiveDateTime.add(now, 2 * day), topic: "http://example.org/still_good", state: "active"})
-      needs_refresh = insert(:websub_client_subscription, %{valid_until: NaiveDateTime.add(now, day - 100), topic: "http://example.org/needs_refresh", state: "active"})
+      still_good = insert(:websub_client_subscription, %{valid_until: NaiveDateTime.add(now, 2 * day), topic: "http://example.org/still_good", state: "accepted"})
+      needs_refresh = insert(:websub_client_subscription, %{valid_until: NaiveDateTime.add(now, day - 100), topic: "http://example.org/needs_refresh", state: "accepted"})
 
       refresh = Websub.refresh_subscriptions()