diff --git a/src/app/code/community/Bitbull/Satispay/Model/Payment.php b/src/app/code/community/Bitbull/Satispay/Model/Payment.php
index 12c2683..185a04c 100644
--- a/src/app/code/community/Bitbull/Satispay/Model/Payment.php
+++ b/src/app/code/community/Bitbull/Satispay/Model/Payment.php
@@ -133,6 +133,13 @@ public function initialize($paymentAction, $stateObject)
         $session->setOrderId($orderId)
             ->setCurrency($currency)
             ->setAmount(round($amount * 100));
+        
+        $stateObject->setState(Mage_Sales_Model_Order::STATE_PENDING_PAYMENT);
+        
+        //It would be better to ask Magento for the default status of the "pending_payment" state,
+        //but as other parts of the module explicitly check the status against this constant, then
+        //I think it's fine to leave this here.
+        $stateObject->setStatus(Mage_Sales_Model_Order::STATE_PENDING_PAYMENT);
 
         return $this;
     }
diff --git a/src/app/code/community/Bitbull/Satispay/etc/config.xml b/src/app/code/community/Bitbull/Satispay/etc/config.xml
index 6e48c03..8bc8f73 100644
--- a/src/app/code/community/Bitbull/Satispay/etc/config.xml
+++ b/src/app/code/community/Bitbull/Satispay/etc/config.xml
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@
         <payment>
             <satispay>
                 <title>Pay with Satispay</title>
-                <order_status>pending_payment</order_status>
                 <payment_action>sale</payment_action>
                 <model>satispay/payment</model>
                 <default_country_code>+39</default_country_code>