diff --git a/spec/rest-ftp-daemon/features/jobs_spec.rb b/spec/rest-ftp-daemon/features/jobs_spec.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/spec/rest-ftp-daemon/features/jobs_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rest-ftp-daemon/features/jobs_spec.rb
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ describe "Jobs", feature: true do
 
       it "assigns a status" do
         response = JSON.parse post(MOUNT_JOBS, json: params)
-        expect(response["status"]).to match(/^(queued|failed)$/)
+        expect(response["status"]).to match(/^(queued|failed|preparing)$/)
       end
 
       it "assigns a pool" do
tests: a freshly submitted job could be already in status:preparing !