diff --git a/Sheaft.Application.Handlers/Commands/WithholdingCommandsHandler.cs b/Sheaft.Application.Handlers/Commands/WithholdingCommandsHandler.cs
index 7f31515f6..1ce1a2ffb 100644
--- a/Sheaft.Application.Handlers/Commands/WithholdingCommandsHandler.cs
+++ b/Sheaft.Application.Handlers/Commands/WithholdingCommandsHandler.cs
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public async Task<Result<TransactionStatus>> Handle(ProcessWithholdingCommand re
                 if (withholding.Status == TransactionStatus.Succeeded)
                     return Ok(withholding.Status);
 
-                if (withholding.Status != TransactionStatus.Failed)
+                if (withholding.Status != TransactionStatus.Failed && withholding.Status != TransactionStatus.Waiting)
                     return Failed<TransactionStatus>(new BadRequestException(MessageKind.Withholding_Cannot_Process_Pending));
 
                 using (var transaction = await _context.BeginTransactionAsync(token))