diff --git a/packages/cli/src/execution-lifecycle/save-execution-progress.ts b/packages/cli/src/execution-lifecycle/save-execution-progress.ts
index 5dd898e870..00cd49da70 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/execution-lifecycle/save-execution-progress.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/execution-lifecycle/save-execution-progress.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,11 @@ export async function saveExecutionProgress(
 		// Set last executed node so that it may resume on failure
 		fullExecutionData.data.resultData.lastNodeExecuted = nodeName;
 
-		fullExecutionData.status = 'running';
+		// If the execution was canceled, we do not change the status
+		// to running, because it is already canceled.
+		if (fullExecutionData.status !== 'canceled') {
+			fullExecutionData.status = 'running';
+		}
 
 		await executionRepository.updateExistingExecution(executionId, fullExecutionData);
 	} catch (e) {