From 1e10d6f5634d14d3d9a98affacf163456196cc09 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Pierre-Yves Chibon <pingou@pingoured.fr>
Date: Oct 07 2016 21:21:13 +0000
Subject: Fix bug when changing the status of a ticket via the API


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diff --git a/pagure/api/issue.py b/pagure/api/issue.py
index bdf6295..157f9cc 100644
--- a/pagure/api/issue.py
+++ b/pagure/api/issue.py
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ def api_change_status_issue(repo, issueid, username=None, namespace=None):
     new_status = form.status.data.strip()
     if new_status in repo.close_status and not close_status:
         close_status = new_status
-        form.status.data = 'Closed'
+        new_status = 'Closed'
 
     if form.validate_on_submit():
         try: