diff --git a/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssigner/lib/assignment.py b/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssigner/lib/assignment.py
index cb5f64eb58a88c3aec019362c89da38068de4c4e..c2ef36f5dce30312818b654bb79ca98ed0627249 100755
--- a/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssigner/lib/assignment.py
+++ b/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssigner/lib/assignment.py
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ class ResourceAssigner():
                 logger.info('doAssignment: %d claims were inserted in the radb' % len(claim_ids))
                 if len(claim_ids) != len(claims):
                     logger.error('doAssignment: too few claims were inserted in the radb')
-                    self._announceStateChange(task, 'conflict')
+                    self._announceStateChange(task, 'error')
                     return
 
                 conflictingClaims = self.radbrpc.getResourceClaims(task_ids=taskId, status='conflict')