diff --git a/runbot/runbot.py b/runbot/runbot.py
index 48584085..1df60fdc 100644
--- a/runbot/runbot.py
+++ b/runbot/runbot.py
@@ -739,7 +739,9 @@ class runbot_build(osv.osv):
         runbot_domain = self.pool['runbot.repo'].domain(cr, uid)
         for build in self.browse(cr, uid, ids, context=context):
             desc = "runbot build %s" % (build.dest,)
-            if build.state in ('running', 'done'):
+            if build.state == 'testing':
+                state = 'pending'
+            elif build.state in ('running', 'done'):
                 state = 'error'
                 if build.result == 'ok':
                     state = 'success'
@@ -759,6 +761,7 @@ class runbot_build(osv.osv):
 
     def job_10_test_base(self, cr, uid, build, lock_path, log_path):
         build._log('test_base', 'Start test base module')
+        build.github_status()
         # checkout source
         build.checkout()
         # run base test
diff --git a/runbot_cla/runbot.py b/runbot_cla/runbot.py
index 909170ea..702b7776 100644
--- a/runbot_cla/runbot.py
+++ b/runbot_cla/runbot.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 import glob
 import logging
-import os
 import re
 
 import openerp
@@ -12,7 +11,9 @@ _logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 class runbot_build(openerp.models.Model):
     _inherit = "runbot.build"
 
-    def job_15_check_cla(self, cr, uid, build, lock_path, log_path):
+    def job_05_check_cla(self, cr, uid, build, lock_path, log_path):
+        # notify pending build - avoid confusing users by saying it's all green
+        build.github_status()
         cla_glob = glob.glob(build.path("doc/cla/*/*.md"))
         if cla_glob:
             cla = ''.join(open(f).read() for f in cla_glob)