Prevents unecessary status validations

features/step_definitions/issue_steps.rb

@@ -57,10 +57,14 @@ Given /^the [Uu]ser "([^\"]*)" has (\d+) [iI]ssue(?:s)? with(?: the following)?:
   u = User.find_by_login user
   raise "This user must be member of a project to have issues" unless u.projects.last
   as_admin count do
-    i = FactoryGirl.create(:work_package, project: u.projects.last)
-    i.author = u
-    i.assigned_to = u
+    i = FactoryGirl.create(:work_package,
+                           project: u.projects.last,
+                           author: u,
+                           assigned_to: u,
+                           status: Status.default || FactoryGirl.create(:status))
+
     i.type = Type.find_by_name(table.rows_hash.delete("type")) if table.rows_hash["type"]
+
     send_table_to_object(i, table, {}, method(:add_custom_value_to_issue))
     i.save!
   end