diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index d635fea4..3e28ea3a 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -2511,7 +2511,7 @@ function isAllowedStatus(status) {
     if (!jobStatusList.includes(lowercaseStatus)) {
         throw new Error('Invalid value input');
     }
-    return status;
+    return lowercaseStatus;
 }
 exports.isAllowedStatus = isAllowedStatus;
 
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index e7ef53ff..a3766620 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ export function isAllowedStatus(status: string): string {
   if (!jobStatusList.includes(lowercaseStatus)) {
     throw new Error('Invalid value input');
   }
-  return status;
+  return lowercaseStatus;
 }
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