diff --git a/src/renderer/utils/subject.test.ts b/src/renderer/utils/subject.test.ts
index d2f42843f..9a2576c02 100644
--- a/src/renderer/utils/subject.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/utils/subject.test.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,20 @@ describe('renderer/utils/subject.ts', () => {
         });
       });
 
+      it('failed at startup check suite state', async () => {
+        const mockNotification = partialMockNotification({
+          title: 'Demo workflow run failed at startup for main branch',
+          type: 'CheckSuite',
+        });
+
+        const result = await getGitifySubjectDetails(mockNotification);
+
+        expect(result).toEqual({
+          state: 'failure',
+          user: null,
+        });
+      });
+
       it('multiple attempts failed check suite state', async () => {
         const mockNotification = partialMockNotification({
           title: 'Demo workflow run, Attempt #3 failed for main branch',
diff --git a/src/renderer/utils/subject.ts b/src/renderer/utils/subject.ts
index cae5cdbfc..822566be2 100644
--- a/src/renderer/utils/subject.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/utils/subject.ts
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ function getCheckSuiteStatus(statusDisplayName: string): CheckSuiteStatus {
     case 'cancelled':
       return 'cancelled';
     case 'failed':
+    case 'failed at startup':
       return 'failure';
     case 'skipped':
       return 'skipped';