diff --git a/module/kanban/model.php b/module/kanban/model.php
index 96da93cf67..b4097cf446 100644
--- a/module/kanban/model.php
+++ b/module/kanban/model.php
@@ -2825,7 +2825,7 @@ class kanbanModel extends model
                     }
                 }
 
-                if($story->stage == 'projected' and strpos($cardPairs['ready'], ",$storyID,") === false and strpos($cardPairs['backlog'], ",$storyID,") === false)
+                if(strpos('wait,projected', $story->stage) !== false and strpos($cardPairs['ready'], ",$storyID,") === false and strpos($cardPairs['backlog'], ",$storyID,") === false)
                 {
                     $cardPairs['backlog'] = empty($cardPairs['backlog']) ? ",$storyID," : ",$storyID" . $cardPairs['backlog'];
                 }