diff --git a/tubular/tests/test_github.py b/tubular/tests/test_github.py
index 5f3d1701..b7be4460 100644
--- a/tubular/tests/test_github.py
+++ b/tubular/tests/test_github.py
@@ -303,21 +303,22 @@ def test_check_combined_status_commit(
         self.repo_mock.get_commit.assert_called_with(sha)
 
     @ddt.data(
-        ('passed', True),
-        ('failed', False)
+        ('pending', 'success', None, 1),  # Case where no actions are found
+        ('passed', 'passed', True, 2),    # Case where actions are found and succeed
+        ('failed', 'failed', False, 2),   # Case where actions are found and fail
     )
     @ddt.unpack
-    def test_poll_commit(self, end_status, successful):
+    def test_poll_commit(self, initial_status, end_status, successful, expected_call_count):
         url_dict = {'TravisCI': 'some url'}
         with patch.object(self.api, '_is_commit_successful', side_effect=[
-            (False, url_dict, 'pending'),
+            (False, url_dict, initial_status) if initial_status == 'pending' else (True, url_dict, initial_status),
             (successful, url_dict, end_status),
         ]):
             result = self.api._poll_commit('some sha')  # pylint: disable=protected-access
 
-            assert self.api._is_commit_successful.call_count == 2  # pylint: disable=protected-access
-        assert result[0] == end_status
-        assert result[1] == url_dict
+            assert self.api._is_commit_successful.call_count == expected_call_count  # pylint: disable=protected-access
+            assert result[0] == end_status if initial_status != 'pending' else 'success'
+            assert result[1] == url_dict if initial_status != 'pending' else None
 
     @ddt.data(
         (