diff --git a/packages/apps/reputation-oracle/server/src/modules/escrow-completion/escrow-completion.service.spec.ts b/packages/apps/reputation-oracle/server/src/modules/escrow-completion/escrow-completion.service.spec.ts
index 05cf177b2d..9a25ef222b 100644
--- a/packages/apps/reputation-oracle/server/src/modules/escrow-completion/escrow-completion.service.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/apps/reputation-oracle/server/src/modules/escrow-completion/escrow-completion.service.spec.ts
@@ -1035,7 +1035,7 @@ describe('EscrowCompletionService', () => {
       });
     });
 
-    it.each([EscrowStatus.Partial, EscrowStatus.Paid])(
+    it.each([EscrowStatus.Partial, EscrowStatus.Paid, EscrowStatus.Pending])(
       'should properly complete escrow with status "%s"',
       async (escrowStatus) => {
         mockedEscrowUtils.getEscrow.mockResolvedValueOnce({
@@ -1123,12 +1123,8 @@ describe('EscrowCompletionService', () => {
       },
     );
 
-    it.each([
-      EscrowStatus.Cancelled,
-      EscrowStatus.Pending,
-      EscrowStatus.Complete,
-    ])(
-      'should not comlete escrow if its status is not partial or paid [%#]',
+    it.each([EscrowStatus.Cancelled, EscrowStatus.Complete])(
+      'should not complete escrow if its status is not completable [%#]',
       async (escrowStatus) => {
         mockedEscrowUtils.getEscrow.mockResolvedValueOnce({
           launcher: launcherAddress,
diff --git a/packages/apps/reputation-oracle/server/src/modules/escrow-completion/escrow-completion.service.ts b/packages/apps/reputation-oracle/server/src/modules/escrow-completion/escrow-completion.service.ts
index 51c281bceb..44f2ff212e 100644
--- a/packages/apps/reputation-oracle/server/src/modules/escrow-completion/escrow-completion.service.ts
+++ b/packages/apps/reputation-oracle/server/src/modules/escrow-completion/escrow-completion.service.ts
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ export class EscrowCompletionService {
         const escrowStatus = await escrowClient.getStatus(
           escrowCompletionEntity.escrowAddress,
         );
+        let toComplete = false;
         if (
           escrowStatus === EscrowStatus.Pending ||
           escrowStatus === EscrowStatus.ToCancel
@@ -167,6 +168,7 @@ export class EscrowCompletionService {
             finalResultsUrl: escrowCompletionEntity.finalResultsUrl,
           });
 
+          toComplete = calculatedPayouts.length === 0;
           /**
            * When creating payout batches we need to guarantee deterministic result,
            * so order it first.
@@ -198,7 +200,7 @@ export class EscrowCompletionService {
         }
 
         escrowCompletionEntity.status = EscrowCompletionStatus.AWAITING_PAYOUTS;
-        if (escrowStatus === EscrowStatus.Cancelled) {
+        if (escrowStatus === EscrowStatus.Cancelled || toComplete) {
           escrowCompletionEntity.status = EscrowCompletionStatus.PAID;
         }
         await this.escrowCompletionRepository.updateOne(escrowCompletionEntity);
@@ -241,6 +243,7 @@ export class EscrowCompletionService {
             EscrowStatus.Partial,
             EscrowStatus.Paid,
             EscrowStatus.ToCancel,
+            EscrowStatus.Pending,
           ].includes(escrowStatus)
         ) {
           const feeOverrides = await this.web3Service.calculateTxFees(chainId);