diff --git a/kernelci/api/helper.py b/kernelci/api/helper.py
index 5c78807fef..dd7d78186e 100644
--- a/kernelci/api/helper.py
+++ b/kernelci/api/helper.py
@@ -551,9 +551,12 @@ def submit_results(self, results, root):
         root_node = merge(root_from_db, root)
         root_node = root.copy()
         root_node['result'] = results['node']['result']
+        root_node['state'] = results['node'].get('state', 'done')
         root_node['artifacts'].update(results['node']['artifacts'])
         root_node['data'].update(results['node'].get('data', {}))
         root_node['processed_by_kcidb_bridge'] = False
+        if 'holdoff' in results['node']:
+            root_node['holdoff'] = results['node']['holdoff']
         if root_node['result'] != 'incomplete':
             data = root_node.get('data', {})
             if data.get('error_code') == 'node_timeout':
@@ -577,7 +580,6 @@ def submit_results(self, results, root):
                 'runtime': root['data'].get('runtime'),
             },
             'group': root['name'],
-            'state': 'done',
             'processed_by_kcidb_bridge': False,
         }
         data = self._prepare_results(root_results, parent, base)
diff --git a/kernelci/kbuild.py b/kernelci/kbuild.py
index ce60740a5a..d291597b42 100644
--- a/kernelci/kbuild.py
+++ b/kernelci/kbuild.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 - kselftest: false - do not build kselftest
 """
 
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 import os
 import sys
 import re
@@ -1058,12 +1059,18 @@ def submit(self, retcode, dry_run=False):
                     kselftest_result = 'pass'
                     break
 
+        if job_result == 'pass':
+            job_state = 'available'
+        else:
+            job_state = 'done'
+
         results = {
             'node': {
                 'name': self._apijobname,
                 'result': job_result,
-                'state': 'done',
+                'state': job_state,
                 'artifacts': af_uri,
+                'holdoff': str(datetime.utcnow() + timedelta(minutes=10)),
             },
             'child_nodes': []
         }