diff --git a/src/Api/Data/IssueRepository.cs b/src/Api/Data/IssueRepository.cs
index 747c699..da9f14b 100644
--- a/src/Api/Data/IssueRepository.cs
+++ b/src/Api/Data/IssueRepository.cs
@@ -171,11 +171,23 @@ public static IssueEntity FromDomain(Issue issue)
 
 	public Issue ToDomain()
 	{
+		// Fall back to Open if the stored value is unknown, empty, has unexpected casing, or is not a defined status.
+		IssueStatus status;
+		if (Enum.TryParse<IssueStatus>(Status, ignoreCase: true, out var parsedStatus)
+		    && Enum.IsDefined(typeof(IssueStatus), parsedStatus))
+		{
+			status = parsedStatus;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			status = IssueStatus.Open;
+		}
+
 		var issue = new Issue(
 			Id: Id,
 			Title: Title,
 			Description: Description,
-			Status: Enum.Parse<IssueStatus>(Status),
+			Status: status,
 			CreatedAt: CreatedAt,
 			UpdatedAt: UpdatedAt,
 			Labels: Labels?.Select(l => new Label(l.Name, l.Color)).ToList()