diff --git a/db/model/event.go b/db/model/event.go
index 505c209..6e17d22 100644
--- a/db/model/event.go
+++ b/db/model/event.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ const (
 	Attested // Event has been submitted for tx
 	Duplicated
 	DuplicatedSlash
+	VerificationFailed // Event cannot be verified due to at least 1 endpoint not responding
 )
 
 type VerifyResult int
diff --git a/verifier/hash_verifier.go b/verifier/hash_verifier.go
index 986e3f1..69de9b2 100644
--- a/verifier/hash_verifier.go
+++ b/verifier/hash_verifier.go
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func (v *Verifier) verifyForSingleEvent(event *model.Event) error {
 		}, retry.Context(context.Background()), common.RtyAttem, common.RtyDelay, common.RtyErr)
 
 	if err != nil {
-		err = v.dataProvider.UpdateEventStatusVerifyResult(event.ChallengeId, model.Verified, model.Unknown)
+		err = v.dataProvider.UpdateEventStatus(event.ChallengeId, model.VerificationFailed)
 		v.metricService.IncVerifiedChallenges()
 		v.metricService.IncChallengeFailed()
 		if err != nil {
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func (v *Verifier) verifyForSingleEvent(event *model.Event) error {
 			return err
 		}, retry.Context(context.Background()), common.RtyAttem, common.RtyDelay, common.RtyErr)
 	if err != nil {
-		err = v.dataProvider.UpdateEventStatusVerifyResult(event.ChallengeId, model.Verified, model.Unknown)
+		err = v.dataProvider.UpdateEventStatus(event.ChallengeId, model.VerificationFailed)
 		v.metricService.IncVerifiedChallenges()
 		v.metricService.IncChallengeFailed()
 		if err != nil {