diff --git a/lib/galaxy/model/__init__.py b/lib/galaxy/model/__init__.py
index 513362112795..707187296652 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/model/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/model/__init__.py
@@ -1691,15 +1691,15 @@ def set_state(self, state: JobState) -> bool:
             return False
         session = object_session(self)
         if session and self.id and state not in Job.finished_states:
-            # generate statement that will not revert DELETING or DELETED back to anything non-terminal
+            # Do not update if job is in a terminal state
             rval = session.execute(
                 update(Job.table)
-                .where(Job.id == self.id, ~Job.state.in_((Job.states.DELETING, Job.states.DELETED)))
+                .where(Job.id == self.id, ~Job.state.in_((state, *Job.finished_states)))
                 .values(state=state)
             )
+            with transaction(session):
+                session.commit()
             if rval.rowcount == 1:
-                # Need to expire state since we just updated it, but ORM doesn't know about it.
-                session.expire(self, ["state"])
                 self.state_history.append(JobStateHistory(self))
                 return True
             else: