diff --git a/packages/valory/skills/market_manager_abci/bets.py b/packages/valory/skills/market_manager_abci/bets.py
index ba4dd0d8..47fa332b 100644
--- a/packages/valory/skills/market_manager_abci/bets.py
+++ b/packages/valory/skills/market_manager_abci/bets.py
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ def hook(data: Dict[str, Any]) -> Union[Bet, PredictionResponse, Dict[str, Bet]]
         # if this is a `Bet`
         bet_annotations = sorted(Bet.__annotations__.keys())
         if bet_annotations == data_attributes:
+            data["queue_status"] = QueueStatus(data["queue_status"])
             return Bet(**data)
         else:
             # fetch missing attributes from the data