diff --git a/db/fixtures/development/09_issues.rb b/db/fixtures/development/09_issues.rb
index 8978db47..cd9b2b3e 100644
--- a/db/fixtures/development/09_issues.rb
+++ b/db/fixtures/development/09_issues.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Gitlab::Seeder.quiet do
       project_id: project.id,
       author_id: user_id,
       assignee_id: user_id,
-      closed: [true, false].sample,
+      state: ['opened', 'closed'].sample,
       milestone: project.milestones.sample,
       title: Faker::Lorem.sentence(6)
     }])
diff --git a/db/fixtures/development/10_merge_requests.rb b/db/fixtures/development/10_merge_requests.rb
index 9904b4a1..6d111b26 100644
--- a/db/fixtures/development/10_merge_requests.rb
+++ b/db/fixtures/development/10_merge_requests.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Gitlab::Seeder.quiet do
       project_id: project.id,
       author_id: user_id,
       assignee_id: user_id,
-      closed: [true, false].sample,
+      state: ['opened', 'closed'].sample,
       milestone: project.milestones.sample,
       title: Faker::Lorem.sentence(6)
     }])