diff --git a/src/backend/core/recording/services/recording_events.py b/src/backend/core/recording/services/recording_events.py
index a6ad1ae0..20fab691 100644
--- a/src/backend/core/recording/services/recording_events.py
+++ b/src/backend/core/recording/services/recording_events.py
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ class RecordingEventsService:
     def handle_update(recording: Recording, egress_status):
         """Handle egress status updates and sync recording state to room metadata.
 
-        Egress updates are sent exclusively for statuses EGRESS_ACTIVE and EGRESS_ENDING.
+        Egress updates only updates statuses to EGRESS_ACTIVE and EGRESS_ENDING.
+        Other statuses are sent through egress ending.
         """
 
         room_name = str(recording.room.id)
diff --git a/src/backend/core/tests/services/test_livekit_events.py b/src/backend/core/tests/services/test_livekit_events.py
index 4cbb4227..710975a3 100644
--- a/src/backend/core/tests/services/test_livekit_events.py
+++ b/src/backend/core/tests/services/test_livekit_events.py
@@ -126,30 +126,6 @@ def test_handle_egress_updated_success(
     )
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "egress_status",
-    (
-        EgressStatus.EGRESS_FAILED,
-        EgressStatus.EGRESS_ABORTED,
-        EgressStatus.EGRESS_LIMIT_REACHED,
-    ),
-)
-@mock.patch("core.services.room_management.RoomManagement.update_metadata")
-def test_handle_egress_updated_non_handled(
-    mock_update_metadata, egress_status, service
-):
-    """Should ignore certain egress status and don't trigger metadata updates."""
-
-    recording = RecordingFactory(worker_id="worker-1", status="initiated")
-    mock_data = mock.MagicMock()
-    mock_data.egress_info.egress_id = recording.worker_id
-    mock_data.egress_info.status = egress_status
-
-    service._handle_egress_updated(mock_data)
-
-    mock_update_metadata.assert_not_called()
-
-
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     ("mode", "notification_type"),
     (