diff --git a/src/wrike_ist/wrike.cljs b/src/wrike_ist/wrike.cljs
index 2373001..28952af 100644
--- a/src/wrike_ist/wrike.cljs
+++ b/src/wrike_ist/wrike.cljs
@@ -217,10 +217,14 @@
 
 (defn progress-task
   [{:keys [permalink]} wanted-status]
-  (when (not-empty wanted-status)
-    (.then
-     (find-task permalink)
-     #(update-task-status % {:wanted-status wanted-status}))))
+   (if-not (= "-" wanted-status)
+     (.then
+      (find-task permalink)
+      #(update-task-status % {:wanted-status wanted-status
+                              :wanted-group "In Progress"}))
+     (do
+       (js/console.log "Skipping `closed` transition because it's set to \"-\"")
+       (js/Promise.resolve))))
 
 (defn complete-task
   [{:keys [permalink]} wanted-status]