diff --git a/src/pretix/plugins/paypal/payment.py b/src/pretix/plugins/paypal/payment.py
index 271f384e52..16931a44bc 100644
--- a/src/pretix/plugins/paypal/payment.py
+++ b/src/pretix/plugins/paypal/payment.py
@@ -468,7 +468,10 @@ class Paypal(BasePaymentProvider):
     def payment_pending_render(self, request, payment) -> str:
         retry = True
         try:
-            if payment.info and payment.info_data['state'] == 'pending':
+            if (
+                    payment.info
+                    and payment.info_data['transactions'][0]['related_resources'][0]['sale']['state'] == 'pending'
+            ):
                 retry = False
         except KeyError:
             pass
diff --git a/src/pretix/plugins/paypal2/payment.py b/src/pretix/plugins/paypal2/payment.py
index adeb2c41e4..52526ebe00 100644
--- a/src/pretix/plugins/paypal2/payment.py
+++ b/src/pretix/plugins/paypal2/payment.py
@@ -698,7 +698,10 @@ class PaypalMethod(BasePaymentProvider):
     def payment_pending_render(self, request, payment) -> str:
         retry = True
         try:
-            if payment.info and payment.info_data['state'] == 'pending':
+            if (
+                    payment.info
+                    and payment.info_data['purchase_units'][0]['payments']['captures'][0]['status'] == 'pending'
+            ):
                 retry = False
         except KeyError:
             pass