diff --git a/moto/stepfunctions/models.py b/moto/stepfunctions/models.py
index de530b863..e36598f23 100644
--- a/moto/stepfunctions/models.py
+++ b/moto/stepfunctions/models.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class Execution:
         self.stop_date = None
 
     def stop(self):
-        self.status = "SUCCEEDED"
+        self.status = "ABORTED"
         self.stop_date = iso_8601_datetime_without_milliseconds(datetime.now())
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_stepfunctions/test_stepfunctions.py b/tests/test_stepfunctions/test_stepfunctions.py
index 3e0a8115d..eb2ace53d 100644
--- a/tests/test_stepfunctions/test_stepfunctions.py
+++ b/tests/test_stepfunctions/test_stepfunctions.py
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ def test_state_machine_describe_execution_after_stoppage():
     description = client.describe_execution(executionArn=execution["executionArn"])
     #
     description["ResponseMetadata"]["HTTPStatusCode"].should.equal(200)
-    description["status"].should.equal("SUCCEEDED")
+    description["status"].should.equal("ABORTED")
     description["stopDate"].should.be.a(datetime)