diff --git a/app/models.py b/app/models.py
index ae3143b24..33fe46126 100644
--- a/app/models.py
+++ b/app/models.py
@@ -2178,7 +2178,10 @@ class BroadcastStatusType(db.Model):
 
     # these are only the transitions we expect to administer via the API code.
     ALLOWED_STATUS_TRANSITIONS = {
-        DRAFT: {PENDING_APPROVAL},
+        DRAFT: {
+            PENDING_APPROVAL,
+            BROADCASTING,  # TODO: Remove me once we have pending approval flow put in properly
+        },
         PENDING_APPROVAL: {REJECTED, DRAFT, BROADCASTING},
         REJECTED: {DRAFT, PENDING_APPROVAL},
         BROADCASTING: {COMPLETED, CANCELLED},
diff --git a/tests/app/broadcast_message/test_rest.py b/tests/app/broadcast_message/test_rest.py
index bc3caa505..dda6adf09 100644
--- a/tests/app/broadcast_message/test_rest.py
+++ b/tests/app/broadcast_message/test_rest.py
@@ -381,10 +381,10 @@ def test_update_broadcast_message_status_rejects_approval_from_user_not_on_that_
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('current_status, new_status', [
     (BroadcastStatusType.DRAFT, BroadcastStatusType.DRAFT),
-    (BroadcastStatusType.DRAFT, BroadcastStatusType.BROADCASTING),
     (BroadcastStatusType.BROADCASTING, BroadcastStatusType.PENDING_APPROVAL),
     (BroadcastStatusType.COMPLETED, BroadcastStatusType.BROADCASTING),
     (BroadcastStatusType.CANCELLED, BroadcastStatusType.DRAFT),
+    pytest.param(BroadcastStatusType.DRAFT, BroadcastStatusType.BROADCASTING, marks=pytest.mark.xfail()),
 ])
 def test_update_broadcast_message_status_restricts_status_transitions_to_explicit_list(
     admin_request,