Index: issue.rb
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--- issue.rb	(revision 12972)
+++ issue.rb	(working copy)
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@
         author == user,
         assignee_transitions_allowed
         )
-      statuses << initial_status unless statuses.empty?
+      statuses << initial_status if statuses.empty?
       statuses << IssueStatus.default if include_default
       statuses = statuses.compact.uniq.sort
       blocked? ? statuses.reject {|s| s.is_closed?} : statuses