diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/my_modules.js b/app/assets/javascripts/my_modules.js
index 562625293..e1661534f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/my_modules.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/my_modules.js
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ function applyTaskStatusChangeCallBack() {
         if (e.status === 403) {
           HelperModule.flashAlertMsg(I18n.t('my_module_statuses.update_status.error.no_permission'), 'danger');
         } else if (e.status === 422) {
-          HelperModule.flashAlertMsg(e.errors, 'danger');
+          HelperModule.flashAlertMsg(e.responseJSON.errors, 'danger');
         } else {
           HelperModule.flashAlertMsg('error', 'danger');
         }
diff --git a/app/controllers/my_modules_controller.rb b/app/controllers/my_modules_controller.rb
index 47340ec25..838debbd4 100644
--- a/app/controllers/my_modules_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/my_modules_controller.rb
@@ -263,18 +263,17 @@ class MyModulesController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def update_state
-    new_status = @my_module.my_module_status_flow.my_module_statuses.find_by(id: update_status_params[:status_id])
-    return render_404 unless new_status
-
     old_status_id = @my_module.my_module_status_id
-    @my_module.update(my_module_status: new_status)
-
-    log_activity(:change_status_on_task_flow, @my_module, my_module_status_old: old_status_id,
-                 my_module_status_new: @my_module.my_module_status.id)
-
-    render json: { content: render_to_string(
-      partial: 'my_modules/status_flow/task_flow_button.html.erb', locals: { my_module: @my_module }
-    ) }, status: :ok
+    if @my_module.update(my_module_status_id: update_status_params[:status_id])
+      log_activity(:change_status_on_task_flow, @my_module, my_module_status_old: old_status_id,
+                   my_module_status_new: @my_module.my_module_status.id)
+      render json: { content: render_to_string(
+        partial: 'my_modules/status_flow/task_flow_button.html.erb',
+        locals: { my_module: @my_module }
+      ) }, status: :ok
+    else
+      render json: { errors: @my_module.errors.messages.values.flatten.join('\n') }, status: :unprocessable_entity
+    end
   end
 
   private
diff --git a/app/models/my_module.rb b/app/models/my_module.rb
index 57361e5eb..eb5370bb4 100644
--- a/app/models/my_module.rb
+++ b/app/models/my_module.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class MyModule < ApplicationRecord
   validate :coordinates_uniqueness_check, if: :active?
   validates :completed_on, presence: true, if: proc { |mm| mm.completed? }
 
+  validate :check_status_order, if: :my_module_status_id_changed?
   validate :check_status_conditions, if: :my_module_status_id_changed?
   validate :check_status_implications, unless: :my_module_status_id_changed?
 
@@ -538,6 +539,17 @@ class MyModule < ApplicationRecord
     end
   end
 
+  def check_status_order
+    return if my_module_status.blank?
+
+    original_status = MyModuleStatus.find(my_module_status_id_was)
+
+    unless original_status.next_status == my_module_status || original_status.previous_status == my_module_status
+      errors.add(:my_module_status_id,
+                 I18n.t('activerecord.errors.models.my_module.attributes.my_module_status_id.not_correct_order'))
+    end
+  end
+
   def exec_status_consequences
     return if my_module_status.blank?
 
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 15f75aac9..cf208033a 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -108,8 +108,10 @@ en:
               same_team: "Inventory can't be shared to the same team as it belongs to"
         my_module:
           attributes:
+            my_module_status_id:
+              not_correct_order: "Status can be changed only on next or previous status."
             position:
-             not_unique: "X and Y position has already been taken by another task in the experiment."
+              not_unique: "X and Y position has already been taken by another task in the experiment."
         my_module_status:
           attributes:
             next_status: