diff --git a/controllers/workflow_test.go b/controllers/workflow_test.go
index 446767b..3864362 100644
--- a/controllers/workflow_test.go
+++ b/controllers/workflow_test.go
@@ -310,11 +310,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Test Workflow", func() {
 		Expect(wrObj.Status.Phase).Should(BeEquivalentTo(v1alpha1.WorkflowStateSuspending))
 
 		// terminate the workflow
-		wrObj.Status.Terminated = true
-		wrObj.Status.Suspend = false
-		wrObj.Status.Steps[0].Phase = v1alpha1.WorkflowStepPhaseFailed
-		wrObj.Status.Steps[0].Reason = wfTypes.StatusReasonTerminate
-		Expect(k8sClient.Status().Patch(ctx, wrObj, client.Merge)).Should(BeNil())
+		Expect(utils.TerminateWorkflow(ctx, k8sClient, wrObj)).Should(BeNil())
 
 		tryReconcile(reconciler, wr.Name, wr.Namespace)
 
@@ -1743,7 +1739,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Test Workflow", func() {
 		// terminate manually
 		checkRun := &v1alpha1.WorkflowRun{}
 		Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, wrKey, checkRun)).Should(BeNil())
-		terminateWorkflowRun(ctx, checkRun, 0)
+		Expect(utils.TerminateWorkflow(ctx, k8sClient, checkRun)).Should(BeNil())
 
 		tryReconcile(reconciler, wr.Name, wr.Namespace)
 
@@ -1955,11 +1951,3 @@ func setupTestDefinitions(ctx context.Context, defs []string, namespace string)
 		})).Should(SatisfyAny(BeNil(), &utils.AlreadyExistMatcher{}))
 	}
 }
-
-func terminateWorkflowRun(ctx context.Context, run *v1alpha1.WorkflowRun, index int) {
-	run.Status.Suspend = false
-	run.Status.Terminated = true
-	run.Status.Steps[index].Phase = v1alpha1.WorkflowStepPhaseFailed
-	run.Status.Steps[index].Reason = wfTypes.StatusReasonTerminate
-	Expect(k8sClient.Status().Update(ctx, run)).Should(BeNil())
-}
diff --git a/pkg/utils/operation.go b/pkg/utils/operation.go
index ca5f4fe..09dc472 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/operation.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/operation.go
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ func TerminateWorkflow(ctx context.Context, cli client.Client, run *v1alpha1.Wor
 			if step.Reason != wfTypes.StatusReasonFailedAfterRetries && step.Reason != wfTypes.StatusReasonTimeout {
 				steps[i].Reason = wfTypes.StatusReasonTerminate
 			}
-		case v1alpha1.WorkflowStepPhaseRunning:
+		case v1alpha1.WorkflowStepPhaseRunning, v1alpha1.WorkflowStepPhaseSuspending:
 			steps[i].Phase = v1alpha1.WorkflowStepPhaseFailed
 			steps[i].Reason = wfTypes.StatusReasonTerminate
 		default:
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ func TerminateWorkflow(ctx context.Context, cli client.Client, run *v1alpha1.Wor
 				if sub.Reason != wfTypes.StatusReasonFailedAfterRetries && sub.Reason != wfTypes.StatusReasonTimeout {
 					steps[i].SubStepsStatus[j].Reason = wfTypes.StatusReasonTerminate
 				}
-			case v1alpha1.WorkflowStepPhaseRunning:
+			case v1alpha1.WorkflowStepPhaseRunning, v1alpha1.WorkflowStepPhaseSuspending:
 				steps[i].SubStepsStatus[j].Phase = v1alpha1.WorkflowStepPhaseFailed
 				steps[i].SubStepsStatus[j].Reason = wfTypes.StatusReasonTerminate
 			default: