diff --git a/openedx/api.py b/openedx/api.py
index 579a59258b..7bfb5fd10c 100644
--- a/openedx/api.py
+++ b/openedx/api.py
@@ -669,6 +669,13 @@ def enroll_in_edx_course_runs(
                     username=username,
                     force_enrollment=force_enrollment,
                 )
+                if not enrollment.is_active:
+                    enrollment = edx_client.enrollments.create_student_enrollment(
+                        course_run.courseware_id,
+                        mode=mode,
+                        username=username,
+                        force_enrollment=force_enrollment,
+                    )
             results.append(enrollment)
         except HTTPError as exc:  # noqa: PERF203
             raise EdxApiEnrollErrorException(user, course_run, exc) from exc
diff --git a/openedx/api_test.py b/openedx/api_test.py
index 1e9ee7661d..6d5ccd13fd 100644
--- a/openedx/api_test.py
+++ b/openedx/api_test.py
@@ -447,7 +447,11 @@ def test_enroll_in_edx_course_runs(settings, mocker, user):
     """Tests that enroll_in_edx_course_runs uses the EdxApi client to enroll in course runs"""
     settings.OPENEDX_SERVICE_WORKER_API_TOKEN = "mock_api_token"  # noqa: S105
     mock_client = mocker.MagicMock()
-    enroll_return_values = ["result1", "result2"]
+    enroll_return_values = [
+        mocker.Mock(is_active=True),
+        mocker.Mock(is_active=False),
+        mocker.Mock(is_active=True),
+    ]
     mock_client.enrollments.create_student_enrollment = mocker.Mock(
         side_effect=enroll_return_values
     )
@@ -467,7 +471,7 @@ def test_enroll_in_edx_course_runs(settings, mocker, user):
         username=user.username,
         force_enrollment=True,
     )
-    assert enroll_results == enroll_return_values
+    assert enroll_results == [enroll_return_values[0], enroll_return_values[2]]
 
 
 def test_enroll_api_fail(mocker, user):