diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ConcertOrdersController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ConcertOrdersController.php
index 02d2832..b2910be 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ConcertOrdersController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ConcertOrdersController.php
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class ConcertOrdersController extends Controller
             return response()->json($order, 201);
 
         } catch (PaymentFailedException $e) {
+            $reservation->cancel();
             return response()->json([], 422);
         } catch (NotEnoughTicketsException $e) {
             return response()->json([], 422);
diff --git a/app/Ticket.php b/app/Ticket.php
index e62d4e7..976cc5c 100644
--- a/app/Ticket.php
+++ b/app/Ticket.php
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class Ticket extends Model
 
     public function release()
     {
-        $this->update(['order_id' => null]);
+        $this->update(['reserved_at' => null]);
     }
 
     public function concert()
diff --git a/database/factories/ModelFactory.php b/database/factories/ModelFactory.php
index a5f1746..b1d7ce0 100644
--- a/database/factories/ModelFactory.php
+++ b/database/factories/ModelFactory.php
@@ -60,3 +60,9 @@ $factory->define(App\Ticket::class, function (Faker\Generator $faker) {
         },
     ];
 });
+
+$factory->state(App\Ticket::class, 'reserved', function ($faker) {
+    return [
+        'reserved_at' => Carbon::now(),
+    ];
+});
diff --git a/tests/unit/TicketTest.php b/tests/unit/TicketTest.php
index 61350c7..3e6f2ca 100644
--- a/tests/unit/TicketTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/TicketTest.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 use App\Ticket;
 use App\Concert;
+use Carbon\Carbon;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\WithoutMiddleware;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\DatabaseMigrations;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\DatabaseTransactions;
@@ -24,14 +25,11 @@ class TicketTest extends TestCase
     /** @test */
     function a_ticket_can_be_released()
     {
-        $concert = factory(Concert::class)->create();
-        $concert->addTickets(1);
-        $order = $concert->orderTickets('jane@example.com', 1);
-        $ticket = $order->tickets()->first();
-        $this->assertEquals($order->id, $ticket->order_id);
+        $ticket = factory(Ticket::class)->states('reserved')->create();
+        $this->assertNotNull($ticket->reserved_at);
 
         $ticket->release();
 
-        $this->assertNull($ticket->fresh()->order_id);
+        $this->assertNull($ticket->fresh()->reserved_at);
     }
 }