diff --git a/CRM/Core/Payment/AuthorizeNet.php b/CRM/Core/Payment/AuthorizeNet.php
index 19b4bcec9c7f..f365683550fd 100644
--- a/CRM/Core/Payment/AuthorizeNet.php
+++ b/CRM/Core/Payment/AuthorizeNet.php
@@ -167,25 +167,29 @@ public function doDirectPayment(&$params) {
     curl_close($submit);
 
     $response_fields = $this->explode_csv($response);
+
+    // fetch available contribution statuses
+    $contributionStatus = CRM_Contribute_PseudoConstant::contributionStatus(NULL, 'name');
+
     // check gateway MD5 response
     if (!$this->checkMD5($response_fields[37], $response_fields[6], $response_fields[9])) {
+      $params['payment_status_id'] = array_search('Failed', $contributionStatus);
       return self::error(9003, 'MD5 Verification failed');
     }
 
     // check for application errors
     // TODO:
     // AVS, CVV2, CAVV, and other verification results
-    $contributionStatus = CRM_Contribute_PseudoConstant::contributionStatus(NULL, 'name');
     switch ($response_fields[0]) {
-      case self::AUTH_REVIEW :
+      case self::AUTH_REVIEW:
         $params['payment_status_id'] = array_search('Pending', $contributionStatus);
         break;
 
-      case self::AUTH_ERROR :
+      case self::AUTH_ERROR:
         $params['payment_status_id'] = array_search('Failed', $contributionStatus);
         break;
 
-      case self::AUTH_DECLINED :
+      case self::AUTH_DECLINED:
         $errormsg = $response_fields[2] . ' ' . $response_fields[3];
         return self::error($response_fields[1], $errormsg);