diff --git a/db/seeds/37signals.rb b/db/seeds/37signals.rb
index f2d319d26..e1f3ed145 100644
--- a/db/seeds/37signals.rb
+++ b/db/seeds/37signals.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ create_collection("Fizzy", access_to: [ jason, jz, kevin ]).tap do |fizzy|
 
   create_card("Prepare sign-up page", description: "We need to do this before the launch.", collection: fizzy).tap do |card|
     card.toggle_assignment(kevin)
-    card.engage
+    if stage = card.workflow&.stages&.sample
+      card.change_stage_to(stage)
+    end
   end
 
   create_card("Plain text mentions", description: "We'll support plain text mentions first.", collection: fizzy).tap do |card|
diff --git a/db/seeds/honcho.rb b/db/seeds/honcho.rb
index 70cbf958d..1ad072ba7 100644
--- a/db/seeds/honcho.rb
+++ b/db/seeds/honcho.rb
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ collections.each_with_index do |collection_name, index|
         travel rand(0..20).minutes
         case rand(3)
         when 0
-          card.engage
+          if stage = card.workflow&.stages&.sample
+            card.change_stage_to(stage)
+          end
         when 1
           card.close
           # 2 remains open