diff --git a/lib/EbookPlaceholder.php b/lib/EbookPlaceholder.php
index ec394170..d0618f81 100644
--- a/lib/EbookPlaceholder.php
+++ b/lib/EbookPlaceholder.php
@@ -118,6 +118,27 @@ class EbookPlaceholder{
 			$this->IsWanted, $this->IsInProgress, $this->IsPatron, $this->Notes]);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @throws Exceptions\InvalidEbookPlaceholderException
+	 */
+	public function Save(): void{
+		$this->Validate();
+		Db::Query('
+			UPDATE
+				EbookPlaceholders
+			set
+			YearPublished = ?,
+			Difficulty = ?,
+			TranscriptionUrl = ?,
+			IsWanted = ?,
+			IsInProgress = ?,
+			IsPatron = ?,
+			Notes = ?
+			where EbookId = ?
+		', [$this->YearPublished, $this->Difficulty, $this->TranscriptionUrl,
+			$this->IsWanted, $this->IsInProgress, $this->IsPatron, $this->Notes, $this->EbookId]);
+	}
+
 	public function Delete(): void{
 		Db::Query('
 			DELETE
diff --git a/scripts/update-project-statuses b/scripts/update-project-statuses
index e5283c5e..f8f52b3e 100755
--- a/scripts/update-project-statuses
+++ b/scripts/update-project-statuses
@@ -65,6 +65,17 @@ foreach($projects as $project){
 			// A stalled `Project` is now abandoned.
 			$project->Status = Enums\ProjectStatusType::Abandoned;
 
+			// Set the corresponding `EbookPlaceholder` to not be "in progress" any more.
+			if($project->Ebook->EbookPlaceholder !== null){
+				try{
+					$project->Ebook->EbookPlaceholder->IsInProgress = false;
+					$project->Ebook->EbookPlaceholder->Save();
+				}
+				catch(Exceptions\InvalidEbookPlaceholderException){
+					// Pass.
+				}
+			}
+
 			// Send a notification to the producer.
 			$project->SendReminder(Enums\ProjectReminderType::Abandoned);
 		}