diff --git a/core/modules/comment/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/CommentItem.php b/core/modules/comment/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/CommentItem.php
index 7d317b6..2b955cd 100644
--- a/core/modules/comment/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/CommentItem.php
+++ b/core/modules/comment/src/Plugin/Field/FieldType/CommentItem.php
@@ -198,8 +198,13 @@ public function storageSettingsForm(array &$form, FormStateInterface $form_state
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public static function generateSampleValue(FieldDefinitionInterface $field_definition) {
+    $statuses = [
+      CommentItemInterface::HIDDEN,
+      CommentItemInterface::CLOSED,
+      CommentItemInterface::OPEN,
+    ];
     return [
-      'status' => mt_rand(CommentItemInterface::HIDDEN, CommentItemInterface::OPEN),
+      'status' => $statuses[mt_rand(0, count($statuses) - 1)],
     ];
   }