draft (or not a WC_Order), then that's a problem. foreach ( $order_results as $order ) { if ( ! ( $order instanceof WC_Order ) ) { throw new Exception( 'The returned results contain a value that is not a WC_Order.' . $suffix ); } if ( ! $order->has_status( self::STATUS ) ) { throw new Exception( 'The results contain an order that is not a `wc-checkout-draft` status in the results.' . $suffix ); } } } }