Problem creating inactive record of a custom entity

Hi!

I'm trying to create a new record of a custom entity from a plugin, setting in the new entity object the state and statuscode in this way:

var customEntity = new Entity("new_customentity")

{

["new_name"] = chequePostImage.GetAttributeValue<string>("gval_codcheque"),
["new_cheque"] = chequeRef,
["new_chequeid"] = chequeRef.Id.ToString(),

["statecode"] = new OptionSetValue(1),
["statuscode"] = new OptionSetValue(2)

};

_service.Create(customEntity);

But CRM throw me this error: "2 is not a valid status code for state code new_customentityState.Active on new_customentity with Id a9fc4065-aa41-e911-a955-000d3ac02db8."

I know that I can update the record just after create it, but the plugin must be a sync process and call the server twice (first for create and then for update) may give me low performance. I remember this was posible in previous versions, and I'm not sure if I'm doing something diferent or it can't be done anymore

Any suggestions?

Best Regards!