diff --git a/src/index.tsx b/src/index.tsx
index a815020..f2f7174 100755
--- a/src/index.tsx
+++ b/src/index.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ epicMiddleware.run(epics);
 
 // demo actions
 store.dispatch(WorkloadActions.submit({ complexity: 10 }));
-store.dispatch(WorkloadActions.created({ id: 0, complexity: 10, completeDate: moment().add(10, 'second').toDate() }));
+store.dispatch(WorkloadActions.created({ id: 0, complexity: 10, completeDate: moment().add(10, 'second').toDate(), status: 'WORKING' }));
 
 
 ReactDOM.render(
diff --git a/src/state/workloads/actions.ts b/src/state/workloads/actions.ts
index 66584ca..100a10e 100644
--- a/src/state/workloads/actions.ts
+++ b/src/state/workloads/actions.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export type Action = {
     id: number;
     complexity: number;
     completeDate: Date;
+    status: Status;
   };
 } | {
   type: 'WORKLOAD_CANCEL';
@@ -37,10 +38,11 @@ export const submit = ({ complexity }: { complexity: number }): Action => ({
   },
 });
 
-export const created = ({ id, complexity, completeDate }: { id: number, complexity: number, completeDate: Date }): Action => ({
+export const created = ({ id, status, complexity, completeDate }: { id: number, status: Status, complexity: number, completeDate: Date }): Action => ({
   type: 'WORKLOAD_CREATED',
   payload: {
     id,
+    status,
     completeDate, 
     complexity,
   },
diff --git a/src/state/workloads/reducer.ts b/src/state/workloads/reducer.ts
index 81daf04..9299206 100644
--- a/src/state/workloads/reducer.ts
+++ b/src/state/workloads/reducer.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export const reducer = (state: State = initialState, action: Action): State => {
           id: action.payload.id,
           complexity: action.payload.complexity,
           completeDate: action.payload.completeDate,
-          status: 'WORKING',
+          status: action.payload.status,
         },
       };
 
diff --git a/src/state/workloads/services.ts b/src/state/workloads/services.ts
index 6b17b8a..58603d7 100644
--- a/src/state/workloads/services.ts
+++ b/src/state/workloads/services.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export class WorkloadService {
     }
     this.workLoads[id] = work;
 
-    return Promise.resolve({ id, complexity, completeDate });
+    return Promise.resolve({ id, status, complexity, completeDate });
   }
 
   public checkStatus({ id }: { id: number }) {