diff --git a/backends/rapidpro/channel_event.go b/backends/rapidpro/channel_event.go
index 3e86a8b58..17d6aa009 100644
--- a/backends/rapidpro/channel_event.go
+++ b/backends/rapidpro/channel_event.go
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ func writeChannelEvent(ctx context.Context, b *backend, event courier.ChannelEve
 
 const sqlInsertChannelEvent = `
 INSERT INTO 
-	channels_channelevent( org_id,  channel_id,  contact_id,  contact_urn_id,  event_type,  optin_id,  extra,  occurred_on, created_on,  log_uuids)
-				   VALUES(:org_id, :channel_id, :contact_id, :contact_urn_id, :event_type, :optin_id, :extra, :occurred_on,      NOW(), :log_uuids)
+	channels_channelevent( org_id,  channel_id,  contact_id,  contact_urn_id,  event_type,  optin_id,  extra,  occurred_on, created_on, status,  log_uuids)
+				   VALUES(:org_id, :channel_id, :contact_id, :contact_urn_id, :event_type, :optin_id, :extra, :occurred_on,      NOW(), 'P',    :log_uuids)
 RETURNING id, created_on`
 
 // writeChannelEventToDB writes the passed in channel event to our db
diff --git a/backends/rapidpro/schema.sql b/backends/rapidpro/schema.sql
index 857260fe3..8b1eddaf6 100644
--- a/backends/rapidpro/schema.sql
+++ b/backends/rapidpro/schema.sql
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ DROP TABLE IF EXISTS channels_channelevent CASCADE;
 CREATE TABLE channels_channelevent (
     id serial primary key,
     event_type character varying(16) NOT NULL,
+    status character varying(1) NOT NULL,
     extra text,
     occurred_on timestamp with time zone NOT NULL,
     created_on timestamp with time zone NOT NULL,