diff --git a/barkmanAPI/barkDbModel.cs b/barkmanAPI/barkDbModel.cs
index 8618897..77cce27 100644
--- a/barkmanAPI/barkDbModel.cs
+++ b/barkmanAPI/barkDbModel.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ public class InventoryItems
     public string Brand { get; set; }
     public string? SerialNumber { get; set; }
     public ItemStatus  Status { get; set; }
+    public string? StatusId { get; set; }
     public float? RentalPrice { get; set; }
     public float? ReplacementCost { get; set; }
     public string? Notes { get; set; }
diff --git a/barkmanui/src/features/inventory/EditItem.tsx b/barkmanui/src/features/inventory/EditItem.tsx
index 97fb7e7..5c34c6e 100644
--- a/barkmanui/src/features/inventory/EditItem.tsx
+++ b/barkmanui/src/features/inventory/EditItem.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ function EditItem() {
         initialValues: {
             name: "",
             brand: "",
-            status: "",
+            statusId: "",
+            status: {name: "", id: ""},
             serialNumber: "",
             rentalPrice: 0,
             replacementCost: 0,
@@ -94,8 +95,8 @@ function EditItem() {
                                placeholder="Brand" {...editItemForm.getInputProps('brand')}/>
                     <TextInput withAsterisk key={editItemForm.key('name')} size="md" label="Name"
                                placeholder="Name" {...editItemForm.getInputProps('name')}/>
-                    <TextInput size="md" key={editItemForm.key('status')} label="Status"
-                               placeholder="Status" {...editItemForm.getInputProps('status')}/>
+                    <TextInput size="md" key={editItemForm.key('statusId')} label="Status"
+                               placeholder="Status" {...editItemForm.getInputProps('statusId')}/>
                     <TextInput size="md" key={editItemForm.key('serialNumber')} label="Serial Number"
                                placeholder="Serial Number"{...editItemForm.getInputProps('serialNumber')}/>
                     <NumberInput size="md" key={editItemForm.key('rentalPrice')} label="Rental Price"
diff --git a/barkmanui/src/features/inventory/InventoryList.tsx b/barkmanui/src/features/inventory/InventoryList.tsx
index 1f3edec..41c9f43 100644
--- a/barkmanui/src/features/inventory/InventoryList.tsx
+++ b/barkmanui/src/features/inventory/InventoryList.tsx
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ function InventoryList() {
                         <Table.Td>{data.id}</Table.Td>
                         <Table.Td>{data.brand}</Table.Td>
                         <Table.Td>{data.name}</Table.Td>
-                        <Table.Td>{data.status}</Table.Td>
+                        <Table.Td>{data.statusId}</Table.Td>
                         <Table.Td>
                             <Link to={`/itemDetail/${data.id}`}>Details</Link>
                         </Table.Td>
diff --git a/barkmanui/src/features/inventory/types.ts b/barkmanui/src/features/inventory/types.ts
index 417b285..627572b 100644
--- a/barkmanui/src/features/inventory/types.ts
+++ b/barkmanui/src/features/inventory/types.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ export interface InventoryItem {
     brand: string,
     name: string,
     status: {id: string; name: string},
+    statusId: string;
     serialNumber: string,
     rentalPrice: number,
     replacementCost: number,