diff --git a/go-app-ussd_chw_rapidpro.js b/go-app-ussd_chw_rapidpro.js
index 4d18fe27..3695e2f7 100644
--- a/go-app-ussd_chw_rapidpro.js
+++ b/go-app-ussd_chw_rapidpro.js
@@ -669,6 +669,7 @@ go.app = function() {
                 .send_whatsapp_template_message(msisdn, template_name)
                 .then(function(data) {
                     self.im.user.set_answer("preferred_channel", data.preferred_channel);
+                    self.im.user.set_answer("status_id", data.status_id);
                     if (data.preferred_channel == "SMS") {
                         return self.rapidpro.get_global_flag("sms_registrations_enabled")
                             .then(function(sms_registration_enabled) {
@@ -734,7 +735,8 @@ go.app = function() {
                     ).format(),
                 passport_origin: self.im.user.answers.state_passport_country,
                 passport_number: self.im.user.answers.state_passport_no,
-                preferred_channel: self.im.user.answers.preferred_channel
+                preferred_channel: self.im.user.answers.preferred_channel,
+                status_id: self.im.user.answers.status_id
             };
             return self.rapidpro
                 .start_flow(self.im.config.flow_uuid, null, "whatsapp:" + _.trim(msisdn, "+"), data)
diff --git a/src/ussd_chw_rapidpro.js b/src/ussd_chw_rapidpro.js
index 96a0226a..bec3f89f 100644
--- a/src/ussd_chw_rapidpro.js
+++ b/src/ussd_chw_rapidpro.js
@@ -497,6 +497,7 @@ go.app = function() {
                 .send_whatsapp_template_message(msisdn, template_name)
                 .then(function(data) {
                     self.im.user.set_answer("preferred_channel", data.preferred_channel);
+                    self.im.user.set_answer("status_id", data.status_id);
                     if (data.preferred_channel == "SMS") {
                         return self.rapidpro.get_global_flag("sms_registrations_enabled")
                             .then(function(sms_registration_enabled) {
@@ -562,7 +563,8 @@ go.app = function() {
                     ).format(),
                 passport_origin: self.im.user.answers.state_passport_country,
                 passport_number: self.im.user.answers.state_passport_no,
-                preferred_channel: self.im.user.answers.preferred_channel
+                preferred_channel: self.im.user.answers.preferred_channel,
+                status_id: self.im.user.answers.status_id
             };
             return self.rapidpro
                 .start_flow(self.im.config.flow_uuid, null, "whatsapp:" + _.trim(msisdn, "+"), data)
diff --git a/test/ussd_chw_rapidpro.test.js b/test/ussd_chw_rapidpro.test.js
index 11c0102f..5469faa0 100644
--- a/test/ussd_chw_rapidpro.test.js
+++ b/test/ussd_chw_rapidpro.test.js
@@ -777,7 +777,8 @@ describe("ussd_chw app", function() {
                                 id_type: "sa_id",
                                 sa_id_number: "9001020005087",
                                 dob: "1990-01-02T00:00:00Z",
-                                preferred_channel: "SMS"
+                                preferred_channel: "SMS",
+                                status_id: "status-id-uuid"
                             }
                         )
                     );
@@ -825,7 +826,8 @@ describe("ussd_chw app", function() {
                                 id_type: "sa_id",
                                 sa_id_number: "9001020005087",
                                 dob: "1990-01-02T00:00:00Z",
-                                preferred_channel: "WhatsApp"
+                                preferred_channel: "WhatsApp",
+                                status_id: "status-id-uuid"
                             }
                         )
                     );
@@ -852,6 +854,7 @@ describe("ussd_chw app", function() {
                     state_id_type: "state_sa_id_no",
                     state_sa_id_no: "9001020005087",
                     preferred_channel: "WhatsApp",
+                    status_id: "status-id-uuid"
                 })
                 .setup(function(api) {
                     api.http.fixtures.add(
@@ -869,6 +872,7 @@ describe("ussd_chw app", function() {
                                 sa_id_number: "9001020005087",
                                 dob: "1990-01-02T00:00:00Z",
                                 preferred_channel: "WhatsApp",
+                                status_id: "status-id-uuid"
                             }
                         )
                     );