diff --git a/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/site_crons.cc b/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/site_crons.cc
index f4cb2fc7..2ab513bf 100644
--- a/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/site_crons.cc
+++ b/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/site_crons.cc
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ long NotificationSystem(CVars in, CVars &out){
     long limit = in["limit"].Long();
     logfmt(logINFO, "ENTER NotificationSystem()");
     long push_ret =  -1;
+    long status = 0;
     const PGresult *res = pgsql_query("SELECT count(member_uid) AS mcount,member_uid "
                                       " FROM  members_notification WHERE status=1 GROUP BY member_uid LIMIT %lu",limit);
     if (res != NULL && pgsql_num_rows(res) > 0) {
@@ -123,6 +124,9 @@ long NotificationSystem(CVars in, CVars &out){
             if ( load_db_record(out, "SELECT id AS notification_id, uid,member_uid,msg FROM  members_notification "
                                      " WHERE status  =1 AND member_uid = '%s' ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT 1", rec["member_uid"].c_str())> 0){
 
+           pgsql_query("UPDATE members_notification SET  status=2 "
+                       " WHERE id = %lu", status,out["notification_id"].Long()); // move the status so no retry
+
             CVars xx;
             xx["member_uid"] = out["member_uid"]; xx["member_uid"].set_valid( true );
             xx["push_text"] = out["msg"]; xx["push_text"].set_valid( true );
@@ -130,13 +134,15 @@ long NotificationSystem(CVars in, CVars &out){
 
             if (push_ret == PHP_API_OK){
               xx["send_result"] = "COMPLETED"; xx["send_result"].set_valid( true );
+              status = 5;
             }
             else
             {
               xx["send_result"] = "FAIL"; xx["send_result"].set_valid( true );
+              status = 7;
             }
-              pgsql_query("UPDATE members_notification SET send=now(), send_result='%s' "
-                          " WHERE id = %lu", out["notification_id"].Long(),xx["send_result"].c_str());
+              pgsql_query("UPDATE members_notification SET send=now(), send_result='%s', status=%lu "
+                          " WHERE id = %lu",xx["send_result"].c_str(), status,out["notification_id"].Long());
             }
         } // for loopp
     } // main nserach
diff --git a/www-api/app/Config/Routes.php b/www-api/app/Config/Routes.php
index bd5610d1..70b0d85d 100644
--- a/www-api/app/Config/Routes.php
+++ b/www-api/app/Config/Routes.php
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ $routes->post('/en/wrench/api/v1/cron',        'WrenchCrons::apigate');
 
 $routes->get('/en/wrench/api/v1/cron',        'WrenchCrons::apigate');
 $routes->get('/en/wrench/api/v1/cron_jobalerts',        'WrenchCrons::jobalerts');
-$routes->get('/en/wrench/api/v1/cron_notifications',        'WrenchCrons::notifications');
+$routes->get('/en/wrench/api/v1/notifications',        'WrenchCrons::cron_notifications');
 $routes->get('/en/wrench/api/v1/offersreminders',        'WrenchCrons::offersreminders');