diff --git a/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/jobs.cc b/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/jobs.cc
index 77b4e914..a7f73df6 100644
--- a/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/jobs.cc
+++ b/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/jobs.cc
@@ -1305,6 +1305,9 @@ long WrenchSendMediaOfferFamily(CVars in, CVars &out) {
     kx["media_uid"] = in["media_uid"];
     kx["media_uid"].set_valid(true);
 
+    kx["status"] ="0";
+    kx["status"].set_valid(true);
+
 
     job_id = insert_db_record(DBS_VALID, "members_jobs", "members_jobs_id_seq", kx);