diff --git a/crc/api/study.py b/crc/api/study.py
index fbdc96c1..f66c4fd0 100644
--- a/crc/api/study.py
+++ b/crc/api/study.py
@@ -166,7 +166,9 @@ def get_study_workflows(study_id):
 
     # Get study status spec
     status_spec: WorkflowSpecModel = session.query(WorkflowSpecModel)\
-        .filter_by(is_status=True).first()
+        .filter_by(is_status=True)\
+        .filter_by(id=study.status_spec_id)\
+        .first()
 
     status_data = None
 
diff --git a/crc/api/workflow.py b/crc/api/workflow.py
index 16e3e11c..c78d9653 100644
--- a/crc/api/workflow.py
+++ b/crc/api/workflow.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ def all_specifications():
 @auth.login_required
 def add_workflow_specification(body):
     new_spec: WorkflowSpecModel = WorkflowSpecModelSchema().load(body, session=session)
-    new_spec.is_status = new_spec.id == 'status'
     session.add(new_spec)
     session.commit()
     return WorkflowSpecModelSchema().dump(new_spec)
diff --git a/crc/models/workflow.py b/crc/models/workflow.py
index 956be5f1..31775882 100644
--- a/crc/models/workflow.py
+++ b/crc/models/workflow.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from marshmallow_sqlalchemy import SQLAlchemyAutoSchema
 
 from crc import db
 
+
 class WorkflowSpecCategoryModel(db.Model):
     __tablename__ = 'workflow_spec_category'
     id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)