diff --git a/app/Jobs/Tasks/ParseRssPostMetadataTask.php b/app/Jobs/Tasks/ParseRssPostMetadataTask.php
index ec07e7b..cde91a1 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/Tasks/ParseRssPostMetadataTask.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/Tasks/ParseRssPostMetadataTask.php
@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@ public static function handle(int $rss_post_id)
         //     $rss_post->status = 'published';
         // }
 
+        $rss_post->status = 'published';
+
         if (!$rss_post->status != 'blocked')
         {
             if (isset($post_meta_response->output->is_ai_or_tech_news))