diff --git a/assets/themes/velopark/velopark.json b/assets/themes/velopark/velopark.json
index 23c98f3a7..bd94f04f3 100644
--- a/assets/themes/velopark/velopark.json
+++ b/assets/themes/velopark/velopark.json
@@ -138,7 +138,8 @@
               "message": {
                 "en": "Mark this item as linked manually. Use this if you did apply the reference via copy-paste or via another editor",
                 "nl": "Markeer als gelinkt. Gebruik deze optie indien je de ID plakte in een fietsenstalling of via een andere editor toevoegdemap"
-              }
+              },
+              "status": 1
             }
           }
         },
diff --git a/src/UI/SpecialVisualizations.ts b/src/UI/SpecialVisualizations.ts
index aaf8b7e1b..81705161e 100644
--- a/src/UI/SpecialVisualizations.ts
+++ b/src/UI/SpecialVisualizations.ts
@@ -1097,6 +1097,7 @@ export default class SpecialVisualizations {
                     if (maproulette_id_key === "" || maproulette_id_key === undefined) {
                         maproulette_id_key = "mr_taskId"
                     }
+                    statusToSet = statusToSet ?? "1"
                     return new SvelteUIElement(MaprouletteSetStatus, {
                         state,
                         tags: tagsSource,