diff --git a/planetstack/core/models/plcorebase.py b/planetstack/core/models/plcorebase.py
index ec79419..9175de2 100644
--- a/planetstack/core/models/plcorebase.py
+++ b/planetstack/core/models/plcorebase.py
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
     created = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True, default=datetime.datetime.now())
     updated = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True, default=datetime.datetime.now())
     enacted = models.DateTimeField(null=True, default=None)
+    backend_status = models.CharField(max_length=140,
+                                      default="Ok")
 
     class Meta:
         abstract = True