diff --git a/planetstack/core/models/user.py b/planetstack/core/models/user.py
index 3c4d377..f9a849f 100644
--- a/planetstack/core/models/user.py
+++ b/planetstack/core/models/user.py
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@
     created = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
     updated = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)
     enacted = models.DateTimeField(null=True, default=None)
+    backend_status = models.CharField(max_length=140,
+                                      default="Ok")
 
     timezone = TimeZoneField()