diff --git a/planetstack/core/models/plcorebase.py b/planetstack/core/models/plcorebase.py
index 9175de2..f19776f 100644
--- a/planetstack/core/models/plcorebase.py
+++ b/planetstack/core/models/plcorebase.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     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")
+                                      default="Provisioning in progress")
 
     class Meta:
         abstract = True
diff --git a/planetstack/core/models/user.py b/planetstack/core/models/user.py
index f9a849f..e1f18c7 100644
--- a/planetstack/core/models/user.py
+++ b/planetstack/core/models/user.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
     updated = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)
     enacted = models.DateTimeField(null=True, default=None)
     backend_status = models.CharField(max_length=140,
-                                      default="Ok")
+                                      default="Provisioning in progress")
 
     timezone = TimeZoneField()