diff --git a/api/v1/tickets/create.php b/api/v1/tickets/create.php
index 5b6d117f9..c69623385 100644
--- a/api/v1/tickets/create.php
+++ b/api/v1/tickets/create.php
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     mysqli_query($mysqli,"UPDATE settings SET config_ticket_next_number = $new_config_ticket_next_number WHERE company_id = 1");
 
     // Insert ticket
-    $insert_sql = mysqli_query($mysqli,"INSERT INTO tickets SET ticket_prefix = '$config_ticket_prefix', ticket_number = $ticket_number, ticket_subject = '$subject', ticket_details = '$details', ticket_priority = '$priority', ticket_status = 'Open', ticket_vendor_ticket_number = '$vendor_ticket_number', ticket_vendor_id = $vendor_id, ticket_created_by = 0, ticket_assigned_to = $assigned_to, ticket_contact_id = $contact, ticket_client_id = $client_id");
+    $insert_sql = mysqli_query($mysqli,"INSERT INTO tickets SET ticket_prefix = '$config_ticket_prefix', ticket_number = $ticket_number, ticket_subject = '$subject', ticket_details = '$details', ticket_priority = '$priority', ticket_status = 1, ticket_vendor_ticket_number = '$vendor_ticket_number', ticket_vendor_id = $vendor_id, ticket_created_by = 0, ticket_assigned_to = $assigned_to, ticket_contact_id = $contact, ticket_client_id = $client_id");
 
     // Check insert & get insert ID
     if ($insert_sql) {