diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index d2ce6001e..13d1555de 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -2,10 +2,15 @@
 
 ## Features
 
+* Upgraded core API PHP version to 7.4
 * New database rule validation options
 * Update docs example with auth info
 * Allow non-web platform skip origin header
 
+## Bug Fixes
+
+* Fixed bug where user status was saved as a string instead of an integer
+
 # Version 0.4.0 (PRE-RELEASE)
 
 ## Features
diff --git a/app/controllers/users.php b/app/controllers/users.php
index e2aa8fe0e..716aa2db6 100644
--- a/app/controllers/users.php
+++ b/app/controllers/users.php
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ $utopia->patch('/v1/users/:userId/status')
             }
 
             $user = $projectDB->updateDocument(array_merge($user->getArrayCopy(), [
-                'status' => $status,
+                'status' => (int)$status,
             ]));
 
             if (false === $user) {