diff --git a/minigrida/supervisor.py b/minigrida/supervisor.py
index d1d52fd..00d9291 100644
--- a/minigrida/supervisor.py
+++ b/minigrida/supervisor.py
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ log = logging.getLogger('Supervisor [{}]'.format(host))
 
 
 def run(expe, hostpid=host):
-    database.update_experiment(expe, worker=hostpid, start_date=datetime.now())
+    database.update_experiment(expe,
+                               worker=hostpid,
+                               status='running',
+                               start_date=datetime.now())
 
     # Load protocol
     log.info('Load protocol {}'.format(expe.protocol))