diff --git a/app/methods/e_cvent_methods.py b/app/methods/e_cvent_methods.py
index a447343..e8ca151 100644
--- a/app/methods/e_cvent_methods.py
+++ b/app/methods/e_cvent_methods.py
@@ -632,20 +632,21 @@ def create_update_aether_person(
         membership_person_type_data['last_end_on'] = datetime.datetime.strptime(cvent_contact_obj.get('membership').get('expiration'), '%Y-%m-%d')
 
         current_datetime = datetime.datetime.now()
-        log.debug(status)
-        if status == 'unknown':
-            log.debug(current_datetime)
-            buffer_datetime = current_datetime - datetime.timedelta(minutes=1440) # 720 min = 12 hours
-            log.debug(buffer_datetime)
-            log.debug(membership_person_type_data['first_start_on'])
-            log.info('Status is unknown. Going to try and make a guess...')
-            if membership_person_type_data['first_start_on'] < buffer_datetime and membership_person_type_data['end_on'] >= current_datetime:
-                person_data['status'] = 'approved' # approved and current
-            elif membership_person_type_data['first_start_on'] < current_datetime and membership_person_type_data['end_on'] < current_datetime:
-                person_data['status'] = 'approved' # approved but expired
-            else:
-                person_data['status'] = 'pending' # likely new?
-        log.debug(person_data['status'])
+
+        # log.debug(status)
+        # if status == 'unknown':
+        #     log.debug(current_datetime)
+        #     buffer_datetime = current_datetime - datetime.timedelta(minutes=1440) # 720 min = 12 hours
+        #     log.debug(buffer_datetime)
+        #     log.debug(membership_person_type_data['first_start_on'])
+        #     log.info('Status is unknown. Going to try and make a guess...')
+        #     if membership_person_type_data['first_start_on'] < buffer_datetime and membership_person_type_data['end_on'] >= current_datetime:
+        #         person_data['status'] = 'approved' # approved and current
+        #     elif membership_person_type_data['first_start_on'] < current_datetime and membership_person_type_data['end_on'] < current_datetime:
+        #         person_data['status'] = 'approved' # approved but expired
+        #     else:
+        #         person_data['status'] = 'pending' # likely new?
+        # log.debug(person_data['status'])
 
         if membership_person_type_data['end_on'] >= current_datetime:
             membership_person_type_data['lu_membership_type_status_id'] = 5 # 5 = active;  expiration is > now
diff --git a/app/routers/c_idaa.py b/app/routers/c_idaa.py
index bc3f3d9..dd6bf45 100644
--- a/app/routers/c_idaa.py
+++ b/app/routers/c_idaa.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ async def refresh_membership_status(
         INNER JOIN membership_person ON person.id = membership_person.person_id
         SET user.email_verified = 1, user.enable = 1, user.enable_from = membership_person.start_on, user.enable_to = membership_person.end_on, user.verified = 1, user.group = 'current_member'
         WHERE user.account_id = 13 AND membership_person.end_on >= NOW()
-            AND (person.status IS NULL OR person.status = 'approved');
+            AND (person.status IS NULL OR person.status = '' OR person.status = 'approved' OR person.status = 'unknown');
         """
     if user_update_result := sql_update(sql=sql):
         # Pull out IDs of existing person record
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ async def refresh_membership_status(
         INNER JOIN membership_person ON person.id = membership_person.person_id
         SET person.enable = 1, person.group = 'current_member'
         WHERE person.account_id = 13 AND membership_person.end_on >= NOW()
-            AND (person.status IS NULL OR person.status = 'approved');
+            AND (person.status IS NULL OR person.status = '' OR person.status = 'approved' OR person.status = 'unknown');
         """
     if person_update_result := sql_update(sql=sql):
         # Pull out IDs of existing person record