diff --git a/app/public/actions/close.php b/app/public/actions/close.php
index 318e004..eb71ade 100644
--- a/app/public/actions/close.php
+++ b/app/public/actions/close.php
@@ -8,18 +8,16 @@
 
     // Close request
     if ($is_authorised == true) {
-        if($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'POST') {
-          try {
-              $stmt = "UPDATE tickets SET status='Closed' WHERE uuid=:uuid";
-              $sql = $db->prepare($stmt);
-              $sql->bindParam(':uuid', $_GET['rid']);
-              $sql->execute();
-          } catch (PDOException $e) {
-              $alert = array("danger", "Failed to close request: " . $e->getMessage());
-          }
-        }
-        $newURL = "/";
-        echo("<script>window.location = '$newURL'</script>");
+      try {
+          $stmt = "UPDATE tickets SET status='Closed' WHERE uuid=:uuid";
+          $sql = $db->prepare($stmt);
+          $sql->bindParam(':uuid', $_GET['rid']);
+          $sql->execute();
+      } catch (PDOException $e) {
+          $alert = array("danger", "Failed to close request: " . $e->getMessage());
+      }
+      $newURL = "/";
+      echo("<script>window.location = '$newURL'</script>");
     } else {
         $alert = array("danger", "You are not authorised to close this request.");
         $newURL = "/view?rid=" . $request['uuid'];
diff --git a/app/public/actions/create.php b/app/public/actions/create.php
index 7c8d339..f6779eb 100644
--- a/app/public/actions/create.php
+++ b/app/public/actions/create.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     try {
         // Process ticket data
         $tkt_uuid = Uuid::uuid4()->toString();
-        $stmt = "INSERT INTO tickets (uuid, title, description, created_by) VALUES (:tktuuid, :title, :description, :user)";
+        $stmt = "INSERT INTO tickets (uuid, title, description, status, created_by) VALUES (:tktuuid, :title, :description, 'New', :user)";
         $sql = $db->prepare($stmt);
         $sql->bindParam(':tktuuid', $tkt_uuid);
         $sql->bindParam(':title', $_POST['title']);
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
         $sql->bindParam(':user', $_SESSION['uuid']);
         $sql->execute();
     } catch (PDOException $e) {
-        // echo("Error: <br>" . $e->getMessage() . "<br>");
         $alert = array("danger", "Failed to create request: " . $e->getMessage());
     }
 
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@
         $alert = array("danger", "Failed to upload file: " . $e->getMessage());
       }
     }
-    
+
     $newURL = "/view?rid=" . $tkt_uuid;
     echo("<script>window.location = '$newURL'</script>");
     }