diff --git a/src/routes/subscriptions.rs b/src/routes/subscriptions.rs
index 8ae915c..0ac3b03 100644
--- a/src/routes/subscriptions.rs
+++ b/src/routes/subscriptions.rs
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ pub async fn insert_subscriber(
 ) -> Result<(), sqlx::Error> {
     sqlx::query!(
         r#"
-    INSERT INTO subscriptions (id, email, name, subscribed_at)
-    VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4)
+    INSERT INTO subscriptions (id, email, name, subscribed_at, status)
+    VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, 'confirmed')
             "#,
         Uuid::new_v4(),
         new_subscriber.email.as_ref(),