diff --git a/cron_mail_queue.php b/cron_mail_queue.php
index 27448bdf..f421cf34 100644
--- a/cron_mail_queue.php
+++ b/cron_mail_queue.php
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ if (mysqli_num_rows($sql_queue) > 0) {
         $email_recipient_logging = sanitizeInput($row['email_recipient']);
         $email_subject_logging = sanitizeInput($row['email_subject']);
 
+        // Update the status to sending
+        mysqli_query($mysqli, "UPDATE email_queue SET email_status = 1 WHERE email_id = $email_id");
+
         // Verify contact email is valid
         if (filter_var($email_recipient, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL)) {
 
@@ -112,6 +115,9 @@ if (mysqli_num_rows($sql_failed_queue) > 0) {
         $email_recipient_logging = sanitizeInput($row['email_recipient']);
         $email_subject_logging = sanitizeInput($row['email_subject']);
 
+        // Update the status to sending before actually sending
+        mysqli_query($mysqli, "UPDATE email_queue SET email_status = 1 WHERE email_id = $email_id");
+
         // Verify contact email is valid
         if (filter_var($email_recipient, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL)) {