diff --git a/contentctl/input/new_content_generator.py b/contentctl/input/new_content_generator.py
index ef6da9a2..8c6a0b5f 100644
--- a/contentctl/input/new_content_generator.py
+++ b/contentctl/input/new_content_generator.py
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ def execute(self, input_dto: NewContentGeneratorInputDto) -> None:
             self.output_dto.obj['author'] = answers['detection_author']
             self.output_dto.obj['data_source'] = answers['data_source']
             self.output_dto.obj['type'] = answers['detection_type']
+            self.output_dto.obj['status'] = "production" #start everything as production since that's what we INTEND the content to become   
             self.output_dto.obj['description'] = 'UPDATE_DESCRIPTION'   
-            self.output_dto.obj['description'] = "production" #start everything as production since that's what we INTEND the content to become   
             file_name = self.output_dto.obj['name'].replace(' ', '_').replace('-','_').replace('.','_').replace('/','_').lower()
             self.output_dto.obj['search'] = answers['detection_search'] + ' | `' + file_name + '_filter`'
             self.output_dto.obj['how_to_implement'] = 'UPDATE_HOW_TO_IMPLEMENT'
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9ecc14d3..416ff0df 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "contentctl"
-version = "3.0.1"
+version = "3.0.2"
 description = "Splunk Content Control Tool"
 authors = ["STRT <research@splunk.com>"]
 license = "Apache 2.0"