diff --git a/client/src/components/production-list-columns/production-list-columns.status.component.jsx b/client/src/components/production-list-columns/production-list-columns.status.component.jsx
index 23dc378ef..820f7f80a 100644
--- a/client/src/components/production-list-columns/production-list-columns.status.component.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/production-list-columns/production-list-columns.status.component.jsx
@@ -21,25 +21,26 @@ export function ProductionListColumnStatus({ record, bodyshop, insertAuditTrail
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
 
   const handleSetStatus = async (e) => {
-    logImEXEvent("production_change_status");
-    //    e.stopPropagation();
-    setLoading(true);
-    const { key } = e;
-    await updateJob({
-      variables: {
-        jobId: record.id,
-        job: {
-          status: key
+    if (bodyshop.md_ro_statuses.production_statuses.includes(record.status) && !bodyshop.md_ro_statuses.post_production_statuses.includes(record.status)) {
+      logImEXEvent("production_change_status");
+      //    e.stopPropagation();
+      setLoading(true);
+      const { key } = e;
+      await updateJob({
+        variables: {
+          jobId: record.id,
+          job: {
+            status: key
+          }
         }
-      }
-    });
-    insertAuditTrail({
-      jobid: record.id,
-      operation: AuditTrailMapping.jobstatuschange(key),
-      type: "jobstatuschange"
-    });
-
-    setLoading(false);
+      });
+      insertAuditTrail({
+        jobid: record.id,
+        operation: AuditTrailMapping.jobstatuschange(key),
+        type: "jobstatuschange"
+      });
+      setLoading(false);
+    }
   };
 
   const menu = {