diff --git a/server/model/monitor.js b/server/model/monitor.js
index 3625781..a5fee0d 100644
--- a/server/model/monitor.js
+++ b/server/model/monitor.js
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ class Monitor extends BeanModel {
                 retries = 0;
 
             } catch (error) {
-
+                bean.status = DOWN;
                 bean.msg = error.message;
 
                 // If UP come in here, it must be upside down mode
diff --git a/server/validate-monitor-checks.js b/server/validate-monitor-checks.js
index 9ff099d..f9fd1dd 100644
--- a/server/validate-monitor-checks.js
+++ b/server/validate-monitor-checks.js
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ function validateMonitorChecks(res, checks, bean) {
                 throw new Error(`${bean.msg}, encountered unknown monitor_check.type`);
         }
     });
+    bean.status = UP;
 }
 
 module.exports = validateMonitorChecks;