diff --git a/helpers/supabaseClient.py b/helpers/supabaseClient.py
index 33fc4f4..085074b 100644
--- a/helpers/supabaseClient.py
+++ b/helpers/supabaseClient.py
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ async def updateContributor(self, contributor: Member, table_class=None):
                     "chapter": chapters[0] if chapters else None,
                     "gender": gender,
                     "email": contributor["email"],
-                    "is_active": True,
+                    "is_active": contributor["email"],
                     "joined_at": contributor["joined_at"].replace(tzinfo=None),  # Ensure naive datetime
                 }
 
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index f2fb5cd..42cc86d 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ async def on_submit(self, interaction: discord.Interaction):
                 "discord_id": user.id,
                 "country": self.country.value,
                 "roles": user.roles,
-                "joined_at": user.joined_at
+                "joined_at": user.joined_at,
+                "is_active": True,
             }
         except Exception as e:
             print('exception e ', e)