diff --git a/socs/agents/ucsc_radiometer/agent.py b/socs/agents/ucsc_radiometer/agent.py
index 7fdba1746..d70bea534 100644
--- a/socs/agents/ucsc_radiometer/agent.py
+++ b/socs/agents/ucsc_radiometer/agent.py
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ def acq(self, session, params=None):
         pm = Pacemaker(1 / 60, quantize=False)
 
         self.take_data = True
+        session.set_status('running')
+
         while self.take_data:
             r = requests.get(self.url)
             data = r.json()