diff --git a/red_fam.py b/red_fam.py
index 5ce43a3..8a7b20f 100644
--- a/red_fam.py
+++ b/red_fam.py
@@ -162,9 +162,6 @@ class RED_FAM_PARSER( RED_FAM ):
 		"""
 		
 		self._ending = self.__datetime( ending )
-		
-		self._status = 1 #__TODO__ STATUS NUMBER
-		self._changed = True
 	
 	def __datetime( self, timestamp ):
 		"""
@@ -194,26 +191,36 @@ class RED_FAM_PARSER( RED_FAM ):
 		- 0 Discussion is running --> no ending, page is not an archive
 		- 1 Discussion is over --> ending present, page is not an archive
 		- 2 Discussion is archived --> ending (normaly) present, page is an archive
+		- 3 and greater status was set by worker script, do not change it
 		"""
-		# Diskussion läuft --> Status ? --> 0			! _ending
-		# Diskussion beendet --> Status 0 --> 1			 _ending
-		# Diskussion archiviert --> Status 0/1 --> 2	???
 		
-		# No ending, discussion is running:
-		# Sometimes archived discussions also have no detectable ending
-		if not self._ending and not self._red_page_archive:
-			self._status = 0
-		else:
-			if not self._red_page_archive:
-				self._status = 1
+		# Do not change stati set by worker script etc.
+		if not self.__mysql.data['status'] > 2:
+		
+			# No ending, discussion is running:
+			# Sometimes archived discussions also have no detectable ending
+			if not self._ending and not self._red_page_archive:
+				self._status = 0
 			else:
-				self._status = 2
+				if not self._red_page_archive:
+					self._status = 1
+				else:
+					self._status = 2
+		else:
+			self._status = self.__mysql.data[ 'status' ]
+		
+		
 				
 	def changed( self ):
 		"""
 		Checks wether anything has changed and maybe triggers db update
 		"""
 		
+		# On archived red_fams do not delete possibly existing ending
+		if not self._ending and self._status > 1 and self.__mysql.data[ 'ending' ]:
+			self._ending = self.__mysql.data[ 'ending' ]
+			 
+		
 		# Since status change means something has changed, update database
 		if( self._status != self.__mysql.data[ 'status' ] or self._beginning !=  self.__mysql.data[ 'beginning' ] or self._ending !=  self.__mysql.data[ 'ending' ] or self._red_page_id != self.__mysql.data[ 'red_page_id' ] ):
 			self.__mysql.update_fam( self._red_page_id, self._beginning, self._ending, self._status )