diff --git a/ops-sunbeam/ops_sunbeam/container_handlers.py b/ops-sunbeam/ops_sunbeam/container_handlers.py
index b8c427ad..0af299e0 100644
--- a/ops-sunbeam/ops_sunbeam/container_handlers.py
+++ b/ops-sunbeam/ops_sunbeam/container_handlers.py
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ class PebbleHandler(ops.charm.Object):
         self.setup_dirs()
         self.write_config(context)
         self._state.service_ready = True
+        self.status.set(ActiveStatus(""))
 
     def default_container_configs(
         self,
@@ -315,6 +316,7 @@ class ServicePebbleHandler(PebbleHandler):
         else:
             self.start_service(restart=False)
         self._state.service_ready = True
+        self.status.set(ActiveStatus(""))
 
     def start_service(self, restart: bool = True) -> None:
         """Check and start services in container.
@@ -447,6 +449,7 @@ class WSGIPebbleHandler(PebbleHandler):
         else:
             self.start_wsgi(restart=False)
         self._state.service_ready = True
+        self.status.set(ActiveStatus(""))
 
     @property
     def wsgi_conf(self) -> str:
diff --git a/ops-sunbeam/ops_sunbeam/ovn/container_handlers.py b/ops-sunbeam/ops_sunbeam/ovn/container_handlers.py
index f2e71465..0377a0c4 100644
--- a/ops-sunbeam/ops_sunbeam/ovn/container_handlers.py
+++ b/ops-sunbeam/ops_sunbeam/ovn/container_handlers.py
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ from typing import (
     List,
 )
 
+from ops.model import (
+    ActiveStatus,
+)
+
 from .. import container_handlers as sunbeam_chandlers
 from .. import core as sunbeam_core
 
@@ -46,6 +50,7 @@ class OVNPebbleHandler(sunbeam_chandlers.ServicePebbleHandler):
         self.setup_dirs()
         self.write_config(context)
         self._state.service_ready = True
+        self.status.set(ActiveStatus(""))
 
     @property
     def service_description(self) -> str: