diff --git a/app/signals/apps/sigmax/stuf_protocol/incoming/actualiseerZaakstatus_Lk01.py b/app/signals/apps/sigmax/stuf_protocol/incoming/actualiseerZaakstatus_Lk01.py
index a668ded38..08e833f7d 100644
--- a/app/signals/apps/sigmax/stuf_protocol/incoming/actualiseerZaakstatus_Lk01.py
+++ b/app/signals/apps/sigmax/stuf_protocol/incoming/actualiseerZaakstatus_Lk01.py
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
 import logging
 import re
 
+from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 from django.shortcuts import render
 from lxml import etree
 
 from signals.apps.sigmax.models import CityControlRoundtrip
-from signals.apps.signals import workflow
 from signals.apps.signals.models import Signal
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ def _update_status_actualiseerZaakstatus_Lk01(signal, request_data):
     """
     status_text = _get_status_text_actualiseerZaakstatus_Lk01(request_data)
     status_data = {
-        'state': workflow.AFGEHANDELD_EXTERN,
+        'state': settings.SIGMAX_AFGEHANDELD_STATUS,
         'text': status_text,
         'extra_properties': {
             'sigmax_datum_afgehandeld': request_data['datum_afgehandeld'],
diff --git a/app/signals/settings.py b/app/signals/settings.py
index 0ed8102aa..06b5a90a4 100644
--- a/app/signals/settings.py
+++ b/app/signals/settings.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import os
 from typing import Any, Callable
 
+from signals.apps.signals import workflow
 from signals import __version__
 
 BASE_DIR: str = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
@@ -378,6 +379,8 @@ def is_super_user(user) -> bool:
 SIGMAX_CLIENT_CERT: str | None = os.getenv('SIGMAX_CLIENT_CERT', None)
 SIGMAX_CLIENT_KEY: str | None = os.getenv('SIGMAX_CLIENT_KEY', None)
 SIGMAX_SEND_FAIL_TIMEOUT_MINUTES: str | int = os.getenv('SIGMAX_SEND_FAIL_TIMEOUT_MINUTES', 60*24)  # noqa Default is 24hrs.
+SIGMAX_AFGEHANDELD_STATUS: str = os.getenv('SIGMAX_AFGEHANDELD_STATUS', workflow.AFGEHANDELD_EXTERN)
+
 
 # Child settings
 SIGNAL_MAX_NUMBER_OF_CHILDREN: int = 10