diff --git a/hr/doctype/leave_application/leave_application.js b/hr/doctype/leave_application/leave_application.js
index 328913c..f3560c0 100755
--- a/hr/doctype/leave_application/leave_application.js
+++ b/hr/doctype/leave_application/leave_application.js
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 cur_frm.cscript.onload = function(doc, dt, dn) {
 	if(!doc.posting_date) 
 		set_multiple(dt,dn,{posting_date:get_today()});
+	if(doc.__islocal) {
+		cur_frm.set_value("status", "Open")
+	}
 	cur_frm.call({
 		method:"get_approver_list",
 		callback: function(r) {
@@ -29,6 +32,9 @@
 }
 
 cur_frm.cscript.refresh = function(doc, dt, dn) {
+	if(doc.__islocal) {
+		cur_frm.set_value("status", "Open")
+	}
 	cur_frm.set_intro("");
 	if(doc.__islocal && !in_list(user_roles, "HR User")) {
 		cur_frm.set_intro("Fill the form and save it")
diff --git a/hr/doctype/leave_application/leave_application.txt b/hr/doctype/leave_application/leave_application.txt
index b205d18..556889c 100644
--- a/hr/doctype/leave_application/leave_application.txt
+++ b/hr/doctype/leave_application/leave_application.txt
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
  {
   "owner": "Administrator", 
   "docstatus": 0, 
-  "creation": "2012-12-05 14:11:53", 
+  "creation": "2012-12-06 15:56:41", 
   "modified_by": "Administrator", 
-  "modified": "2012-12-05 17:38:26"
+  "modified": "2012-12-07 10:23:53"
  }, 
  {
   "is_submittable": 1, 
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
   "colour": "White:FFF", 
   "doctype": "DocField", 
   "label": "Status", 
+  "no_copy": 1, 
   "options": "Open\nApproved\nRejected", 
   "fieldname": "status", 
   "fieldtype": "Select",