diff --git a/notifications/drf_views.py b/notifications/drf_views.py
index 3c12c20ee..90178cf94 100644
--- a/notifications/drf_views.py
+++ b/notifications/drf_views.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class SurgeAlertFilter(filters.FilterSet):
         help_text='Molnix_tag names, comma separated',
         widget=CSVWidget,
     )
+    status = filters.NumberFilter(field_name='status', lookup_expr='exact')
 
     class Meta:
         model = SurgeAlert
diff --git a/notifications/management/commands/update_alert_status.py b/notifications/management/commands/update_alert_status.py
index 3b0e6dd21..0bdd76cb0 100644
--- a/notifications/management/commands/update_alert_status.py
+++ b/notifications/management/commands/update_alert_status.py
@@ -18,11 +18,9 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
     def handle(self, *args, **options):
         now = timezone.now()
         try:
-            SurgeAlert.objects.exclude(status=SurgeAlertStatus.CLOSED).filter(
-                models.Q(opens__lte=now, closes__gte=now) | models.Q(is_stood_down=True)
-            ).update(
+            SurgeAlert.objects.update(
                 status=models.Case(
-                    models.When(opens__lte=now, closes__gte=now, then=models.Value(SurgeAlertStatus.OPEN)),
+                    models.When(closes__gte=now, then=models.Value(SurgeAlertStatus.OPEN)),
                     models.When(closes__lt=now, then=models.Value(SurgeAlertStatus.CLOSED)),
                     models.When(is_stood_down=True, then=models.Value(SurgeAlertStatus.STOOD_DOWN)),
                     default=models.F('status'),
diff --git a/notifications/serializers.py b/notifications/serializers.py
index e4684ef12..3bb1e5d9a 100644
--- a/notifications/serializers.py
+++ b/notifications/serializers.py
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ class SurgeAlertSerializer(ModelSerializer):
     class Meta:
         model = SurgeAlert
         fields = (
-            'operation', 'country', 'message', 'deployment_needed', 'is_private', 'event', 'created_at', 'id',
+            'operation','country', 'message', 'deployment_needed', 'is_private', 'event', 'created_at', 'id',
             'atype', 'atype_display', 'category', 'category_display', 'molnix_id', 'molnix_tags',
-            'molnix_status', 'opens', 'closes', 'start', 'end', 'is_active', 'is_stood_down','status_display'
+            'molnix_status', 'opens', 'closes', 'start', 'end', 'is_active', 'is_stood_down','status', 'status_display'
         )