diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 4d2f351..0f3af89 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const bot_questions = require('./data/bot/questions')
 const bot_football = require('./data/bot/requests/football')
 const bot_joke = require('./data/bot/requests/joke')
 const bot_faq_subscription = require('./data/bot/faq/subscriptions')
+const bot_subStatus = require('./data/bot/requests/updateSubStatus')
 
 const token = process.env.BOT_TOKEN;
 const name = process.env.BOT_NAME;
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ bot.on('message', (msg) => {
     // listen for "what sub should i buy?"
     bot_questions.whatSubShouldIBuy(bot, msg, logger)
     bot_questions.subStatus(bot, msg, logger)
-    
+    bot_subStatus.setSubStatus(bot, msg, logger)
 
     // FAQ susbcription prices
     bot_faq_subscription.prices(bot, msg, logger)
diff --git a/data/bot/requests/subStatus.js b/data/bot/requests/subStatus.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 4fdda1b..0000000
--- a/data/bot/requests/subStatus.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-const fs = require('fs')
-const subs = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('./data/group/subs.json', 'utf8'))
-
-module.exports = {
-    tellMe: (bot, msg, logger, name) => {
-
-        const subStatus = "sub status";
-        if (msg.text && msg.text.toString().toLowerCase().includes(subStatus)) {
-            logger.info("ID - " + msg.from.id + " First Name - " + msg.from.first_name + " Asked how to get a subscription");
-
-
-            bot.sendMessage(msg.chat.id, subs)
-        }
-
-
-    }
-}
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diff --git a/data/bot/requests/updateSubStatus.js b/data/bot/requests/updateSubStatus.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19409d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/bot/requests/updateSubStatus.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+const fs = require('fs')
+const subs = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('./data/group/subs.json', 'utf8'))
+
+module.exports = {
+    setSubStatus: (bot, msg, logger, name) => {
+
+        const setSub = "set sub";
+        if (msg.text && msg.text.toString().toLowerCase().includes(setSub)) {
+            logger.info("ID - " + msg.from.id + " First Name - " + msg.from.first_name + " Asked how to get a subscription");
+            sub = msg.text.match(/\w+(?=( \w+){2}$)/g)[0]
+            status = msg.text.match(/\w+(?=( \w+){0}$)/g)[0]
+            if (status === "up") {
+                status = 1
+            } else {
+                status = 0
+            }
+            subs.forEach(function (element, index) {
+                if (element.SUB.toLowerCase() === sub) {
+                    subs[index].STATUS = status;   //set the value  
+                }
+            })
+            console.log(subs);
+            fs.writeFileSync('./data/group/subs.json', subs)
+            bot.sendMessage(msg.chat.id, sub + " sub updated")
+        }
+    }
+}
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