diff --git a/pype/ftrack/actions/ftrack_action_handler.py b/pype/ftrack/actions/ftrack_action_handler.py
index 215d054e4d..bfa297790e 100644
--- a/pype/ftrack/actions/ftrack_action_handler.py
+++ b/pype/ftrack/actions/ftrack_action_handler.py
@@ -345,19 +345,35 @@ class AppAction(object):
                     }
                 pass
 
-
-
         # RUN TIMER IN FTRACK
         username = event['source']['user']['username']
-        user = session.query('User where username is "{}"'.format(username)).one()
-        task = session.query('Task where id is {}'.format(entity['id'])).one()
+        query_user = 'User where username is "{}"'.format(username)
+        query_task = 'Task where id is {}'.format(entity['id'])
+        user = session.query(query_user).one()
+        task = session.query(query_task).one()
         self.log.info('Starting timer for task: ' + task['name'])
         user.start_timer(task, force=True)
 
         # Change status of task to In progress
         config = ftrack_utils.get_config_data()
-        statuses = config['sync_to_avalon']['statuses_name_change']
-        status = config['status_on_app_launch']
+
+        if (
+            'status_on_app_launch' in config and
+            'sync_to_avalon' in config and
+            'statuses_name_change' in config['sync_to_avalon']
+        ):
+            statuses = config['sync_to_avalon']['statuses_name_change']
+            if entity['status']['name'].lower() in statuses:
+                status_name = config['status_on_app_launch']
+
+                try:
+                    query = 'Status where name is "{}"'.format(status_name)
+                    status = session.query(query).one()
+                    task['status'] = status
+                    session.commit()
+                except Exception as e:
+                    msg = "Status '{}' in config wasn't found on Ftrack".format(status_name)
+                    self.log.warning(msg)
 
         return {
             'success': True,