# Deploying the state machine node does not change its status

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/deploying-the-state-machine-node-does-not-change-its-status/22196
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**Created:** [24 February 2020 14:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/deploying-the-state-machine-node-does-not-change-its-status/22196 "2020-02-24T14:23:20Z")
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### Author: ![drmibell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/drmibell/32/8424_2.png) [@drmibell](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/drmibell)
#### Post date: [24 February 2020 19:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/deploying-the-state-machine-node-does-not-change-its-status/22196/13 "2020-02-24T19:34:12Z")

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> [@dceejay](#):
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> As the line of code suggests it emits a "nodes-started" event.  
> If a node listens for that general message it is up to the node to handle it appropriately.

Does this event mean that the entire flow has been deployed and is ready? Could I use it in a contributed node to hold off displaying the initial status of the node until any `status` nodes in the flow are ready to catch that status? ([See the discussion in this thread.](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/getting-the-initial-status-of-nodes/22162))

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