diff --git a/src/components/CreateProject/CreateProjectWrapper.tsx b/src/components/CreateProject/CreateProjectWrapper.tsx
index 382a85d..7595fbe 100644
--- a/src/components/CreateProject/CreateProjectWrapper.tsx
+++ b/src/components/CreateProject/CreateProjectWrapper.tsx
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ const CreateProjectWrapper: React.FC<Props> = async (props) => {
     projectInfo.projectId = null
     projectInfo.projectCode = projectInfo.projectCode + "-copy"
     projectInfo.projectName = projectInfo.projectName + "-copy"
-    projectInfo.projectStatus = ""
+    projectInfo.projectStatus = "" // backend will assign "Pending To Start" status
     Object.entries(projectInfo.milestones).forEach(([key, value]) => {
       projectInfo.milestones[Number(key)].payments.forEach(({ ...rest}, idx, orig) => {
         orig[idx] = { ...rest, id: rest.id * -1 }