diff --git a/frontend/apps/main/src/features/conversation/ReplyBox.vue b/frontend/apps/main/src/features/conversation/ReplyBox.vue
index 1e62de57..c6a6f728 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/main/src/features/conversation/ReplyBox.vue
+++ b/frontend/apps/main/src/features/conversation/ReplyBox.vue
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
       </AlertDialogHeader>
       <AlertDialogFooter>
         <AlertDialogCancel>{{ $t('globals.messages.cancel') }}</AlertDialogCancel>
-        <AlertDialogAction @click="processSend(true, true)">{{
+        <AlertDialogAction @click="processSend(true, true, deferredStatus)">{{
           $t('replyBox.sendAnyway')
         }}</AlertDialogAction>
       </AlertDialogFooter>
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
       </AlertDialogHeader>
       <AlertDialogFooter>
         <AlertDialogCancel>{{ $t('globals.messages.cancel') }}</AlertDialogCancel>
-        <AlertDialogAction @click="processSend(false, true)">{{
+        <AlertDialogAction @click="processSend(false, true, deferredStatus)">{{
           $t('replyBox.sendAnyway')
         }}</AlertDialogAction>
       </AlertDialogFooter>
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ const aiPrompts = computed(() => aiPromptStore.prompts)
 const replyBoxContentRef = ref(null)
 const showContactEmailWarning = ref(false)
 const showMissingTagsWarning = ref(false)
+const deferredStatus = ref(null)
 const mentions = ref([])
 
 aiPromptStore.fetchPrompts()
@@ -307,10 +308,7 @@ const hasTextContent = computed(() => {
   return textContent.value.trim().length > 0
 })
 
-/**
- * Processes the send action.
- */
-const processSend = async (skipContactEmailCheck = false, skipMissingTagsCheck = false) => {
+const processSend = async (skipContactEmailCheck = false, skipMissingTagsCheck = false, statusToSet = null) => {
   let hasMessageSendingErrored = false
   isEditorFullscreen.value = false
 
@@ -329,6 +327,7 @@ const processSend = async (skipContactEmailCheck = false, skipMissingTagsCheck =
     currentInbox?.prompt_tags_on_reply &&
     !(conversationStore.current.tags?.length > 0)
   ) {
+    deferredStatus.value = statusToSet
     showMissingTagsWarning.value = true
     return
   }
@@ -354,6 +353,7 @@ const processSend = async (skipContactEmailCheck = false, skipMissingTagsCheck =
             .map((e) => e.trim())
             .includes(contactEmail)
         ) {
+          deferredStatus.value = statusToSet
           showContactEmailWarning.value = true
           return
         }
@@ -464,23 +464,13 @@ const processSend = async (skipContactEmailCheck = false, skipMissingTagsCheck =
     clearMediaFiles()
     emailErrors.value = []
     mentions.value = []
+    if (statusToSet) conversationStore.updateStatus(statusToSet)
   }
   isSending.value = false
-
-  // Return whether the message was sent successfully.
   return !hasMessageSendingErrored
 }
 
-/**
- * Processes the send action and update conversation status. 
- * The status is only updated if the message is sent successfully.
- */
-const processSendAndSetStatus = async (status) => {
-  const success = await processSend()
-  if (success) {
-    conversationStore.updateStatus(status)
-  }
-}
+const processSendAndSetStatus = (status) => processSend(false, false, status)
 
 /**
  * Watches for changes in the conversation's macro id and update message content.
diff --git a/frontend/apps/main/src/stores/conversation.js b/frontend/apps/main/src/stores/conversation.js
index 1dd3727a..ba789803 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/main/src/stores/conversation.js
+++ b/frontend/apps/main/src/stores/conversation.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export const useConversationStore = defineStore('conversation', () => {
     return statuses.value.map(s => ({ label: s.name, value: s.id }))
   })
   const statusOptionsNoSnooze = computed(() =>
-    statuses.value.filter(s => s.name !== 'Snoozed').map(s => ({
+    statuses.value.filter(s => s.name !== CONVERSATION_DEFAULT_STATUSES.SNOOZED).map(s => ({
       label: s.name,
       value: s.id
     }))