diff --git a/networkapi/api_interface/facade.py b/networkapi/api_interface/facade.py
index 17bfe2b3..e96c685f 100644
--- a/networkapi/api_interface/facade.py
+++ b/networkapi/api_interface/facade.py
@@ -489,6 +489,8 @@ def generate_and_deploy_channel_config_sync(user, id_channel):
         raise exceptions.InvalidIdInterfaceException()
 
     channel = PortChannel.get_by_pk(id_channel)
+    channel.status_deploy = StatusDeploy.processing[0]
+    channel.save(user)
 
     interfaces = channel.list_interfaces()
 
diff --git a/networkapi/interface/models.py b/networkapi/interface/models.py
index 67862dfc..4d902fe1 100644
--- a/networkapi/interface/models.py
+++ b/networkapi/interface/models.py
@@ -148,9 +148,10 @@ def get_by_name(cls, name):
 
 class StatusDeploy:
     pending = ('pending', 'pending')
+    processing = ('processing', 'processing')
     deployed = ('deployed', 'deployed')
     error = ('error', 'error')
-    list_type = (pending, deployed, error)
+    list_type = (pending, processing, deployed, error)
 
 
 class PortChannel(BaseModel):
diff --git a/networkapi/interface/resource/InterfaceChannelResource.py b/networkapi/interface/resource/InterfaceChannelResource.py
index bba6f1fd..e8710998 100644
--- a/networkapi/interface/resource/InterfaceChannelResource.py
+++ b/networkapi/interface/resource/InterfaceChannelResource.py
@@ -338,6 +338,10 @@ def handle_delete(self, request, user, *args, **kwargs):
 
             # For each equipment (leaf), undeploy port channel config
             try:
+                if keep_db:
+                    channel.status_deploy = StatusDeploy.processing[0]
+                    channel.save(user, commit=True)
+
                 for e in equip_dict:
                     if not keep_db:
                         for i in equip_dict.get(e):