diff --git a/pytools/obmcutil b/pytools/obmcutil
index 4b2236b..8c3f6c9 100644
--- a/pytools/obmcutil
+++ b/pytools/obmcutil
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@
         'interface_name': 'xyz.openbmc_project.State.Boot.Progress',
         'property': 'BootProgress',
     },
-    'state' : ['bmcstate', 'chassisstate', 'hoststate']
+    'state' : ['bmcstate', 'chassisstate', 'hoststate'],
+    'status' : ['bmcstate', 'chassisstate', 'hoststate'],
 }
 
 def run_set_property(dbus_bus, dbus_iface, descriptor, args):