diff --git a/service/models/shop_cart.py b/service/models/shop_cart.py
index cc33182..116f901 100644
--- a/service/models/shop_cart.py
+++ b/service/models/shop_cart.py
@@ -3,22 +3,22 @@
 
 """
 
-# from enum import Enum
+from enum import Enum
 from .persistent_base import db, logger, DataValidationError, PersistentBase
 from .shop_cart_item import ShopCartItem
 
 # from decimal import Decimal
 
 
-# class ShopCartStatus(Enum):
-#     """Enumeration of different shop cart statuses"""
+class ShopCartStatus(Enum):
+    """Enumeration of different shop cart statuses"""
 
-#     # An item has been added to the shop cart
-#     ACTIVE = 0
-#     # User reached last step of checkout
-#     PENDING = 1
-#     # Order was fulfilled or cart was abandoned
-#     INACTIVE = 3
+    # An item has been added to the shop cart
+    ACTIVE = 0
+    # User reached last step of checkout
+    PENDING = 1
+    # Order was fulfilled or cart was abandoned
+    INACTIVE = 3
 
 
 class ShopCart(db.Model, PersistentBase):
@@ -33,11 +33,12 @@ class ShopCart(db.Model, PersistentBase):
     user_id = db.Column(db.Integer)
     name = db.Column(db.String(63))
     total_price = db.Column(db.Numeric(precision=10, scale=2))
-    # status = db.Column(
-    #     db.Enum(
-    #         ShopCartStatus, nullable=False, server_default=(ShopCartStatus.ACTIVE.name)
-    #     )
-    # )
+    status = db.Column(
+        db.Enum(ShopCartStatus),
+        nullable=False,
+        server_default=(ShopCartStatus.ACTIVE.name),
+    )
+
     items = db.relationship("ShopCartItem", backref="shop_cart", passive_deletes=True)
 
     def __repr__(self):
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ def serialize(self) -> dict:
             "user_id": self.user_id,
             "name": self.name,
             "total_price": self.total_price,
-            # "status": self.status.name,
+            "status": self.status.name,
             "items": [],
         }
         for item in self.items:
@@ -68,7 +69,12 @@ def deserialize(self, data):
             self.user_id = data["user_id"]
             self.name = data["name"]
             self.total_price = data["total_price"]
-            # self.status = getattr(ShopCartStatus, data["status"])
+            # Check if the status in data is already a ShopCartStatus instance
+            if isinstance(data["status"], ShopCartStatus):
+                self.status = data["status"]
+            else:
+                # If it's not, assume it's a string and try to convert it
+                self.status = ShopCartStatus[data["status"]]
             item_list = data.get("items")
             if item_list:
                 for json_item in item_list:
diff --git a/tests/factories.py b/tests/factories.py
index 3886451..2427467 100644
--- a/tests/factories.py
+++ b/tests/factories.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 """Test Factory"""
 
 import factory
-from factory.fuzzy import FuzzyDecimal
+from factory.fuzzy import FuzzyDecimal, FuzzyChoice
 from service.models import ShopCart, ShopCartItem
+from service.models.shop_cart import ShopCartStatus
 
 
 # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
@@ -18,9 +19,9 @@ class Meta:
     user_id = factory.Sequence(lambda n: n)
     name = factory.Sequence(lambda n: f"sc-{n}")
     total_price = FuzzyDecimal(0.00, 200.00)
-    # status = FuzzyChoice(
-    #     choices=[ShopCartStatus.ACTIVE, ShopCartStatus.PENDING, ShopCartStatus.INACTIVE]
-    # )
+    status = FuzzyChoice(
+        choices=[ShopCartStatus.ACTIVE, ShopCartStatus.PENDING, ShopCartStatus.INACTIVE]
+    )
 
     @factory.post_generation
     def items(
diff --git a/tests/test_routes.py b/tests/test_routes.py
index 040d0bc..cdac57c 100644
--- a/tests/test_routes.py
+++ b/tests/test_routes.py
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ def test_update_shopcart(self):
             "total_price": Decimal(new_shopcart["total_price"])
             + 100,  # Example of updating the price
             # Include updates to other fields here
+            "status": new_shopcart["status"],
         }
 
         # Update the shopcart
@@ -210,6 +211,7 @@ def test_update_shop_cart_with_invalid_fields(self):
             "user_id": new_shopcart["user_id"],
             "name": "Updated Name",
             "total_price": new_shopcart["total_price"],
+            "status": new_shopcart["status"],
             "non_existent_field": "test",
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/test_shop_cart.py b/tests/test_shop_cart.py
index 8b8e489..ad43183 100644
--- a/tests/test_shop_cart.py
+++ b/tests/test_shop_cart.py
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ def test_create_a_shop_cart(self):
             "user_id": fake_cart.user_id,
             "name": fake_cart.name,
             "total_price": fake_cart.total_price,
+            "status": fake_cart.status,
         }
         cart = ShopCart()
         cart.deserialize(fake_cart_dict)
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ def test_create_a_shop_cart(self):
         self.assertEqual(cart.user_id, fake_cart.user_id)
         self.assertEqual(cart.name, fake_cart.name)
         self.assertEqual(cart.total_price, fake_cart.total_price)
+        self.assertEqual(cart.status, fake_cart.status)
 
     def test_add_a_shop_cart(self):
         """It should Create a shopcart and add it to the database"""