diff --git a/api/src/constants/index.ts b/api/src/constants/index.ts
index a0bc358a..4042ff6e 100644
--- a/api/src/constants/index.ts
+++ b/api/src/constants/index.ts
@@ -122,3 +122,13 @@ export const PREDEFINED_STATUS = [
   "Success",
 ];
 export const PREDEFINED_STEPS = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
+
+export const NEW_PROJECT_STATUS = {
+  0: 0,                   //DRAFT
+  1: 1,                  //READY_TO_TEST
+  2: 2,                 //TESTING_IN_PROGRESS
+  3: 3,                //READY_FOR_MIGRATION
+  4: 4,               //MIGRATION_IN_PROGRESS
+  5: 5,              //MIGRATION_SUCCESSFUL
+  6: 6              //MIGRATION_TERMINATED
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/api/src/models/project-lowdb.ts b/api/src/models/project-lowdb.ts
index 4a4858cc..bf413d59 100644
--- a/api/src/models/project-lowdb.ts
+++ b/api/src/models/project-lowdb.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ interface Project {
   former_owner_ids: [];
   name: string;
   description: string;
-  status: string;
+  status: number;
   current_step: number;
   destination_stack_id: string;
   test_stacks: [];
diff --git a/api/src/services/contentMapper.service.ts b/api/src/services/contentMapper.service.ts
index 601099be..b50bb2c1 100644
--- a/api/src/services/contentMapper.service.ts
+++ b/api/src/services/contentMapper.service.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import {
 import {
   HTTP_TEXTS,
   HTTP_CODES,
-  PROJECT_STATUS,
   STEPPER_STEPS,
+  NEW_PROJECT_STATUS
 } from "../constants/index.js";
 import logger from "../utils/logger.js";
 import { config } from "../config/index.js";
@@ -251,12 +251,13 @@ const updateContentType = async (req: Request) => {
 
   if (
     [
-      PROJECT_STATUS.DRAFT,
-      PROJECT_STATUS.SUCCESS,
-      PROJECT_STATUS.INPROGRESS,
+      NEW_PROJECT_STATUS[0],
+      NEW_PROJECT_STATUS[5],
+      NEW_PROJECT_STATUS[4],
     ].includes(project.status) ||
     project.current_step < STEPPER_STEPS.CONTENT_MAPPING
-  ) {
+  ) 
+   {
     logger.error(
       getLogMessage(
         srcFun,
@@ -366,9 +367,9 @@ const resetToInitialMapping = async (req: Request) => {
 
   if (
     [
-      PROJECT_STATUS.DRAFT,
-      PROJECT_STATUS.SUCCESS,
-      PROJECT_STATUS.INPROGRESS,
+      NEW_PROJECT_STATUS[0],
+      NEW_PROJECT_STATUS[5],
+      NEW_PROJECT_STATUS[4],
     ].includes(project.status) ||
     project.current_step < STEPPER_STEPS.CONTENT_MAPPING
   ) {
diff --git a/api/src/services/projects.service.ts b/api/src/services/projects.service.ts
index de1940ab..81ddbe54 100644
--- a/api/src/services/projects.service.ts
+++ b/api/src/services/projects.service.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import {
 import {
   HTTP_TEXTS,
   HTTP_CODES,
-  PROJECT_STATUS,
   STEPPER_STEPS,
+  NEW_PROJECT_STATUS
 } from "../constants/index.js";
 import { config } from "../config/index.js";
 import { getLogMessage, safePromise } from "../utils/index.js";
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ const createProject = async (req: Request) => {
     former_owner_ids: [],
     name,
     description,
-    status: PROJECT_STATUS.DRAFT,
+    status: NEW_PROJECT_STATUS[0],
     current_step: STEPPER_STEPS.LEGACY_CMS,
     destination_stack_id: "",
     test_stacks: [],
@@ -219,8 +219,8 @@ const updateLegacyCMS = async (req: Request) => {
   const project = ProjectModelLowdb.data.projects[projectIndex];
 
   if (
-    project.status === PROJECT_STATUS.INPROGRESS ||
-    project.status === PROJECT_STATUS.SUCCESS
+    project.status === NEW_PROJECT_STATUS[4] ||
+    project.status === NEW_PROJECT_STATUS[5]
   ) {
     logger.error(
       getLogMessage(srcFunc, HTTP_TEXTS.CANNOT_UPDATE_LEGACY_CMS, token_payload)
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ const updateLegacyCMS = async (req: Request) => {
     ProjectModelLowdb.update((data: any) => {
       data.projects[projectIndex].legacy_cms.cms = legacy_cms;
       data.projects[projectIndex].current_step = STEPPER_STEPS.LEGACY_CMS;
-      data.projects[projectIndex].status = PROJECT_STATUS.DRAFT;
+      data.projects[projectIndex].status = NEW_PROJECT_STATUS[0];
       data.projects[projectIndex].updated_at = new Date().toISOString();
     });
 
@@ -360,8 +360,8 @@ const updateFileFormat = async (req: Request) => {
   const project = ProjectModelLowdb.data.projects[projectIndex];
 
   if (
-    project.status === PROJECT_STATUS.INPROGRESS ||
-    project.status === PROJECT_STATUS.SUCCESS
+    project.status === NEW_PROJECT_STATUS[4] ||
+    project.status === NEW_PROJECT_STATUS[5]
   ) {
     logger.error(
       getLogMessage(
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ const updateFileFormat = async (req: Request) => {
     ProjectModelLowdb.update((data: any) => {
       data.projects[projectIndex].legacy_cms.file_format = file_format;
       data.projects[projectIndex].current_step = STEPPER_STEPS.LEGACY_CMS;
-      data.projects[projectIndex].status = PROJECT_STATUS.DRAFT;
+      data.projects[projectIndex].status = NEW_PROJECT_STATUS[0];
       data.projects[projectIndex].updated_at = new Date().toISOString();
     });
 
@@ -479,8 +479,8 @@ const updateDestinationStack = async (req: Request) => {
   );
 
   if (
-    project.status === PROJECT_STATUS.INPROGRESS ||
-    project.status === PROJECT_STATUS.SUCCESS ||
+    project.status ===  NEW_PROJECT_STATUS[4] ||
+    project.status ===  NEW_PROJECT_STATUS[5] ||
     project.current_step < STEPPER_STEPS.DESTINATION_STACK
   ) {
     logger.error(
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ const updateDestinationStack = async (req: Request) => {
       data.projects[projectIndex].destination_stack_id = stack_api_key;
       data.projects[projectIndex].current_step =
         STEPPER_STEPS.DESTINATION_STACK;
-      data.projects[projectIndex].status = PROJECT_STATUS.DRAFT;
+      data.projects[projectIndex].status =  NEW_PROJECT_STATUS[0];
       data.projects[projectIndex].updated_at = new Date().toISOString();
     });
 
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ const updateCurrentStep = async (req: Request) => {
 
     switch (project.current_step) {
       case STEPPER_STEPS.LEGACY_CMS: {
-        if (project.status !== PROJECT_STATUS.DRAFT || !isStepCompleted) {
+        if (project.status !==  NEW_PROJECT_STATUS[0] || !isStepCompleted) {
           logger.error(
             getLogMessage(
               srcFunc,
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ const updateCurrentStep = async (req: Request) => {
       }
       case STEPPER_STEPS.DESTINATION_STACK: {
         if (
-          project.status !== PROJECT_STATUS.DRAFT ||
+          project.status !== NEW_PROJECT_STATUS[0] ||
           !isStepCompleted ||
           !project?.destination_stack_id
         ) {
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ const updateCurrentStep = async (req: Request) => {
         ProjectModelLowdb.update((data: any) => {
           data.projects[projectIndex].current_step =
             STEPPER_STEPS.CONTENT_MAPPING;
-          data.projects[projectIndex].status = PROJECT_STATUS.READY;
+          data.projects[projectIndex].status = NEW_PROJECT_STATUS[3];
           data.projects[projectIndex].updated_at = new Date().toISOString();
         });
         break;