diff --git a/Server/models/Check.js b/Server/models/Check.js
index d57030202..339c21482 100644
--- a/Server/models/Check.js
+++ b/Server/models/Check.js
@@ -31,4 +31,32 @@ const CheckSchema = mongoose.Schema(
   }
 );
 
+/**
+ * When a check is created, we should update the stauts of the associated monitor
+ * if it has changed.  Monitor starts with default status: true
+ * @param {function} next - Callback to proceed to the next middleware.
+ */
+
+CheckSchema.pre("save", async function (next) {
+  try {
+    const monitor = await mongoose.model("Monitor").findById(this.monitorId);
+    if (monitor && monitor.status !== this.status) {
+      if (monitor.status === true && this.status === false) {
+        // TODO issue alert
+        console.log("Monitor went down");
+      }
+
+      if (monitor.status === false && this.status === true) {
+        // TODO issue alert
+        console.log("Monitor went up");
+      }
+      await monitor.save();
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.log(error);
+  } finally {
+    next();
+  }
+});
+
 module.exports = mongoose.model("Check", CheckSchema);
diff --git a/Server/models/Monitor.js b/Server/models/Monitor.js
index 8455aa312..4b3bd7c63 100644
--- a/Server/models/Monitor.js
+++ b/Server/models/Monitor.js
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ const MonitorSchema = mongoose.Schema(
     description: {
       type: String,
     },
+    status: {
+      type: Boolean,
+      default: true,
+    },
     type: {
       type: String,
       required: true,