diff --git a/packages/backend/src/graphql/mutation-resolvers.ts b/packages/backend/src/graphql/mutation-resolvers.ts
index c7e36236..f467bf68 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/graphql/mutation-resolvers.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/graphql/mutation-resolvers.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import verifyConnection from './mutations/verify-connection';
 import deleteConnection from './mutations/delete-connection';
 import createFlow from './mutations/create-flow';
 import updateFlow from './mutations/update-flow';
+import updateFlowStatus from './mutations/update-flow-status';
 import executeFlow from './mutations/execute-flow';
 import deleteFlow from './mutations/delete-flow';
 import createStep from './mutations/create-step';
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ const mutationResolvers = {
   deleteConnection,
   createFlow,
   updateFlow,
+  updateFlowStatus,
   executeFlow,
   deleteFlow,
   createStep,
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/graphql/mutations/update-flow-status.ts b/packages/backend/src/graphql/mutations/update-flow-status.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..50cf45ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend/src/graphql/mutations/update-flow-status.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import Context from '../../types/express/context';
+
+type Params = {
+  id: string;
+  active: boolean;
+};
+
+const updateFlowStatus = async (
+  _parent: unknown,
+  params: Params,
+  context: Context
+) => {
+  let flow = await context.currentUser
+    .$relatedQuery('flows')
+    .findOne({
+      id: params.id,
+    })
+    .throwIfNotFound();
+
+  if (flow.active === params.active) {
+    return flow;
+  }
+
+  flow = await flow.$query().patchAndFetch({
+    active: params.active,
+  });
+
+  return flow;
+};
+
+export default updateFlowStatus;
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/graphql/mutations/update-flow.ts b/packages/backend/src/graphql/mutations/update-flow.ts
index d0d22fca..c1dfd51c 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/graphql/mutations/update-flow.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/graphql/mutations/update-flow.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import Context from '../../types/express/context';
 type Params = {
   id: string;
   name: string;
-  active: boolean;
 };
 
 const updateFlow = async (
@@ -20,7 +19,6 @@ const updateFlow = async (
 
   flow = await flow.$query().patchAndFetch({
     name: params.name,
-    active: params.active,
   });
 
   return flow;
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/graphql/schema.graphql b/packages/backend/src/graphql/schema.graphql
index 09329308..47a7c04e 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/graphql/schema.graphql
+++ b/packages/backend/src/graphql/schema.graphql
@@ -20,12 +20,13 @@ type Mutation {
   verifyConnection(id: String!): Connection
   deleteConnection(id: String!): Boolean
   createFlow(input: FlowInput): Flow
-  updateFlow(id: String!, name: String!, active: Boolean): Flow
+  updateFlow(id: String!, name: String!): Flow
+  updateFlowStatus(id: String!, active: Boolean!): Flow
+  executeFlow(stepId: String!): executeFlowType
   deleteFlow(id: String!): Boolean
   createStep(input: StepInput!): Step
   updateStep(input: StepInput!): Step
   deleteStep(id: String!): Step
-  executeFlow(stepId: String!): executeFlowType
   login(email: String!, password: String!): Auth
 }