diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/view_widgets/board_view/api.ts b/apps/client/src/widgets/view_widgets/board_view/api.ts
index 2cf6b8cc2..e579af428 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/view_widgets/board_view/api.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/view_widgets/board_view/api.ts
@@ -14,18 +14,23 @@ export default class BoardApi {
         private _parentNoteId: string,
         private viewStorage: ViewModeStorage<BoardData>,
         private byColumn: ColumnMap,
-        private persistedData: BoardData) {}
+        private persistedData: BoardData,
+        private _statusAttribute: string) {}
 
     get columns() {
         return this._columns;
     }
 
+    get statusAttribute() {
+        return this._statusAttribute;
+    }
+
     getColumn(column: string) {
         return this.byColumn.get(column);
     }
 
     async changeColumn(noteId: string, newColumn: string) {
-        await attributes.setLabel(noteId, "status", newColumn);
+        await attributes.setLabel(noteId, this._statusAttribute, newColumn);
     }
 
     openNote(noteId: string) {
@@ -62,7 +67,7 @@ export default class BoardApi {
         await executeBulkActions(noteIds, [
             {
                 name: "updateLabelValue",
-                labelName: "status",
+                labelName: this._statusAttribute,
                 labelValue: newValue
             }
         ]);
@@ -82,7 +87,7 @@ export default class BoardApi {
         await executeBulkActions(noteIds, [
             {
                 name: "deleteLabel",
-                labelName: "status"
+                labelName: this._statusAttribute
             }
         ]);
 
@@ -106,8 +111,10 @@ export default class BoardApi {
     }
 
     static async build(parentNote: FNote, viewStorage: ViewModeStorage<BoardData>) {
+        const statusAttribute = "status"; // This should match the attribute used for grouping
+
         let persistedData = await viewStorage.restore() ?? {};
-        const { byColumn, newPersistedData } = await getBoardData(parentNote, "status", persistedData);
+        const { byColumn, newPersistedData } = await getBoardData(parentNote, statusAttribute, persistedData);
         const columns = Array.from(byColumn.keys()) || [];
 
         if (newPersistedData) {
@@ -115,7 +122,7 @@ export default class BoardApi {
             viewStorage.store(persistedData);
         }
 
-        return new BoardApi(columns, parentNote.noteId, viewStorage, byColumn, persistedData);
+        return new BoardApi(columns, parentNote.noteId, viewStorage, byColumn, persistedData, statusAttribute);
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/view_widgets/board_view/index.ts b/apps/client/src/widgets/view_widgets/board_view/index.ts
index 8d28051dc..19f7f9bd9 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/view_widgets/board_view/index.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/view_widgets/board_view/index.ts
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ export default class BoardView extends ViewMode<BoardData> {
 
             if (newNote) {
                 // Set the status label to place it in the correct column
-                await attributeService.setLabel(newNote.noteId, "status", column);
+                await this.api?.changeColumn(newNote.noteId, column);
 
                 // Refresh the board to show the new item
                 await this.renderList();
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ export default class BoardView extends ViewMode<BoardData> {
         try {
             // Create the note without opening it
             const newNote = await this.api?.insertRowAtPosition(column, relativeToBranchId, direction, false);
-            
+
             if (newNote) {
                 // Refresh the board to show the new item
                 await this.renderList();
@@ -540,8 +540,8 @@ export default class BoardView extends ViewMode<BoardData> {
     async onEntitiesReloaded({ loadResults }: EventData<"entitiesReloaded">) {
         // Check if any changes affect our board
         const hasRelevantChanges =
-            // React to changes in "status" attribute for notes in this board
-            loadResults.getAttributeRows().some(attr => attr.name === "status" && this.noteIds.includes(attr.noteId!)) ||
+            // React to changes in status attribute for notes in this board
+            loadResults.getAttributeRows().some(attr => attr.name === this.api?.statusAttribute && this.noteIds.includes(attr.noteId!)) ||
             // React to changes in note title
             loadResults.getNoteIds().some(noteId => this.noteIds.includes(noteId)) ||
             // React to changes in branches for subchildren (e.g., moved, added, or removed notes)