diff --git a/src/static_site_generator.py b/src/static_site_generator.py
index 0fb2026..e641019 100644
--- a/src/static_site_generator.py
+++ b/src/static_site_generator.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 class StaticSiteGenerator():
 
     def __init__(self):
-        self.GENERATOR_DATA = {
+        self.GENERATOR_DATA:dict = {
             'title': 'Version2',
             'github_user': "",
             'project': "",
@@ -29,9 +29,18 @@ def generate_site(self, data:list=None, projects:list[str]=None, output_file='./
         # Set the project(s)
         self.GENERATOR_DATA["project"] = ' '.join(projects) if projects is not None else ""
 
+        # Ensure all tasks have a status
+        statuses:set[str] = set()
+        for task in self.GENERATOR_DATA["tasks"]:
+            if "status" not in task:
+              task["status"] = "NONE"
+            else:
+              task["status"] = task["status"].upper()
+            statuses.add(task["status"])
+
         # Extract unique statuses from the tasks list
-        unique_statuses = sorted({task["status"] for task in self.GENERATOR_DATA["tasks"]})
-        
+        unique_statuses:list[str] = sorted(statuses)
+
         # Add statuses to the data dictionary
         data_with_statuses = {**self.GENERATOR_DATA, "statuses": unique_statuses}