diff --git a/apps/web/components/community/index.tsx b/apps/web/components/community/index.tsx
index 470175c4..f8caf5b5 100644
--- a/apps/web/components/community/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/components/community/index.tsx
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ export function CommunityForum({
     const [showDeleteConfirmation, setShowDeleteConfirmation] = useState(false);
     const [comments, setComments] = useState<CommentType[]>([]);
     const { community, loaded } = useCommunity(id);
+    const [refreshCommunityStatus, setRefreshCommunityStatus] = useState(0);
 
     const loadTotalPosts = useCallback(async () => {
         const query = `
@@ -145,13 +146,13 @@ export function CommunityForum({
         try {
             const response = await fetch.exec();
             setMemberStatus(response.communityMembershipStatus);
+            setRefreshCommunityStatus((prev) => prev + 1);
         } catch (err: any) {
             toast({
                 title: "Error",
                 description: err.message,
             });
-        } finally {
-        }
+        } 
     }, [address.backend, id, toast]);
 
     const loadPosts = useCallback(async () => {
@@ -740,10 +741,11 @@ export function CommunityForum({
                 />
             ) : (
                 <MembershipStatus
-                    id={id}
+                    id={id!}
                     status={memberStatus?.status}
                     rejectionReason={memberStatus?.rejectionReason}
-                    joiningReasonText={community.joiningReasonText}
+                    joiningReasonText={community?.joiningReasonText}
+                    key={refreshCommunityStatus}
                 />
             )}
 
diff --git a/apps/web/components/community/membership-status.tsx b/apps/web/components/community/membership-status.tsx
index 8c9c3b07..48ae9ac5 100644
--- a/apps/web/components/community/membership-status.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/components/community/membership-status.tsx
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ export default function MembershipStatus({
     const { profile } = useContext(ProfileContext);
 
     const handleJoinSubmit = async (e: FormEvent) => {
-        // Handle join request submission
         e.preventDefault();
         const query = `
             mutation JoinCommunity(
diff --git a/apps/web/models/Membership.ts b/apps/web/models/Membership.ts
index d2dc0513..ed02da1e 100644
--- a/apps/web/models/Membership.ts
+++ b/apps/web/models/Membership.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ const MembershipSchema = new mongoose.Schema<InternalMembership>(
             default: MembershipStatus.PENDING,
         },
         paymentHistory: [MembershipPaymentSchema],
+        joiningReason: { type: String },
+        rejectionReason: { type: String },
     },
     {
         timestamps: true,