diff --git a/src/lib/api/events.ts b/src/lib/api/events.ts
index 57a717c..18ebe9a 100644
--- a/src/lib/api/events.ts
+++ b/src/lib/api/events.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ export type EventCreateRequestData = {
 	name: string;
 	choices: string[];
 	electoral_system: string;
+	allow_registration?: boolean;
+	allow_voting?: boolean;
 };
 
 export type EventStatus = 'RE' | 'VO' | 'CL';
@@ -12,16 +14,23 @@ export type EventResponseData = {
 	id: number;
 	name: string;
 	choices: string[];
-	status: EventStatus;
+	allow_registration: boolean;
+	allow_voting: boolean;
 	electoral_system: string;
 	share_token: string;
 	show_results: boolean;
+	closed: null | string;
 };
 
 export type EventCreateResponseData = EventResponseData & {
 	host_token: string;
 };
 
+export type EventUpdateBody = {
+	allow_registration?: boolean;
+	allow_voting?: boolean;
+};
+
 export type BallotResponseData = {
 	id: number;
 	voter_name: string;
@@ -47,7 +56,9 @@ export class EventsAPI extends BaseAPI {
 	};
 
 	closeEvent = async (eventID: number, host_token: string) => {
-		return this.post(`/${eventID}/close`, null, { 'X-API-Key': host_token });
+		return this.post(`/${eventID}/close`, null, { 'X-API-Key': host_token }) as Promise<{
+			closed: string;
+		}>;
 	};
 
 	openEvent = async (eventID: number, host_token: string) => {
@@ -72,14 +83,10 @@ export class EventsAPI extends BaseAPI {
 		}) as Promise<BallotCreateResponseData>;
 	};
 
-	updateStatus = async (eventID: number, token: string, status: EventStatus) => {
-		return this.patch(
-			`/${eventID}/update-status`,
-			{ status },
-			{
-				'X-API-Key': token
-			}
-		);
+	update = async (eventID: number, token: string, body: EventUpdateBody) => {
+		return this.patch(`/${eventID}/update`, body, {
+			'X-API-Key': token
+		}) as Promise<EventResponseData>;
 	};
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/components/EventForm.svelte b/src/lib/components/EventForm.svelte
index 86d03b5..66eb524 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/EventForm.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/EventForm.svelte
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@
 		const response = await api.createEvent({
 			name: eventName,
 			choices: dishes,
-			electoral_system: votingSystem
+			electoral_system: votingSystem,
+			allow_registration: true
 		});
 
 		storage.saveEvent(response.id, response.name, response.host_token);
diff --git a/src/lib/components/SavedBallotList.svelte b/src/lib/components/SavedBallotList.svelte
index bf4c2dc..090fb90 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/SavedBallotList.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/SavedBallotList.svelte
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 					eventName: response.name,
 					eventID: localBallots[keyAsNumber].eventID,
 					id: keyAsNumber,
-					state: response.status == 'CL' ? 'closed' : 'open'
+					state: response.closed ? 'closed' : 'open'
 				});
 			} catch (e) {
 				const status = (e as APIError).status;
diff --git a/src/lib/components/SavedEventList.svelte b/src/lib/components/SavedEventList.svelte
index 2b6ca3b..ae6491c 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/SavedEventList.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/SavedEventList.svelte
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 				events.push({
 					name: localEvents[keyAsNumber].name,
 					id: keyAsNumber,
-					state: event.status === 'CL' ? 'closed' : 'open'
+					state: event.closed ? 'closed' : 'open'
 				});
 			} catch (e) {
 				const status = (e as APIError).status;
diff --git a/src/routes/event/[id=eventID]/+page.svelte b/src/routes/event/[id=eventID]/+page.svelte
index a9c433a..dd7475a 100644
--- a/src/routes/event/[id=eventID]/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/event/[id=eventID]/+page.svelte
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@
 </script>
 
 <div class="flex min-h-dvh flex-col justify-between gap-8 p-4">
-	{#if event?.status == 'RE'}
+	{#if event?.closed}
+		<Results bind:event {ballots} />
+	{:else if event?.allow_registration == true && event?.allow_voting == false}
 		<Registration bind:event {ballots} />
-	{:else if event?.status == 'VO'}
+	{:else if event?.allow_voting == true}
 		<Voting bind:event {ballots} />
-	{:else if event?.status == 'CL'}
-		<Results bind:event {ballots} />
 	{:else}
 		Loading...
 	{/if}
diff --git a/src/routes/event/[id=eventID]/ballot/[ballotID=eventID]/+page.svelte b/src/routes/event/[id=eventID]/ballot/[ballotID=eventID]/+page.svelte
index 2b0c036..3e4d8bf 100644
--- a/src/routes/event/[id=eventID]/ballot/[ballotID=eventID]/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/event/[id=eventID]/ballot/[ballotID=eventID]/+page.svelte
@@ -43,14 +43,14 @@
 </script>
 
 <div class="min-h-dvh p-4">
-	{#if ballot && event?.status == 'RE'}
+	{#if ballot && event?.allow_registration == true && event?.allow_voting == false}
 		<Heading tag="h1" class="mb-8">{event.name}</Heading>
 		<P>
 			Thanks for registering for <b>{event.name}</b>. Sit tight and wait for the event to start.
 		</P>
-	{:else if ballot && event?.status == 'VO'}
+	{:else if ballot && event?.allow_registration == false && event?.allow_voting == true}
 		<Voting {event} bind:ballot />
-	{:else if ballot && event?.status == 'CL'}
+	{:else if ballot && event?.closed}
 		<Results {event} {ballot} />
 	{:else}
 		Loading...
diff --git a/src/routes/event/[id=eventID]/components/registration.svelte b/src/routes/event/[id=eventID]/components/registration.svelte
index 8a80162..f5fc236 100644
--- a/src/routes/event/[id=eventID]/components/registration.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/event/[id=eventID]/components/registration.svelte
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	import { Button, Heading, P } from 'flowbite-svelte';
 	import { ClipboardCheckOutline, ClipboardCleanOutline } from 'flowbite-svelte-icons';
 
-	const {
+	let {
 		event = $bindable(),
 		ballots
 	}: {
@@ -39,8 +39,10 @@
 
 	const beginVote = async () => {
 		const api = new EventsAPI();
-		await api.updateStatus(event.id, storage.getEvent(event.id).token, 'VO');
-		event.status = 'VO';
+		event = await api.update(event.id, storage.getEvent(event.id).token, {
+			allow_registration: false,
+			allow_voting: true
+		});
 	};
 </script>
 
diff --git a/src/routes/event/[id=eventID]/components/voting.svelte b/src/routes/event/[id=eventID]/components/voting.svelte
index 9be588a..28dcf97 100644
--- a/src/routes/event/[id=eventID]/components/voting.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/event/[id=eventID]/components/voting.svelte
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	import { getStorageContext } from '$lib/storage/storage';
 	import { Button, Heading, P } from 'flowbite-svelte';
 
-	const {
+	let {
 		event = $bindable(),
 		ballots
 	}: { event: EventResponseData; ballots: BallotResponseData[] | null } = $props();
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
 
 	const closeVoting = async () => {
 		const api = new EventsAPI();
-		await api.updateStatus(event.id, storage.getEvent(event.id).token, 'CL');
-		event.status = 'CL';
+		const response = await api.closeEvent(event.id, storage.getEvent(event.id).token);
+		event.closed = response.closed;
 	};
 </script>