diff --git a/backend/app/plugins/wiaas/includes/admin/delivery-process/class-wiaas-admin-delivery-process-order.php b/backend/app/plugins/wiaas/includes/admin/delivery-process/class-wiaas-admin-delivery-process-order.php
index b6133fb..b3f0f21 100644
--- a/backend/app/plugins/wiaas/includes/admin/delivery-process/class-wiaas-admin-delivery-process-order.php
+++ b/backend/app/plugins/wiaas/includes/admin/delivery-process/class-wiaas-admin-delivery-process-order.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class Wiaas_Admin_Delivery_Process_Order {
 
 		add_action('add_meta_boxes', array(__CLASS__, 'add_delivery_process_metabox'), 100 );
 
-		add_action('woocommerce_process_shop_order_meta', array(__CLASS__, 'maybe_assign_delivery_process'));
+		add_action('woocommerce_process_shop_order_meta', array(__CLASS__, 'maybe_assign_delivery_process'), 999);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/backend/app/plugins/wiaas/includes/class-wiaas-delivery-process.php b/backend/app/plugins/wiaas/includes/class-wiaas-delivery-process.php
index b1cd25d..160dcec 100644
--- a/backend/app/plugins/wiaas/includes/class-wiaas-delivery-process.php
+++ b/backend/app/plugins/wiaas/includes/class-wiaas-delivery-process.php
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ class Wiaas_Delivery_Process {
 			update_post_meta($order_id, 'wiaas_delivery_process_id', $process_id);
 			update_post_meta($order_id, 'wiaas_delivery_process_entry_id', $process_entry_id);
 
+			$order = wc_get_order($order_id);
+
+            $order->set_status('processing', 'Started order delivery process.', true);
+            $order->save();
+
 			return $process_entry_id;
 		}
 		return false;