diff --git a/src/app/actions/events/progress/route.jsx b/src/app/actions/events/progress/route.jsx
index 6c42cc0c..7fb06b04 100644
--- a/src/app/actions/events/progress/route.jsx
+++ b/src/app/actions/events/progress/route.jsx
@@ -5,8 +5,12 @@ import { PROGRESS_EVENT } from "gql/mutations/events";
 
 export async function POST(request) {
   const response = { ok: false, error: null };
-  const { eventid, cc_progress_budget, cc_progress_room, cc_approver } =
-    await request.json();
+  const {
+    eventid,
+    cc_progress_budget = false,
+    cc_progress_room = false,
+    cc_approver=null,
+  } = await request.json();
 
   const { error } = await getClient().mutation(PROGRESS_EVENT, {
     eventid,
diff --git a/src/components/events/EventActions.jsx b/src/components/events/EventActions.jsx
index 61207e18..333a76d3 100644
--- a/src/components/events/EventActions.jsx
+++ b/src/components/events/EventActions.jsx
@@ -158,9 +158,6 @@ export function ApproveEvent({ sx }) {
       method: "POST",
       body: JSON.stringify({
         eventid: id,
-        cc_progress_budget: !SLC,
-        cc_progress_room: !SLO,
-        cc_approver: null,
       }),
     });
     res = await res.json();