diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b972a6c..05d9e52 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 	<groupId>com.uci</groupId>
 	<artifactId>utils</artifactId>
 	<!--For Development we are using SNAPSHOT with version-->
-	<version>2.4.1</version>
+	<version>2.4.2</version>
 
 	<!-- On changing, Set version in build-deploy.yml to delete the previous packages if exists and deploy new package for the specified version -->
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/uci/utils/bot/util/BotUtil.java b/src/main/java/com/uci/utils/bot/util/BotUtil.java
index b02ef83..d6b877e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/uci/utils/bot/util/BotUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/uci/utils/bot/util/BotUtil.java
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@
 
 @Slf4j
 public class BotUtil {
-	public static String botEnabledStatus = "enabled";
-	public static String botLiveStatus = "live";
 
 	public static String adminUserId = "admin";
 	public static String transformerTypeBroadcast = "broadcast";
 	public static String transformerTypeGeneric = "generic";
 
+	private static final String disabledStatus = "disabled";
+
 	/**
 	 * Get true if bot is valid else invalid message, from json node data
 	 * @param data
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ && checkBotEndDateValid(endDate)
 	 */
 	public static Boolean checkBotLiveStatus(String status) {
 		status = status.toLowerCase();
-		if(status.equals(botLiveStatus) || status.equals(botEnabledStatus)) {
+		if(!status.equals(disabledStatus)) {
 			return true;
 		}
 		log.info("Bot is invalid as its status is not live or enabled.");