diff --git a/lib/tasks/whois.rake b/lib/tasks/whois.rake
index bbec1f834..a1bca80cd 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/whois.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/whois.rake
@@ -43,4 +43,9 @@ namespace :whois do
     end
     puts "\n-----> all done in #{(Time.zone.now.to_f - start).round(2)} seconds"
   end
+
+  desc 'Update whois status records for zones'
+  task update_status: :environment do
+    DNS::Zone.all.each(&:generate_data)
+  end
 end