diff --git a/src/SymbolTable.cc b/src/SymbolTable.cc
index aa9f5bee..95ea527e 100644
--- a/src/SymbolTable.cc
+++ b/src/SymbolTable.cc
@@ -239,6 +239,8 @@ SymbolTable::writeOutput(ostream &output) const noexcept(false)
                 output << "' ";
               }
             output << "};" << endl;
+            if (it->first == "status")
+              output << "M_ = set_observed_exogenous_variables(M_);" << endl;
           }
     }