diff --git a/apps/web/components/Objects/Courses/CourseActions/CoursesActions.tsx b/apps/web/components/Objects/Courses/CourseActions/CoursesActions.tsx
index 72b6df2e..62d0293e 100644
--- a/apps/web/components/Objects/Courses/CourseActions/CoursesActions.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/components/Objects/Courses/CourseActions/CoursesActions.tsx
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ const Actions = ({ courseuuid, orgslug, course }: CourseActionsProps) => {
   const [isContributeLoading, setIsContributeLoading] = useState(false)
   const [isModalOpen, setIsModalOpen] = useState(false)
   const [hasAccess, setHasAccess] = useState<boolean | null>(null)
-  const { contributorStatus } = useContributorStatus(courseuuid);
+  const { contributorStatus, refetch } = useContributorStatus(courseuuid);
 
   const isStarted = course.trail?.runs?.some(
     (run) => run.status === 'STATUS_IN_PROGRESS' && run.course_id === course.id
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ const Actions = ({ courseuuid, orgslug, course }: CourseActionsProps) => {
       
       await applyForContributor('course_' + courseuuid, data, session.data?.tokens?.access_token)
       await revalidateTags(['courses'], orgslug)
+      await refetch()
       toast.success('Your application to contribute has been submitted successfully', { id: loadingToast })
     } catch (error) {
       console.error('Failed to apply as contributor:', error)
diff --git a/apps/web/hooks/useContributorStatus.ts b/apps/web/hooks/useContributorStatus.ts
index a1370ed1..de44d4c6 100644
--- a/apps/web/hooks/useContributorStatus.ts
+++ b/apps/web/hooks/useContributorStatus.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
+import { useState, useEffect, useCallback } from 'react';
 import { getCourseContributors } from '@services/courses/courses';
 import { useLHSession } from '@components/Contexts/LHSessionContext';
 import toast from 'react-hot-toast';
@@ -10,42 +10,42 @@ export function useContributorStatus(courseUuid: string) {
   const [contributorStatus, setContributorStatus] = useState<ContributorStatus>('NONE');
   const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(true);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const checkContributorStatus = async () => {
-      if (!session.data?.user) {
-        setIsLoading(false);
-        return;
-      }
+  const checkContributorStatus = useCallback(async () => {
+    if (!session.data?.user) {
+      setIsLoading(false);
+      return;
+    }
 
-      try {
-        const response = await getCourseContributors(
-          'course_' + courseUuid,
-          session.data?.tokens?.access_token
+    try {
+      const response = await getCourseContributors(
+        'course_' + courseUuid,
+        session.data?.tokens?.access_token
+      );
+      
+      if (response && response.data) {
+        const currentUser = response.data.find(
+          (contributor: any) => contributor.user_id === session.data.user.id
         );
         
-        if (response && response.data) {
-          const currentUser = response.data.find(
-            (contributor: any) => contributor.user_id === session.data.user.id
-          );
-          
-          if (currentUser) {
-            setContributorStatus(currentUser.authorship_status as ContributorStatus);
-          } else {
-            setContributorStatus('NONE');
-          }
+        if (currentUser) {
+          setContributorStatus(currentUser.authorship_status as ContributorStatus);
+        } else {
+          setContributorStatus('NONE');
         }
-      } catch (error) {
-        console.error('Failed to check contributor status:', error);
-        toast.error('Failed to check contributor status');
-      } finally {
-        setIsLoading(false);
       }
-    };
-
-    if (session.data?.user) {
-      checkContributorStatus();
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Failed to check contributor status:', error);
+      toast.error('Failed to check contributor status');
+    } finally {
+      setIsLoading(false);
     }
   }, [courseUuid, session.data?.tokens?.access_token, session.data?.user]);
 
-  return { contributorStatus, isLoading };
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (session.data?.user) {
+      checkContributorStatus();
+    }
+  }, [checkContributorStatus, session.data?.user]);
+
+  return { contributorStatus, isLoading, refetch: checkContributorStatus };
 } 
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