diff --git a/serverless/lib/CaseSearchProcessor.ts b/serverless/lib/CaseSearchProcessor.ts
index 64e6c9d..c628617 100644
--- a/serverless/lib/CaseSearchProcessor.ts
+++ b/serverless/lib/CaseSearchProcessor.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { CaseSearchRequest, CaseSearchResponse, SearchResult, FetchStatus } from '../../shared/types';
+import { CaseSearchRequest, CaseSearchResponse, SearchResult, FetchStatus, ZipCase } from '../../shared/types';
 import QueueClient from './QueueClient';
 import SearchParser from './SearchParser';
 import StorageClient from './StorageClient';
@@ -117,22 +117,24 @@ export async function processCaseSearchRequest(req: CaseSearchRequest): Promise<
                     case 'processing':
                         // We requeue 'queued' and 'processing' because they might be stuck.
                         // When they get picked up from the queue, we'll see whether they became 'complete' in the mean time and exit early.
+                        const zipCase = results[caseNumber].zipCase;
+
+                        zipCase.fetchStatus = { status: 'queued' };
+
+                        await StorageClient.saveCase(zipCase);
+
                         casesToQueue.push(caseNumber);
                 }
             } else {
                 // Case doesn't exist yet - create it with queued status and add to queue
-                results[caseNumber] = {
-                    zipCase: {
-                        caseNumber,
-                        fetchStatus: { status: 'queued' },
-                    },
-                };
-
-                // Save the new case to storage
-                await StorageClient.saveCase({
+                const zipCase: ZipCase = {
                     caseNumber,
                     fetchStatus: { status: 'queued' },
-                });
+                };
+
+                results[caseNumber] = { zipCase: zipCase };
+
+                await StorageClient.saveCase(zipCase);
 
                 casesToQueue.push(caseNumber);
             }
diff --git a/serverless/lib/__tests__/CaseSearchProcessor.test.ts b/serverless/lib/__tests__/CaseSearchProcessor.test.ts
index ca86bf0..585a057 100644
--- a/serverless/lib/__tests__/CaseSearchProcessor.test.ts
+++ b/serverless/lib/__tests__/CaseSearchProcessor.test.ts
@@ -221,7 +221,13 @@ describe('CaseSearchProcessor', () => {
             // Should queue for search (processing cases get re-queued in case they're stuck)
             expect(mockQueueClient.queueCasesForSearch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(['22CR123456-789'], 'test-user-id', 'Test Agent');
             expect(mockQueueClient.queueCaseForDataRetrieval).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-            expect(mockStorageClient.saveCase).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+            // Status should be saved to DynamoDB as 'queued'
+            expect(mockStorageClient.saveCase).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+                caseNumber: '22CR123456-789',
+                fetchStatus: { status: 'queued' },
+                caseId: 'test-case-id',
+                lastUpdated: expect.any(String),
+            });
         });
 
         it('should handle cases with notFound status (should queue for search retry)', async () => {
@@ -244,7 +250,15 @@ describe('CaseSearchProcessor', () => {
             // Should queue for search retry, in case the record is not actually in-queue
             expect(mockQueueClient.queueCaseForDataRetrieval).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
             expect(mockQueueClient.queueCasesForSearch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(['22CR123456-789'], 'test-user-id', 'Test Agent');
-            expect(mockStorageClient.saveCase).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+            // Status should be saved to DynamoDB as 'queued'
+            expect(mockStorageClient.saveCase).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+                caseNumber: '22CR123456-789',
+                fetchStatus: { status: 'queued' },
+                caseId: undefined,
+                lastUpdated: expect.any(String),
+            });
+            // Status should be updated to 'queued' in the response for the UI
+            expect(result.results['22CR123456-789'].zipCase.fetchStatus.status).toBe('queued');
         });
 
         it('should handle cases with failed status (should queue for search)', async () => {
@@ -267,7 +281,15 @@ describe('CaseSearchProcessor', () => {
             // Should queue for search (failed status gets re-queued)
             expect(mockQueueClient.queueCasesForSearch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(['22CR123456-789'], 'test-user-id', 'Test Agent');
             expect(mockQueueClient.queueCaseForDataRetrieval).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-            expect(mockStorageClient.saveCase).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+            // Status should be saved to DynamoDB as 'queued'
+            expect(mockStorageClient.saveCase).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+                caseNumber: '22CR123456-789',
+                fetchStatus: { status: 'queued' },
+                caseId: undefined,
+                lastUpdated: expect.any(String),
+            });
+            // Status should be updated to 'queued' in the response for the UI
+            expect(result.results['22CR123456-789'].zipCase.fetchStatus.status).toBe('queued');
         });
 
         it('should handle new cases (not in storage)', async () => {