diff --git a/src/api/user/StatusAPI.js b/src/api/user/StatusAPI.js
index dc62bb35d0..8380f6844c 100644
--- a/src/api/user/StatusAPI.js
+++ b/src/api/user/StatusAPI.js
@@ -140,9 +140,9 @@ export default class StatusAPI extends EventEmitter {
         const provider = this.#userAPI.getProvider();
 
         if (provider.canProvideStatusForRole) {
-            return provider.canProvideStatusForRole(role);
+            return Promise.resolve(provider.canProvideStatusForRole(role));
         } else {
-            return false;
+            return Promise.resolve(false);
         }
     }
 
@@ -221,23 +221,6 @@ export default class StatusAPI extends EventEmitter {
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * The status role of the current user. A user may have multiple roles, but will only have one role
-     * that provides status at any time.
-     * @returns {Promise<import("./UserAPI").Role>} the role for which the current user can provide status.
-     */
-    getStatusRoleForCurrentUser() {
-        const provider = this.#userAPI.getProvider();
-
-        if (provider.getStatusRoleForCurrentUser) {
-            const activeRole = this.#userAPI.getActiveRole();
-
-            return provider.getStatusRoleForCurrentUser(activeRole);
-        } else {
-            this.#userAPI.error("User provider cannot provide role status for this user");
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * @returns {Promise<Boolean>} true if the configured UserProvider can provide status for the currently logged in user, false otherwise.
      * @see StatusUserProvider
diff --git a/src/api/user/StatusUserProvider.js b/src/api/user/StatusUserProvider.js
index 7c8d5bb63a..267d4ad133 100644
--- a/src/api/user/StatusUserProvider.js
+++ b/src/api/user/StatusUserProvider.js
@@ -77,5 +77,4 @@ export default class StatusUserProvider extends UserProvider {
     /**
      * @returns {Promise<import("./UserAPI").Role>} the active status role for the currently logged in user
      */
-    async getStatusRoleForCurrentUser() {}
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/operatorStatus/operatorStatus/OperatorStatus.vue b/src/plugins/operatorStatus/operatorStatus/OperatorStatus.vue
index 3479a9312f..78446e55dd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/operatorStatus/operatorStatus/OperatorStatus.vue
+++ b/src/plugins/operatorStatus/operatorStatus/OperatorStatus.vue
@@ -94,11 +94,12 @@ export default {
         this.openmct.user.status.off('pollQuestionChange', this.setPollQuestion);
     },
     async mounted() {
+        console.log('mounted')
         this.unsubscribe = [];
         await this.fetchUser();
         this.fetchPossibleStatusesForUser();
         this.fetchCurrentPoll();
-        this.fetchMyStatus();
+        await this.fetchMyStatus();
         this.subscribeToMyStatus();
         this.subscribeToPollQuestion();
     },
@@ -123,8 +124,8 @@ export default {
             this.indicator.text(pollQuestion?.question || '');
         },
         async fetchMyStatus() {
-            const activeStatusRole = await this.openmct.user.status.getStatusRoleForCurrentUser();
-            const status = await this.openmct.user.status.getStatusForRole(activeStatusRole);
+            const activeRole = await this.openmct.user.getActiveRole();
+            const status = await this.openmct.user.status.getStatusForRole(activeRole);
 
             if (status !== undefined) {
                 this.setStatus({status});
diff --git a/src/plugins/operatorStatus/plugin.js b/src/plugins/operatorStatus/plugin.js
index 7d3afb8270..393d755132 100644
--- a/src/plugins/operatorStatus/plugin.js
+++ b/src/plugins/operatorStatus/plugin.js
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ export default function operatorStatusPlugin(configuration) {
     return function install(openmct) {
 
         if (openmct.user.hasProvider()) {
-            openmct.user.status.canProvideStatusForCurrentUser().then(canProvideStatus => {
+            const activeRole = openmct.user.getActiveRole();
+            openmct.user.status.canProvideStatusForRole(activeRole).then(canProvideStatus => {
                 if (canProvideStatus) {
                     const operatorStatusIndicator = new OperatorStatusIndicator(openmct, configuration);