diff --git a/src/Controller/APIController.php b/src/Controller/APIController.php
index caea00c3..8788cc2b 100644
--- a/src/Controller/APIController.php
+++ b/src/Controller/APIController.php
@@ -1838,6 +1838,19 @@ class APIController extends Controller implements LoggedController
 
         $jo->cancel($cancel_reason);
 
+        $jo->setDeliveryStatus(DeliveryStatus::CANCELLED);
+
+        // check if jo has a rider assigned
+        $rider = $jo->getRider();
+        if ($rider != null)
+        {
+            // need to reset rider's current job order
+            // TODO: do we now mark rider as available?
+            // still waiting for feedback on what happens to the timestamp cycle if JO is cancelled
+            // while rider is working on the jo
+            $rider->setCurrentJobOrder();
+        }
+
         // add event log
         $event = new JOEvent();
         $event->setDateHappen(new DateTime())
diff --git a/src/Service/JobOrderHandler/ResqJobOrderHandler.php b/src/Service/JobOrderHandler/ResqJobOrderHandler.php
index 789c3690..7680b86f 100644
--- a/src/Service/JobOrderHandler/ResqJobOrderHandler.php
+++ b/src/Service/JobOrderHandler/ResqJobOrderHandler.php
@@ -1154,6 +1154,17 @@ class ResqJobOrderHandler implements JobOrderHandlerInterface
 
         $obj->cancel($cancel_reason);
 
+        // check if jo has a rider assigned
+        $rider = $obj->getRider();
+        if ($rider != null)
+        {
+            // need to reset rider's current job order
+            // TODO: do we now mark rider as available?
+            // still waiting for feedback on what happens to the timestamp cycle if JO is cancelled
+            // while rider is working on the jo
+            $rider->setCurrentJobOrder();
+        }
+
         // the event
         $event = new JOEvent();
         $event->setDateHappen(new DateTime())