diff --git a/packages/tdb-dashboard/src/components/Messages.js b/packages/tdb-dashboard/src/components/Messages.js
index 9325536a..724e3779 100644
--- a/packages/tdb-dashboard/src/components/Messages.js
+++ b/packages/tdb-dashboard/src/components/Messages.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export const MessageBox = ({ setMessage, message }) => {
 // displays textarea to write comments  & button to save comments
 export const MessageComponent = ({setKey}) => {
     const { currentCRObject, setCurrentCRObject }= WOQLClientObj()
-    const { updateChangeRequestStatus, loading } = ChangeRequest()
+    const { addNewMessage, loading } = ChangeRequest()
     const [comment, setComment]=useState("")
     const { id } = useParams()
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export const MessageComponent = ({setKey}) => {
     async function handleMessage(comment) {
         let id=extractID(currentCRObject["@id"])
         // this call return the changeRequestObj Updated
-        let res=await updateChangeRequestStatus(comment, currentCRObject.status, id)
+        let res=await addNewMessage(comment, id)
         // we'll see if add need rebase check every time
         res.needRebase = currentCRObject.needRebase
         setCurrentCRObject(res)
diff --git a/packages/tdb-dashboard/src/hooks/ChangeRequest.js b/packages/tdb-dashboard/src/hooks/ChangeRequest.js
index 29ad21e3..48a7f650 100644
--- a/packages/tdb-dashboard/src/hooks/ChangeRequest.js
+++ b/packages/tdb-dashboard/src/hooks/ChangeRequest.js
@@ -37,6 +37,22 @@ export function ChangeRequest(){
         }
     }
 
+    const addNewMessage = async(message, crID = false) =>{
+        try{
+            setLoading(true)
+            const payload = {message}
+            const currentCR = crID 
+            const changeRequestDoc = await woqlClient.sendCustomRequest("POST", `${getUrl()}/${currentCR}/messages`,payload)
+            return changeRequestDoc
+        }catch(err){ 
+            const errMessage = formatErrorMessage(err)
+            setError(errMessage)
+            return false
+        }finally{
+            setLoading(false)
+        }  
+    }
+
     const updateChangeRequestStatus = async(message, status="Submitted", crID = false) =>{
         try{
             setLoading(true)
@@ -116,6 +132,7 @@ export function ChangeRequest(){
         errorMessage,
         changeRequestList,
         createChangeRequest,
+        addNewMessage,
         getChangeRequestList,
         updateChangeRequestStatus,
         getChangeRequestByID,