diff --git a/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Application/Commands/CreateList.cs b/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Application/Commands/CreateList.cs
index a3a211dd8..772d82ccc 100644
--- a/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Application/Commands/CreateList.cs
+++ b/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Application/Commands/CreateList.cs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public async Task<Response> Handle(Command request, CancellationToken cancellati
                     .WhereIsDefaultForFilterList()
                     .SingleAsync(cancellationToken);
 
-            var filterList = FilterList.Create(
+            var filterList = FilterList.CreatePendingApproval(
                 request.Name,
                 request.Description,
                 license,
diff --git a/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Domain/Aggregates/Changes/IRequireChangeApproval.cs b/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Domain/Aggregates/Changes/IRequireChangeApproval.cs
index 72f553143..699b48b59 100644
--- a/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Domain/Aggregates/Changes/IRequireChangeApproval.cs
+++ b/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Domain/Aggregates/Changes/IRequireChangeApproval.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,5 @@ public interface IRequireChangeApproval<out TChange> where TChange : Change
     public IReadOnlyCollection<TChange> PendingChanges => (IReadOnlyCollection<TChange>)Changes.Where(c => c.ApprovedAt == null && c.RejectedAt == null);
     public IReadOnlyCollection<TChange> ApprovedChanges => (IReadOnlyCollection<TChange>)Changes.Where(c => c.ApprovedAt != null);
     public IReadOnlyCollection<TChange> RejectedChanges => (IReadOnlyCollection<TChange>)Changes.Where(c => c.RejectedAt != null);
-    public bool IsLegacyApproved => Changes.Count == 0;
-    public bool IsApproved => IsLegacyApproved || ApprovedChanges.Count > 0;
+    public bool IsApproved { get; }
 }
diff --git a/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Domain/Aggregates/FilterLists/FilterList.cs b/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Domain/Aggregates/FilterLists/FilterList.cs
index 54479a315..5f3cbc71c 100644
--- a/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Domain/Aggregates/FilterLists/FilterList.cs
+++ b/services/Directory/FilterLists.Directory.Domain/Aggregates/FilterLists/FilterList.cs
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ protected FilterList() { }
     public string? EmailAddress { get; private init; }
     public Uri? DonateUrl { get; private init; }
     public virtual IReadOnlyCollection<FilterListChange> Changes => (IReadOnlyCollection<FilterListChange>)_changes;
+    public bool IsApproved { get; private init; }
 
-    public static FilterList Create(
+    public static FilterList CreatePendingApproval(
         string name,
         string? description,
         License license,
@@ -61,7 +62,8 @@ public static FilterList Create(
             ChatUrl = chatUrl,
             EmailAddress = emailAddress,
             DonateUrl = donateUrl,
-            ViewUrls = urls
+            ViewUrls = urls,
+            IsApproved = false
         };
         list._changes = new HashSet<FilterListChange>(new[] { FilterListChange.Create(list, createReason) });
         return list;