Once you become a part of the Arrow team, there’s no going back. (Well, unless you die.)

And fresh off Curtis’ first go-round as the “male Felicity” in last week’s episode, EW has confirmed that Echo Kellum has been promoted to a series regular, beginning with Arrow‘s fifth season. Kellum joined the Arrow cast in season 4 as Curtis, Felicity’s favorite employee at Palmer Tech. And now? He’s not only helped Felicity to walk again, but he’s also found his way into Oliver’s good graces.