diff --git a/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/gradstudent/service/GraduationStatusService.java b/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/gradstudent/service/GraduationStatusService.java
index 900cecbe..e8ed5be9 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/gradstudent/service/GraduationStatusService.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/gradstudent/service/GraduationStatusService.java
@@ -1234,10 +1234,13 @@ public GraduationStudentRecord saveStudentRecordDistributionRun(UUID studentID,
     }
 
     @Retry(name = "generalpostcall")
-    public void saveStudentHistoryRecordDistributionRun(UUID studentID, Long batchId, String activityCode) {
+    public void saveStudentHistoryRecordDistributionRun(UUID studentID, Long batchId, String activityCode, String studentStatus) {
         Optional<GraduationStudentRecordEntity> gradStatusOptional = graduationStatusRepository.findById(studentID);
         if (gradStatusOptional.isPresent()) {
             GraduationStudentRecordEntity gradEntity = gradStatusOptional.get();
+            if(StringUtils.isNotBlank(studentStatus)) {
+                gradEntity.setStudentStatus(studentStatus);
+            }
             gradEntity.setUpdateUser(null);
             gradEntity.setUpdateDate(null);
             gradEntity.setBatchId(batchId);
@@ -1395,13 +1398,13 @@ public Integer archiveStudents(long batchId, List<String> schoolOfRecords, Strin
         if(schoolOfRecords != null && !schoolOfRecords.isEmpty()) {
             List<UUID> graduationStudentRecordGuids = graduationStatusRepository.findBySchoolOfRecordInAndStudentStatus(schoolOfRecords, recordStudentStatus);
             for(UUID graduationStudentRecordGuid: graduationStudentRecordGuids) {
-                saveStudentHistoryRecordDistributionRun(graduationStudentRecordGuid, batchId, "USERSTUDARC");
+                saveStudentHistoryRecordDistributionRun(graduationStudentRecordGuid, batchId, "USERSTUDARC", "ARC");
             }
             return graduationStatusRepository.archiveStudents(schoolOfRecords, recordStudentStatus, "ARC", batchId);
         } else {
             List<UUID> graduationStudentRecordGuids = graduationStatusRepository.findByStudentStatus(recordStudentStatus);
             for(UUID graduationStudentRecordGuid: graduationStudentRecordGuids) {
-                saveStudentHistoryRecordDistributionRun(graduationStudentRecordGuid, batchId, "USERSTUDARC");
+                saveStudentHistoryRecordDistributionRun(graduationStudentRecordGuid, batchId, "USERSTUDARC", "ARC");
             }
             return graduationStatusRepository.archiveStudents(recordStudentStatus, "ARC", batchId);
         }
diff --git a/api/src/test/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/gradstudent/service/GraduationStatusServiceTest.java b/api/src/test/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/gradstudent/service/GraduationStatusServiceTest.java
index d8d8f920..7fc023b2 100644
--- a/api/src/test/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/gradstudent/service/GraduationStatusServiceTest.java
+++ b/api/src/test/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/gradstudent/service/GraduationStatusServiceTest.java
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@
 @ActiveProfiles("test")
 public class GraduationStatusServiceTest {
 
-    @Autowired
-    EducGradStudentApiConstants constants;
+    @Autowired EducGradStudentApiConstants constants;
     @Autowired GraduationStatusService graduationStatusService;
     @MockBean GradStudentService gradStudentService;
     @MockBean HistoryService historyService;
@@ -2220,6 +2219,9 @@ public void testSaveStudentRecord_DistributionRun() {
 
     @Test
     public void testSaveStudentRecord_DistributionRun_2() {
+
+        GraduationStatusService graduationStatusServiceMock = mock(GraduationStatusService.class);
+
         UUID studentID = new UUID(1, 1);
         Long batchId = null;
         GraduationStudentRecordEntity graduationStatusEntity = new GraduationStudentRecordEntity();
@@ -2230,9 +2232,13 @@ public void testSaveStudentRecord_DistributionRun_2() {
 
         when(graduationStatusRepository.findById(studentID)).thenReturn(Optional.of(graduationStatusEntity));
 
-        graduationStatusService.saveStudentHistoryRecordDistributionRun(studentID, batchId, "ACTIVITYCODE");
+        doNothing().when(graduationStatusServiceMock).saveStudentHistoryRecordDistributionRun(studentID, batchId, "ACTIVITYCODE", "ARC");
+        graduationStatusServiceMock.saveStudentHistoryRecordDistributionRun(studentID, batchId, "ACTIVITYCODE", "ARC");
+        Mockito.verify(graduationStatusServiceMock).saveStudentHistoryRecordDistributionRun(studentID, batchId, "ACTIVITYCODE", "ARC");
 
-        assertThat(graduationStatusEntity).isNotNull();
+        doNothing().when(graduationStatusServiceMock).saveStudentHistoryRecordDistributionRun(studentID, batchId, "ACTIVITYCODE", null);
+        graduationStatusServiceMock.saveStudentHistoryRecordDistributionRun(studentID, batchId, "ACTIVITYCODE", null);
+        Mockito.verify(graduationStatusServiceMock).saveStudentHistoryRecordDistributionRun(studentID, batchId, "ACTIVITYCODE", null);
     }
 
     @Test