diff --git a/api/src/routes/checkout.ts b/api/src/routes/checkout.ts
index 24a133b..ce8e4df 100644
--- a/api/src/routes/checkout.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/checkout.ts
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ router.post("/api/v1/checkout/create-session", async (req, res) => {
       if (zt) {
         const whereCol = order_type === "compliance_batch" ? "batch_id" : "order_number";
         await pool.query(
-          `UPDATE ${zt} SET payment_status = 'paid', payment_method = 'free', status = 'pending', surcharge_cents = 0, surcharge_pct = 0 WHERE ${whereCol} = $1`,
+          `UPDATE ${zt} SET payment_status = 'paid', payment_method = 'free', surcharge_cents = 0, surcharge_pct = 0 WHERE ${whereCol} = $1`,
           [order_id],
         );
       }