diff --git a/scripts/workers/job_server.py b/scripts/workers/job_server.py
index 90abda3..03d37ae 100644
--- a/scripts/workers/job_server.py
+++ b/scripts/workers/job_server.py
@@ -1345,12 +1345,29 @@ def handle_process_compliance_service(payload: dict) -> dict:
         except Exception as exc:
             LOG.warning("Could not update entity checkup timestamp: %s", exc)
 
-    # Advance workflow to Review after processing
+    # Advance the ERPNext Sales Order workflow to "Review" (best-effort, purely
+    # cosmetic). The authoritative status for compliance orders is the Postgres
+    # compliance_orders.fulfillment_status; the ERPNext workflow_state is a
+    # secondary mirror. A direct set_value("workflow_state","Review") bypasses
+    # the workflow's allowed transitions and ERPNext rejects "Received -> Review"
+    # with a WorkflowPermissionError. Use the proper workflow action when one is
+    # available, and stay quiet if the transition isn't defined for the current
+    # state (it's non-fatal and shouldn't spam the logs on every run).
     try:
-        client.set_value("Sales Order", order_name, "workflow_state", "Review")
-        LOG.info("Advanced %s to Review", order_name)
+        applied = False
+        for action in ("Processing Complete", "Submit for Review", "Ready for Review"):
+            try:
+                client.apply_workflow("Sales Order", order_name, action)
+                LOG.info("Advanced %s to Review via '%s'", order_name, action)
+                applied = True
+                break
+            except Exception:
+                continue
+        if not applied:
+            LOG.debug("Skipped ERPNext workflow advance for %s (no valid Review transition)",
+                      order_name)
     except Exception as exc:
-        LOG.warning("Could not advance workflow for %s: %s", order_name, exc)
+        LOG.debug("ERPNext workflow advance skipped for %s: %s", order_name, exc)
 
     # ── Create compliance calendar deadlines for the customer ───────────
     # After a filing is completed, create recurring deadline reminders
diff --git a/scripts/workers/services/mcs150_update.py b/scripts/workers/services/mcs150_update.py
index 69f461a..2bce48f 100644
--- a/scripts/workers/services/mcs150_update.py
+++ b/scripts/workers/services/mcs150_update.py
@@ -158,14 +158,20 @@ class MCS150UpdateHandler:
                          order_number, missing)
                 return []
 
-        # Step 1: Fill the official MCS-150 PDF
+        # Step 1: Fill the official MCS-150 PDF. Only services that actually file
+        # an MCS-150 produce the form; the other admin-assisted DOT services
+        # routed to this handler (UCR, MC authority, audit prep, ETA, name
+        # reservation, registered agent, annual report, etc.) must NOT generate
+        # an MCS-150 -- they are handled manually by an admin from the review
+        # todo created below.
         pdf_path = None
-        try:
-            from scripts.document_gen.templates.mcs150_pdf_filler import fill_mcs150
-            pdf_path = fill_mcs150(intake, order_number=order_number)
-            LOG.info("[%s] Filled MCS-150 PDF: %s", order_number, pdf_path)
-        except Exception as exc:
-            LOG.error("[%s] PDF fill failed: %s", order_number, exc)
+        if slug in self.MCS150_FORM_SLUGS:
+            try:
+                from scripts.document_gen.templates.mcs150_pdf_filler import fill_mcs150
+                pdf_path = fill_mcs150(intake, order_number=order_number)
+                LOG.info("[%s] Filled MCS-150 PDF: %s", order_number, pdf_path)
+            except Exception as exc:
+                LOG.error("[%s] PDF fill failed: %s", order_number, exc)
 
         # Step 2: Upload PDF to MinIO for storage
         minio_path = None