diff --git a/grails-app/services/au/org/ala/ecodata/ParatooService.groovy b/grails-app/services/au/org/ala/ecodata/ParatooService.groovy
index d8b3077f2..158923b8e 100644
--- a/grails-app/services/au/org/ala/ecodata/ParatooService.groovy
+++ b/grails-app/services/au/org/ala/ecodata/ParatooService.groovy
@@ -479,12 +479,13 @@ class ParatooService {
                 formVersion      : activityForm.formVersion,
                 description      : "Activity submitted by monitor",
                 projectId        : collection.projectId,
-                publicationStatus: "published",
+                publicationStatus: PublicationStatus.PUBLISHED,
                 siteId           : dataSet.siteId,
                 startDate        : dataSet.startDate,
                 endDate          : dataSet.endDate,
                 plannedStartDate : dataSet.startDate,
                 plannedEndDate   : dataSet.endDate,
+                progress         : Activity.FINISHED,
                 externalIds      : [new ExternalId(idType: ExternalId.IdType.MONITOR_MINTED_COLLECTION_ID, externalId: dataSet.dataSetId)],
                 userId           : userId,
                 outputs          : [[