diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/orders_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/orders_controller.rb
index b66689f4a..320c4b7e6 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/orders_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/orders_controller.rb
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ def order_record
         if order_params[:stockit_id]
           @order = Order.accessible_by(current_ability).where(stockit_id: order_params[:stockit_id]).first_or_initialize
           @order.assign_attributes(order_params)
+          @order.assign_state(params[:status])
           @order.stockit_activity = stockit_activity
           @order.stockit_contact = stockit_contact
           @order.stockit_organisation = stockit_organisation
diff --git a/app/models/order.rb b/app/models/order.rb
index a6f32d924..36a784719 100755
--- a/app/models/order.rb
+++ b/app/models/order.rb
@@ -111,6 +111,10 @@ class Order < ActiveRecord::Base
   scope :goodcity_orders, -> { where(detail_type: "GoodCity") }
   scope :shipments, -> { where(detail_type: "Shipment") }
 
+  def assign_state(status)
+    self.state = SHIPMENT_STATUS_MAP[status] || "processing"
+  end
+
   def can_dispatch_item?
     ORDER_UNPROCESSED_STATES.include?(state)
   end