diff --git a/app/services/supplementary-billing/create-billing-batch.service.js b/app/services/supplementary-billing/create-billing-batch.service.js
index 2978a43b35..960dbc9cbf 100644
--- a/app/services/supplementary-billing/create-billing-batch.service.js
+++ b/app/services/supplementary-billing/create-billing-batch.service.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ async function go (regionId, billingPeriod, batchType = 'supplementary', scheme
       batchType,
       fromFinancialYearEnding: billingPeriod.endDate.getFullYear(),
       toFinancialYearEnding: billingPeriod.endDate.getFullYear(),
-      status: 'processing',
+      status: 'queued',
       scheme,
       source,
       externalId
diff --git a/test/services/supplementary-billing/create-billing-batch.service.test.js b/test/services/supplementary-billing/create-billing-batch.service.test.js
index e3af22a63e..4f2bdef404 100644
--- a/test/services/supplementary-billing/create-billing-batch.service.test.js
+++ b/test/services/supplementary-billing/create-billing-batch.service.test.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ describe('Create Billing Batch service', () => {
 
       expect(result).to.be.an.instanceOf(BillingBatchModel)
 
-      expect(result.status).to.equal('processing')
+      expect(result.status).to.equal('queued')
       expect(result.fromFinancialYearEnding).to.equal(2023)
       expect(result.toFinancialYearEnding).to.equal(2023)
       expect(result.batchType).to.equal('supplementary')
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ describe('Create Billing Batch service', () => {
 
       expect(result).to.be.an.instanceOf(BillingBatchModel)
 
-      expect(result.status).to.equal('processing')
+      expect(result.status).to.equal('queued')
       expect(result.fromFinancialYearEnding).to.equal(2023)
       expect(result.toFinancialYearEnding).to.equal(2023)
       expect(result.batchType).to.equal(batchType)
diff --git a/test/services/supplementary-billing/initiate-billing-batch.service.test.js b/test/services/supplementary-billing/initiate-billing-batch.service.test.js
index cbfbffe299..c2c4123999 100644
--- a/test/services/supplementary-billing/initiate-billing-batch.service.test.js
+++ b/test/services/supplementary-billing/initiate-billing-batch.service.test.js
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ describe('Initiate Billing Batch service', () => {
       expect(result.region).to.equal(billingBatch.regionId)
       expect(result.scheme).to.equal('sroc')
       expect(result.batchType).to.equal('supplementary')
-      expect(result.status).to.equal('processing')
+      expect(result.status).to.equal('queued')
     })
   })
 
diff --git a/test/support/helpers/water/billing-batch.helper.js b/test/support/helpers/water/billing-batch.helper.js
index 0b21968cc8..5f9008721f 100644
--- a/test/support/helpers/water/billing-batch.helper.js
+++ b/test/support/helpers/water/billing-batch.helper.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const BillingBatchModel = require('../../../../app/models/water/billing-batch.mo
  * - `batchType` - supplementary
  * - `fromFinancialYearEnding` - 2023
  * - `toFinancialYearEnding` - 2023
- * - `status` - processing
+ * - `status` - queued
  * - `scheme` - sroc
  * - `source` - wrls
  *
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ function defaults (data = {}) {
     batchType: 'supplementary',
     fromFinancialYearEnding: 2023,
     toFinancialYearEnding: 2023,
-    status: 'processing',
+    status: 'queued',
     scheme: 'sroc',
     source: 'wrls'
   }