diff --git a/python/nistoar/midas/dbio/project.py b/python/nistoar/midas/dbio/project.py
index 855e438..8065593 100644
--- a/python/nistoar/midas/dbio/project.py
+++ b/python/nistoar/midas/dbio/project.py
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ def _restore_last_published_data(self, prec: ProjectRecord, message: str=None,
             prec.data = pubrec.data
 
             if reset_state:
-                prec.status.set_state(status.PUBLISHED)
+                prec.status.set_state(pubrec.status.state)
             prec.status.act(self.STATUS_ACTION_RESTORE, message or defmsg)
             prec.save()
             
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ def submit(self, id: str, message: str=None, _prec=None) -> status.RecordStatus:
                 if _prec.data.get('@version', '1.0.0') == '1.0.0':
                     message = "Initial version " + poststat
                 else:
-                    message = "Revision " + postat
+                    message = "Revision " + poststat
 
             # record provenance record
             self.dbcli.record_action(Action(Action.PROCESS, _prec.id, self.who, message, {"name": "submit"}))
@@ -964,6 +964,7 @@ def _submit(self, prec: ProjectRecord) -> str:
                              not due to anything the client did, but rather reflects a system problem
                              (e.g. from a downstream service). 
         """
+        endstate = status.SUBMITTED    # or could be status.PUBLISHED
         try:
             latestcli = self.dbcli.client_for(f"{self.dbcli.project}_latest", AUTOADMIN)
             versioncli = self.dbcli.client_for(f"{self.dbcli.project}_version", AUTOADMIN)
@@ -974,8 +975,10 @@ def _submit(self, prec: ProjectRecord) -> str:
             recd['id'] += "/pdr:v/" + recd['data'].get("@version", "0")
             version = ProjectRecord(versioncli.project, deepcopy(recd), versioncli)
 
-            # Fix permissions
+            # Fix permissions, state
             for pubrec in (latest, version):
+                pubrec.status.set_state(endstate)
+
                 # no one can delete, write, or admin (except superusers)
                 pubrec.acls.revoke_perm_from_all(ACLs.DELETE)
                 pubrec.acls.revoke_perm_from_all(ACLs.WRITE)
@@ -993,7 +996,7 @@ def _submit(self, prec: ProjectRecord) -> str:
             self.log.error("%s: Problem with default publication submission: %s", prec.id, str(ex))
             raise SubmissionFailed() from ex
 
-        return status.PUBLISHED
+        return endstate
 
 
                     
diff --git a/python/tests/nistoar/midas/dbio/test_project.py b/python/tests/nistoar/midas/dbio/test_project.py
index 108492b..12573f3 100644
--- a/python/tests/nistoar/midas/dbio/test_project.py
+++ b/python/tests/nistoar/midas/dbio/test_project.py
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ def test_restore_last_published_data(self):
 
         pubcli = self.project.dbcli.client_for(self.project.dbcli.project + "_latest")
         pubrec = project.ProjectRecord(pubcli.project, recd, pubcli)
+        pubrec.status.set_state(status.SUBMITTED)
         pubrec.save()
         pubrec = pubcli.get_record_for(recd['id'])
         self.assertEqual(pubrec.id, recd['id'])
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ def test_restore_last_published_data(self):
         prec = self.project.get_record(prec.id)
         self.assertEqual(prec.data.get('color'), "red")
         self.assertIsNone(prec.data.get('title'))
-        self.assertEqual(prec.status.state, status.PUBLISHED)
+        self.assertEqual(prec.status.state, status.SUBMITTED)
 
     def test_delete_revision(self):
         self.create_service()
@@ -198,6 +199,7 @@ def test_delete_revision(self):
 
         pubcli = self.project.dbcli.client_for(self.project.dbcli.project + "_latest")
         pubrec = project.ProjectRecord(pubcli.project, recd, pubcli)
+        pubrec.status.set_state(status.PUBLISHED)
         pubrec.save()
         pubrec = pubcli.get_record_for(recd['id'])
         self.assertEqual(pubrec.id, recd['id'])
@@ -422,7 +424,7 @@ def test_submit(self):
         prec = self.project.get_record(prec.id)
         self.assertEqual(prec.data.get("@version"), "1.0.0")
         self.assertEqual(prec.data.get("@id"), "ark:/88434/mdm1-0003")
-        self.assertEqual(prec.status.state, "published")
+        self.assertEqual(prec.status.state, "submitted")
 
         pubcli = self.project.dbcli.client_for(self.project.dbcli.project+"_latest")
         pubrec = pubcli.get_record_for(prec.data["@id"])
diff --git a/python/tests/nistoar/midas/dbio/wsgi/test_project.py b/python/tests/nistoar/midas/dbio/wsgi/test_project.py
index e221095..95dee5f 100644
--- a/python/tests/nistoar/midas/dbio/wsgi/test_project.py
+++ b/python/tests/nistoar/midas/dbio/wsgi/test_project.py
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ def test_process(self):
         self.assertIn("200 ", self.resp[0])
         resp = self.body2dict(body)
 
-        self.assertEqual(resp['state'], 'published')
+        self.assertEqual(resp['state'], 'submitted')
         self.assertEqual(resp['action'], 'submit')
         self.assertIn('modified', resp)
         self.assertIn('since', resp)