diff --git a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragmentsRecommendations/post.js b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragmentsRecommendations/post.js
index 4cbdb582680e110dc4d067474dfa4cc3e0c3e913..b16803dbdb91e845d3a6e4b9b24fe30ca6776606 100644
--- a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragmentsRecommendations/post.js
+++ b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragmentsRecommendations/post.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const {
 
 const { features = {}, recommendations } = config
 
-const sendMTSPackage = async (collection, fragment) => {
+const sendMTSPackage = async (collection, fragment, isEQA = false) => {
   const s3Config = get(config, 'pubsweet-component-aws-s3', {})
   const mtsConfig = get(config, 'mts-service', {})
   const MTSService = require('pubsweet-component-mts-package')
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const sendMTSPackage = async (collection, fragment) => {
     },
   }
 
-  await MTS.sendPackage({ fragment: packageFragment })
+  await MTS.sendPackage({ fragment: packageFragment, isEQA })
 }
 
 const notifications = require('./notifications/notifications')
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ module.exports = models => async (req, res) => {
     // the manuscript has not yet passed through the EQA process so we need to upload it to the FTP server
     if (isEditorInChief && recommendation === 'publish' && !hasEQA) {
       if (features.mts) {
-        await sendMTSPackage(collection, fragment)
+        await sendMTSPackage(collection, fragment, true)
       }
 
       collection.status = 'inQA'