diff --git a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragments/post.js b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragments/post.js
index 97ad2389943da68a469015f21cf483f465cdd1ff..23aa0e94e044717334ce222bf400dccdf0ca00b3 100644
--- a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragments/post.js
+++ b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/fragments/post.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ module.exports = models => async (req, res) => {
     })
     email.setupManuscriptSubmittedEmail()
 
-    collection.status = 'submitted'
+    collection.status = 'technicalChecks'
     collection.save()
 
     const { journal, xmlParser, ftp } = mtsConfig