diff --git a/app/models/job.py b/app/models/job.py
index a0af3ed3d..46498993f 100644
--- a/app/models/job.py
+++ b/app/models/job.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class Job(JSONModel):
 
     @property
     def status(self):
-        return self.job_status
+        return self._dict.get('job_status')
 
     @property
     def cancelled(self):
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 7140bc66c..9ec007091 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -1732,14 +1732,12 @@ def mock_get_uploads(mocker, api_user_active):
                     'notification_count': 10,
                     'created_at': '2016-01-01 11:09:00.061258',
                     'statistics': [{'count': 8, 'status': 'delivered'}, {'count': 2, 'status': 'temporary-failure'}],
-                    'job_status': 'finished',
                     'upload_type': 'job'},
                    {'id': 'job_id_1',
                     'original_file_name': 'some.csv',
                     'notification_count': 1,
                     'created_at': '2016-01-01 11:09:00.061258',
                     'statistics': [{'count': 1, 'status': 'delivered'}],
-                    'job_status': 'finished',
                     'upload_type': 'letter'}
                    ]
         return {