diff --git a/app/models.py b/app/models.py
index e3bb53f2c..9189e608a 100644
--- a/app/models.py
+++ b/app/models.py
@@ -300,9 +300,6 @@ class ProviderDetails(db.Model):
     active = db.Column(db.Boolean, default=False)
 
 
-JOB_STATUS_TYPES = ['pending', 'in progress', 'finished', 'sending limits exceeded']
-
-
 JOB_STATUS_PENDING = 'pending'
 JOB_STATUS_IN_PROGRESS = 'in progress'
 JOB_STATUS_FINISHED = 'finished'
@@ -338,7 +335,6 @@ class Job(db.Model):
         unique=False,
         nullable=True,
         onupdate=datetime.datetime.utcnow)
-    status = db.Column(db.Enum(*JOB_STATUS_TYPES, name='job_status_types'), nullable=False, default='pending')
     notification_count = db.Column(db.Integer, nullable=False)
     notifications_sent = db.Column(db.Integer, nullable=False, default=0)
     notifications_delivered = db.Column(db.Integer, nullable=False, default=0)
@@ -362,7 +358,7 @@ class Job(db.Model):
         unique=False,
         nullable=True)
     job_status = db.Column(
-        db.String(255), db.ForeignKey('job_status.name'), index=True, nullable=True, default='pending'
+        db.String(255), db.ForeignKey('job_status.name'), index=True, nullable=False, default='pending'
     )
 
 
diff --git a/migrations/versions/0049_set_job_status.py b/migrations/versions/0049_set_job_status.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b768a4906
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/versions/0049_set_job_status.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+"""empty message
+
+Revision ID: 0049_set_job_status
+Revises: 0048_job_scheduled_time
+Create Date: 2016-08-24 13:21:51.744526
+
+"""
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = '0049_set_job_status'
+down_revision = '0048_job_scheduled_time'
+
+from alembic import op
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    op.execute("update jobs set job_status = status where job_status is null")
+    pass
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    pass
diff --git a/migrations/versions/0050_drop_jobs_status.py b/migrations/versions/0050_drop_jobs_status.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5896aafde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/versions/0050_drop_jobs_status.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+"""empty message
+
+Revision ID: 0050_drop_jobs_status
+Revises: 0049_set_job_status
+Create Date: 2016-08-25 15:56:31.779399
+
+"""
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = '0050_drop_jobs_status'
+down_revision = '0049_set_job_status'
+
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from sqlalchemy.dialects import postgresql
+
+def upgrade():
+    op.alter_column('jobs', 'job_status',
+               existing_type=sa.VARCHAR(length=255),
+               nullable=False)
+    op.drop_column('jobs', 'status')
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    op.add_column('jobs', sa.Column('status', postgresql.ENUM('pending', 'in progress', 'finished', 'sending limits exceeded', name='job_status_types'), autoincrement=False, nullable=False))
+    op.alter_column('jobs', 'job_status',
+               existing_type=sa.VARCHAR(length=255),
+               nullable=True)
diff --git a/tests/app/dao/test_jobs_dao.py b/tests/app/dao/test_jobs_dao.py
index 3674ef24c..4a4758b19 100644
--- a/tests/app/dao/test_jobs_dao.py
+++ b/tests/app/dao/test_jobs_dao.py
@@ -215,15 +215,15 @@ def test_get_jobs_for_service_in_created_at_order(notify_db, notify_db_session,
 
 
 def test_update_job(sample_job):
-    assert sample_job.status == 'pending'
+    assert sample_job.job_status == 'pending'
 
-    sample_job.status = 'in progress'
+    sample_job.job_status = 'in progress'
 
     dao_update_job(sample_job)
 
     job_from_db = Job.query.get(sample_job.id)
 
-    assert job_from_db.status == 'in progress'
+    assert job_from_db.job_status == 'in progress'
 
 
 def test_get_scheduled_jobs_gets_all_jobs_in_scheduled_state_scheduled_before_now(notify_db, notify_db_session):
diff --git a/tests/app/job/test_rest.py b/tests/app/job/test_rest.py
index df901cd1d..6a1ca80c2 100644
--- a/tests/app/job/test_rest.py
+++ b/tests/app/job/test_rest.py
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ def test_create_unscheduled_job(notify_api, sample_template, mocker, fake_uuid):
             resp_json = json.loads(response.get_data(as_text=True))
 
             assert resp_json['data']['id'] == fake_uuid
-            assert resp_json['data']['status'] == 'pending'
+            assert resp_json['data']['job_status'] == 'pending'
             assert not resp_json['data']['scheduled_for']
             assert resp_json['data']['job_status'] == 'pending'
             assert resp_json['data']['template'] == str(sample_template.id)
@@ -176,10 +176,9 @@ def test_create_scheduled_job(notify_api, sample_template, mocker, fake_uuid):
                 resp_json = json.loads(response.get_data(as_text=True))
 
                 assert resp_json['data']['id'] == fake_uuid
-                assert resp_json['data']['status'] == 'pending'
+                assert resp_json['data']['job_status'] == 'scheduled'
                 assert resp_json['data']['scheduled_for'] == datetime(2016, 1, 2, 11, 59, 0,
                                                                       tzinfo=pytz.UTC).isoformat()
-                assert resp_json['data']['job_status'] == 'scheduled'
                 assert resp_json['data']['template'] == str(sample_template.id)
                 assert resp_json['data']['original_file_name'] == 'thisisatest.csv'