diff --git a/projects/prison-custody-status-to-delius/src/integrationTest/kotlin/uk/gov/justice/digital/hmpps/PcstdIntegrationTest.kt b/projects/prison-custody-status-to-delius/src/integrationTest/kotlin/uk/gov/justice/digital/hmpps/PcstdIntegrationTest.kt
index af2440f8d1..c6a8e08185 100644
--- a/projects/prison-custody-status-to-delius/src/integrationTest/kotlin/uk/gov/justice/digital/hmpps/PcstdIntegrationTest.kt
+++ b/projects/prison-custody-status-to-delius/src/integrationTest/kotlin/uk/gov/justice/digital/hmpps/PcstdIntegrationTest.kt
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ class PcstdIntegrationTest : PcstdIntegrationTestBase() {
         val custody = getCustody(nomsNumber)
         assertTrue(custody.isInCustody())
         assertThat(custody.institution?.code, equalTo(ual.code))
-        assertThat(custody.status.code, equalTo(CustodialStatusCode.IN_CUSTODY.code))
+        assertThat(custody.status.code, equalTo(CustodialStatusCode.RECALLED.code))
         assertThat(custody.statusChangeDate, isCloseTo(notification.message.occurredAt))
 
         verifyRecall(custody, notification.message.occurredAt, RecallReason.Code.NOTIFIED_BY_CUSTODIAL_ESTABLISHMENT)
diff --git a/projects/prison-custody-status-to-delius/src/main/kotlin/uk/gov/justice/digital/hmpps/messaging/actions/UpdateStatusAction.kt b/projects/prison-custody-status-to-delius/src/main/kotlin/uk/gov/justice/digital/hmpps/messaging/actions/UpdateStatusAction.kt
index f92c1cb47a..0a3fd01b4b 100644
--- a/projects/prison-custody-status-to-delius/src/main/kotlin/uk/gov/justice/digital/hmpps/messaging/actions/UpdateStatusAction.kt
+++ b/projects/prison-custody-status-to-delius/src/main/kotlin/uk/gov/justice/digital/hmpps/messaging/actions/UpdateStatusAction.kt
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ class UpdateStatusAction(
     private fun outboundStatusChange(context: PrisonerMovementContext): ActionResult {
         val (prisonerMovement, custody) = context
         val statusCode = when {
-            prisonerMovement.isAbsconded() -> CustodialStatusCode.IN_CUSTODY
-            prisonerMovement.isHospitalRelease() || prisonerMovement.isIrcRelease() -> custody.nextStatus()
+            prisonerMovement.isHospitalRelease() || prisonerMovement.isIrcRelease() || prisonerMovement.isAbsconded() -> custody.nextStatus()
             else -> if (custody.canBeReleased()) {
                 CustodialStatusCode.RELEASED_ON_LICENCE
             } else {
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ class UpdateStatusAction(
             when {
                 prisonerMovement.isHospitalRelease() -> "Transfer to/from Hospital"
                 prisonerMovement.isIrcRelease() -> "Transfer to Immigration Removal Centre"
-                prisonerMovement.isAbsconded() -> if (custody.canBeRecalled()) "Recall added unlawfully at large " else "Absconded unlawfully at large "
+                prisonerMovement.isAbsconded() -> "Recall added unlawfully at large "
                 else -> "Released on Licence"
             }
         )