diff --git a/src/DIRAC/RequestManagementSystem/Client/ReqClient.py b/src/DIRAC/RequestManagementSystem/Client/ReqClient.py
index 05d4996cf72..2e2ed4c01e4 100755
--- a/src/DIRAC/RequestManagementSystem/Client/ReqClient.py
+++ b/src/DIRAC/RequestManagementSystem/Client/ReqClient.py
@@ -6,26 +6,25 @@
 
 """
 
+import datetime
+import json
 import os
-import time
 import random
-import json
-import datetime
+import time
 from functools import cached_property
 
 # # from DIRAC
-from DIRAC import gLogger, S_OK, S_ERROR
-from DIRAC.Core.Utilities.List import randomize, fromChar
-from DIRAC.Core.Utilities.JEncode import strToIntDict
+from DIRAC import S_ERROR, S_OK, gLogger
+from DIRAC.ConfigurationSystem.Client import PathFinder
+from DIRAC.Core.Base.Client import Client, createClient
 from DIRAC.Core.Utilities.DEncode import ignoreEncodeWarning
+from DIRAC.Core.Utilities.JEncode import strToIntDict
+from DIRAC.Core.Utilities.List import fromChar, randomize
 from DIRAC.Core.Utilities.ObjectLoader import ObjectLoader
 from DIRAC.Core.Utilities.ReturnValues import returnValueOrRaise
-from DIRAC.ConfigurationSystem.Client import PathFinder
-from DIRAC.Core.Base.Client import Client, createClient
 from DIRAC.RequestManagementSystem.Client.Request import Request
 from DIRAC.RequestManagementSystem.private.RequestValidator import RequestValidator
-from DIRAC.WorkloadManagementSystem.Client import JobStatus
-from DIRAC.WorkloadManagementSystem.Client import JobMinorStatus
+from DIRAC.WorkloadManagementSystem.Client import JobMinorStatus, JobStatus
 from DIRAC.WorkloadManagementSystem.Client.JobMonitoringClient import JobMonitoringClient
 from DIRAC.WorkloadManagementSystem.Client.JobStateUpdateClient import JobStateUpdateClient
 from DIRAC.WorkloadManagementSystem.Utilities.JobStatusUtility import JobStatusUtility
@@ -718,7 +717,7 @@ def setJobStatus(self, jobID: int, newStatus: str, minorStatus: str, source: str
                 int(jobID), status=newStatus, minorStatus=minorStatus, source=source
             )
         else:
-            return self._client.setJobStatus(jobID, minorStatus, minorStatus, source)
+            return self._client.setJobStatus(jobID, newStatus, minorStatus, source)
 
     def setJobApplicationStatus(self, jobID: int, appStatus: str, source: str):
         if self._useCertificates: