diff --git a/swh/deposit/api/private/deposit_update_status.py b/swh/deposit/api/private/deposit_update_status.py
index 6c09c890..cbb8ccce 100644
--- a/swh/deposit/api/private/deposit_update_status.py
+++ b/swh/deposit/api/private/deposit_update_status.py
@@ -1,74 +1,74 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2017-2018  The Software Heritage developers
 # See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
 # License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
 from rest_framework.parsers import JSONParser
 
 from swh.model.identifiers import persistent_identifier, REVISION
 
 from ..common import SWHPutDepositAPI, SWHPrivateAPIView
 from ...errors import make_error_dict, BAD_REQUEST
 from ...models import Deposit, DEPOSIT_STATUS_DETAIL
 from ...models import DEPOSIT_STATUS_LOAD_SUCCESS
 
 
 class SWHUpdateStatusDeposit(SWHPutDepositAPI, SWHPrivateAPIView):
     """Deposit request class to update the deposit's status.
 
     HTTP verbs supported: PUT
 
     """
     parser_classes = (JSONParser, )
 
     def additional_checks(self, req, headers, collection_name,
                           deposit_id=None):
         """Enrich existing checks to the default ones.
 
         New checks:
         - Ensure the status is provided
         - Ensure it exists
 
         """
         data = req.data
         status = data.get('status')
         if not status:
             msg = 'The status key is mandatory with possible values %s' % list(
                 DEPOSIT_STATUS_DETAIL.keys())
             return make_error_dict(BAD_REQUEST, msg)
 
         if status not in DEPOSIT_STATUS_DETAIL:
             msg = 'Possible status in %s' % list(DEPOSIT_STATUS_DETAIL.keys())
             return make_error_dict(BAD_REQUEST, msg)
 
         if status == DEPOSIT_STATUS_LOAD_SUCCESS:
             swh_id = data.get('revision_id')
             if not swh_id:
                 msg = 'Updating status to %s requires a revision_id key' % (
                     status, )
                 return make_error_dict(BAD_REQUEST, msg)
 
         return {}
 
     def restrict_access(self, req, deposit=None):
         """Remove restriction modification to 'partial' deposit.
            Update is possible regardless of the existing status.
 
         """
         return None
 
     def process_put(self, req, headers, collection_name, deposit_id):
         """Update the deposit's status
 
         Returns:
             204 No content
 
         """
         deposit = Deposit.objects.get(pk=deposit_id)
         deposit.status = req.data['status']  # checks already done before
         swh_id = req.data.get('revision_id')
         if swh_id:
-            deposit.swh_id = persistent_identifier(REVISION, swh_id)
+            deposit.swh_id = persistent_identifier(REVISION, {'id': swh_id})
         deposit.save()
 
         return {}