diff --git a/doc/changelog.d/233.miscellaneous.md b/doc/changelog.d/233.miscellaneous.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0503d541
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/changelog.d/233.miscellaneous.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix/bug-in-job-status
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ansys/conceptev/core/ocm.py b/src/ansys/conceptev/core/ocm.py
index 9b2e3492..df004f59 100644
--- a/src/ansys/conceptev/core/ocm.py
+++ b/src/ansys/conceptev/core/ocm.py
@@ -252,8 +252,13 @@ def get_status(job_info: dict, token: str) -> str:
         headers={"Authorization": token},
     )
     processed_response = process_response(response)
-    initial_status = processed_response["jobStatus"][-1]["jobStatus"]
-    return initial_status
+    if "finalStatus" in processed_response and processed_response["finalStatus"] is not None:
+        status = processed_response["finalStatus"].upper()
+    elif "lastStatus" in processed_response and processed_response["lastStatus"] is not None:
+        status = processed_response["lastStatus"].upper()
+    else:
+        raise ResponseError(f"Failed to get job status {processed_response}.")
+    return status
 
 
 def get_project_ids(name: str, account_id: str, token: str) -> dict:
diff --git a/src/ansys/conceptev/core/progress.py b/src/ansys/conceptev/core/progress.py
index 30acdddd..fa219b89 100644
--- a/src/ansys/conceptev/core/progress.py
+++ b/src/ansys/conceptev/core/progress.py
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@
 else:
     import async_timeout
 
-STATUS_COMPLETE = "complete"
+STATUS_COMPLETE = "COMPLETED"
 STATUS_FINISHED = "FINISHED"
-STATUS_ERROR = "failed"
+STATUS_ERROR = "FAILED"
 OCM_SOCKET_URL = settings.ocm_socket_url
 JOB_TIMEOUT = settings.job_timeout
 ssl_context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def get_status(message: str, job_id: str):
         if message_type == "status":
             status = message_data.get("status", None)
             print(f"Status:{status}")
-            return status
+            return status.upper()
         elif message_type == "progress":
             progress = message_data.get("progress", None)
             print(f"Progress:{progress}")
diff --git a/tests/test_app.py b/tests/test_app.py
index a88f4876..d46d0ea2 100644
--- a/tests/test_app.py
+++ b/tests/test_app.py
@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@
 
 from ansys.conceptev.core import app
 from ansys.conceptev.core.auth import AnsysIDAuth
+from ansys.conceptev.core.exceptions import ResponseError
+from ansys.conceptev.core.progress import (
+    STATUS_COMPLETE,
+    STATUS_ERROR,
+    STATUS_FINISHED,
+    check_status,
+)
 from ansys.conceptev.core.settings import settings
 
 conceptev_url = settings.conceptev_url
@@ -352,7 +359,9 @@ def test_read_results(httpx_mock: HTTPXMock, client: httpx.Client):
         url=ocm_url + "/user/details", method="post", json={"userId": "user_123"}
     )
     httpx_mock.add_response(
-        url=ocm_url + "/job/load", method="post", json={"jobStatus": [{"jobStatus": "complete"}]}
+        url=ocm_url + "/job/load",
+        method="post",
+        json={"finalStatus": "COMPLETED", "jobStatus": [{"jobStatus": "complete"}]},
     )
     results = app.read_results(client, example_job_info)
     assert example_results == results
@@ -493,3 +502,44 @@ def test_get_concept(httpx_mock: HTTPXMock, client: httpx.Client):
         "requirements": [{"name": "reequirements"}],
         "architecture": {"name": "architecture"},
     }
+
+
+statuses = [STATUS_COMPLETE, STATUS_FINISHED, STATUS_ERROR, None]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("last_status", statuses)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("final_status", statuses)
+def test_returns_final_status_when_present(mocker, final_status, last_status):
+    job_info = {"job_id": "123"}
+    token = "token"
+    mock_response = mocker.Mock()
+    mock_response.status_code = 200
+    mock_response.json.return_value = {}
+    if final_status is not None:
+        mock_response.json.return_value["finalStatus"] = final_status
+    if last_status is not None:
+        mock_response.json.return_value["lastStatus"] = last_status
+    mocker.patch("httpx.post", return_value=mock_response)
+
+    if final_status is None and last_status is None:
+        with pytest.raises(ResponseError) as exc:
+            result = app.get_status(job_info, token)
+        return True
+    else:
+        result = app.get_status(job_info, token)
+        assert result in [final_status, last_status]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "result,expected",
+    [(STATUS_COMPLETE, True), (STATUS_FINISHED, True), (STATUS_ERROR, False), (None, False)],
+)
+def test_check_status(result, expected):
+    if expected:
+        assert check_status(result)
+    elif result is STATUS_ERROR:
+        with pytest.raises(Exception) as exc:
+            check_status(result)
+            assert "Job Failed" in str(exc.value) if result == STATUS_ERROR else True
+    else:
+        assert not check_status(result)