diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 28df68b2a..4c236bd11 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.3.17
+current_version = 0.3.18
 commit = True
 message = chore: bump covidcast-indicators to {new_version}
 tag = False
diff --git a/nchs_mortality/delphi_nchs_mortality/archive_diffs.py b/nchs_mortality/delphi_nchs_mortality/archive_diffs.py
index e8b790cee..d41c99eaa 100644
--- a/nchs_mortality/delphi_nchs_mortality/archive_diffs.py
+++ b/nchs_mortality/delphi_nchs_mortality/archive_diffs.py
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ def arch_diffs(params, daily_arch_diff, logger):
 
     We check for updates for NCHS mortality data every weekday as how it is
     reported by NCHS and stash these daily updates on S3, but not our API.
-    On a weekly level (on Mondays), we additionally upload the changes to the
-    data made over the past week (due to backfill) to our API.
+    On a weekly level (on Mondays and Thursdays), we additionally upload the
+    changes to the data made over the past week (due to backfill) to our API.
 
     Parameters:
     -----------
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ def arch_diffs(params, daily_arch_diff, logger):
     weekly_export_dir = params["common"]["weekly_export_dir"]
     daily_export_dir = params["common"]["daily_export_dir"]
 
-    # Weekly run of archive utility on Monday
+    # Weekly run of archive utility on Monday and Thursday
     # - Does not upload to S3, that is handled by daily run of archive utility
     # - Exports issues into receiving for the API
-    if datetime.today().weekday() == 0:
+    if datetime.today().weekday() == (0 or 3):
         # Copy todays raw output to receiving
         for output_file in listdir(daily_export_dir):
             copy(
diff --git a/nchs_mortality/tests/test_run.py b/nchs_mortality/tests/test_run.py
index b842bd4c1..d1355afd3 100644
--- a/nchs_mortality/tests/test_run.py
+++ b/nchs_mortality/tests/test_run.py
@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@
 
 
 class TestRun:
-    @pytest.mark.parametrize("date", ["2020-09-14", "2020-09-18"])
+    # the 14th was a Monday
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("date", ["2020-09-14", "2020-09-17", "2020-09-18"])
     def test_output_files_exist(self, run_as_module, date):
-        is_monday = dt.datetime.strptime(date, "%Y-%m-%d").weekday() == 0
+        is_mon_or_thurs = dt.datetime.strptime(date, "%Y-%m-%d").weekday() == (0 or 3)
 
         folders = ["daily_cache"]
-        if is_monday:
+        if is_mon_or_thurs:
             folders.append("receiving")
 
         for output_folder in folders:
@@ -48,12 +49,13 @@ def test_output_files_exist(self, run_as_module, date):
                                                + metric + "_" + sensor + ".csv"]
             assert set(expected_files).issubset(set(csv_files))
 
-    @pytest.mark.parametrize("date", ["2020-09-14", "2020-09-18"])
+    # the 14th was a Monday
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("date", ["2020-09-14", "2020-09-17", "2020-09-18"])
     def test_output_file_format(self, run_as_module, date):
-        is_monday = dt.datetime.strptime(date, "%Y-%m-%d").weekday() == 0
+        is_mon_or_thurs = dt.datetime.strptime(date, "%Y-%m-%d").weekday() == (0 or 3)
 
         folders = ["daily_cache"]
-        if is_monday:
+        if is_mon_or_thurs:
             folders.append("receiving")
 
         for output_folder in folders: