diff --git a/src/handler/letter.ts b/src/handler/letter.ts
index 3c860297..82f8bb51 100644
--- a/src/handler/letter.ts
+++ b/src/handler/letter.ts
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ export const handler = async (event: APIGatewayProxyEvent): Promise<APIGatewayPr
     });
   }
 
-  if (record.techRecord_statusCode !== StatusCode.CURRENT) {
+  if (record.techRecord_statusCode === StatusCode.ARCHIVED) {
     return addHttpHeaders({
       statusCode: 400,
-      body: 'Tech record provided is not current',
+      body: 'Tech record provided is archived',
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/handler/letter.unit.test.ts b/tests/unit/handler/letter.unit.test.ts
index 1dc846a0..dc6f8962 100644
--- a/tests/unit/handler/letter.unit.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/handler/letter.unit.test.ts
@@ -60,13 +60,13 @@ describe('Letter Gen Testing', () => {
       });
     });
 
-    it('should error if the record is not current', async () => {
-      mockGetBySystemNumberAndCreatedTimestamp.mockResolvedValueOnce({ techRecord_statusCode: 'provisional' });
+    it('should error if the record is archived', async () => {
+      mockGetBySystemNumberAndCreatedTimestamp.mockResolvedValueOnce({ techRecord_statusCode: 'archived' });
       mockValidateLetterErrors.mockReturnValueOnce(undefined);
       const res = await handler({ pathParameters: { systemNumber: '123456', createdTimestamp: '12345' } } as unknown as APIGatewayProxyEvent);
       expect(res).toEqual({
         statusCode: 400,
-        body: 'Tech record provided is not current',
+        body: 'Tech record provided is archived',
         headers,
       });
     });