diff --git a/db/db.go b/db/db.go
index cdc056d8b..165765b80 100644
--- a/db/db.go
+++ b/db/db.go
@@ -1237,6 +1237,13 @@ func (db database) UpdateBountyPayment(b Bounty) (Bounty, error) {
 	return b, nil
 }
 
+func (db database) UpdateBountyCompleted(b Bounty) (Bounty, error) {
+	db.db.Model(&b).Where("created", b.Created).Updates(map[string]interface{}{
+		"completed": b.Completed,
+	})
+	return b, nil
+}
+
 func (db database) GetPeopleForNewTicket(languages []interface{}) ([]Person, error) {
 	ms := []Person{}
 
diff --git a/handlers/bounty.go b/handlers/bounty.go
index 1ffe7afcf..7fb908fbc 100644
--- a/handlers/bounty.go
+++ b/handlers/bounty.go
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ func UpdateCompletedStatus(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			bounty.Completed = true
 			bounty.CompletionDate = &now
 		}
-		db.DB.UpdateBountyPayment(bounty)
+		db.DB.UpdateBountyCompleted(bounty)
 	}
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 	json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(bounty)
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ func (h *bountyHandler) GenerateBountyResponse(bounties []db.Bounty) []db.Bounty
 				OrgUuid:                 bounty.OrgUuid,
 				Updated:                 bounty.Updated,
 				CodingLanguages:         bounty.CodingLanguages,
+				Completed:               bounty.Completed,
 			},
 			Assignee: db.Person{
 				ID:               assignee.ID,