diff --git a/legal-api/src/legal_api/resources/v2/business/business_filings/business_filings.py b/legal-api/src/legal_api/resources/v2/business/business_filings/business_filings.py
index 9b2a846e5e..51786564a3 100644
--- a/legal-api/src/legal_api/resources/v2/business/business_filings/business_filings.py
+++ b/legal-api/src/legal_api/resources/v2/business/business_filings/business_filings.py
@@ -1218,7 +1218,7 @@ def submit_filing_for_review(business: Business | RegistrationBootstrap, filing:
 
         # emailer notification
         publish_to_queue(
-            data={"email": {"filingId": filing.id, "type": filing.filing_type, "option": review.status}},
+            data={"email": {"filingId": filing.id, "type": filing.filing_type, "option": review.status.name}},
             subject=current_app.config.get("BUSINESS_EMAILER_TOPIC"),
             identifier=business.identifier if business else None,
             event_type=None,
diff --git a/queue_services/business-emailer/src/business_emailer/email_processors/continuation_in_notification.py b/queue_services/business-emailer/src/business_emailer/email_processors/continuation_in_notification.py
index a58a080ef3..adb669365f 100644
--- a/queue_services/business-emailer/src/business_emailer/email_processors/continuation_in_notification.py
+++ b/queue_services/business-emailer/src/business_emailer/email_processors/continuation_in_notification.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def process(email_info: dict, token: str) -> dict:  # pylint: disable=too-many-l
 
     # compute Foreign Jurisdiction string as in report.py and business_document.py
     country_code = filing_data["foreignJurisdiction"]["country"]
-    region_code = filing_data["foreignJurisdiction"]["region"]
+    region_code = filing_data["foreignJurisdiction"].get("region")
     country = pycountry.countries.get(alpha_2=country_code)
     region = None
     if region_code and region_code.upper() != "FEDERAL":