diff --git a/clientlibs/java/src/main/java/org/upgradeplatform/requestbeans/MarkExperimentRequest.java b/clientlibs/java/src/main/java/org/upgradeplatform/requestbeans/MarkExperimentRequest.java
index 5c7cd7d7db..fad4a612ea 100644
--- a/clientlibs/java/src/main/java/org/upgradeplatform/requestbeans/MarkExperimentRequest.java
+++ b/clientlibs/java/src/main/java/org/upgradeplatform/requestbeans/MarkExperimentRequest.java
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ public class MarkExperimentRequest {
 
 	
 	private String userId;
-	private MarkedDecisionPointStatus status;
+	private String status;
 	private MarkExperimentRequestData data;
 	private String clientError;
 	private String uniquifier;
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ public MarkExperimentRequest() {}
 	public MarkExperimentRequest(String userId, MarkedDecisionPointStatus status, MarkExperimentRequestData data) {
 		super();
 		this.userId = userId;
-		this.status = status;
+		this.status = status.toString();
 		this.data = data;
 	}
 
 	public MarkExperimentRequest(String userId, MarkedDecisionPointStatus status, MarkExperimentRequestData data, String clientError) {
 		super();
 		this.userId = userId;
-		this.status = status;
+		this.status = status.toString();
 		this.data = data;
 		this.clientError = clientError;
 	}
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public MarkExperimentRequest(String userId, MarkedDecisionPointStatus status, Ma
 	public MarkExperimentRequest(String userId, MarkedDecisionPointStatus status, MarkExperimentRequestData data,
 			String clientError, String uniquifier) {
 		this.userId = userId;
-		this.status = status;
+		this.status = status.toString();
 		this.data = data;
 		this.clientError = clientError;
 		this.uniquifier = uniquifier;
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ public void setUserId(String userId) {
 		this.userId = userId;
 	}
 
-	public MarkedDecisionPointStatus getStatus() {
+	public String getStatus() {
 		return status;
 	}
 
 	public void setStatus(MarkedDecisionPointStatus status){
-		this.status = status;
+		this.status = status.toString();
 	}
 
 	public MarkExperimentRequestData getData(){