diff --git a/geomagio/processing/copy_absolutes.py b/geomagio/processing/copy_absolutes.py
index 86d0748c591c375656d630f674806ac1bd2f1752..8737f3936fb0d22af470c8b4ec76dd617ff8e21e 100644
--- a/geomagio/processing/copy_absolutes.py
+++ b/geomagio/processing/copy_absolutes.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def copy_absolutes(
         show_default="environment variable GITLAB_API_TOKEN",
     ),
     metadata_url: str = typer.Option(
-        default="https://geomag.usgs.gov/ws/secure",
+        default="https://geomag.usgs.gov/ws/secure/metadata",
         help="URL to metadata web service",
         metavar="URL",
     ),
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def create_reading_metadata(reading: Reading) -> Metadata:
         network="NT",
         starttime=min(measurement_times),
         station=reading.metadata["station"],
-        status="reviewed" if reading.metadata.get("reviewed") else "new",
+        status="reviewed" if reading.metadata.get("reviewed") else "legacy",
         updated_by=reading.metadata.get("reviewer"),
     )
     return metadata