diff --git a/src/bcgov/GitHubHelper.groovy b/src/bcgov/GitHubHelper.groovy
index 61363ff..b4f9d24 100644
--- a/src/bcgov/GitHubHelper.groovy
+++ b/src/bcgov/GitHubHelper.groovy
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ class GitHubHelper {
         def ghRepo=getGitHubRepository(url)
         def ghDeploymentState=GHDeploymentState.valueOf(statusName)
 
-        def ghDeploymentStatus=ghRepo.root.retrieve().to(ghRepo.getApiTailUrl("deployments/")  + deploymentId, GHDeployment.class).wrap(ghRepo).createStatus(ghDeploymentState)
+        def ghDeploymentStatus=ghRepo.getDeployment(deploymentId).createStatus(ghDeploymentState)
 
         if (deploymentStatusConfig.description){
             ghDeploymentStatus.description(deploymentStatusConfig.description)
@@ -209,4 +209,4 @@ class GitHubHelper {
     static void createCommitStatus(CpsScript script, String ref, String statusName, String targetUrl, String description, String context) {
         createCommitStatus(script.scm.getUserRemoteConfigs()[0].getUrl() as String, ref, statusName, targetUrl, description, context)
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}