diff --git a/app/models/scheme.rb b/app/models/scheme.rb
index 1cd56ac7d..a9b479342 100644
--- a/app/models/scheme.rb
+++ b/app/models/scheme.rb
@@ -329,9 +329,9 @@ class Scheme < ApplicationRecord
 
   def status_at(date)
     return :deleted if discarded_at.present?
-    return :incomplete unless confirmed && locations.confirmed.any?
     return :deactivated if owning_organisation.status_at(date) == :deactivated || owning_organisation.status_at(date) == :merged ||
       (open_deactivation&.deactivation_date.present? && date >= open_deactivation.deactivation_date)
+    return :incomplete unless confirmed && locations.confirmed.any?
     return :deactivating_soon if open_deactivation&.deactivation_date.present? && date < open_deactivation.deactivation_date
     return :reactivating_soon if last_deactivation_before(date)&.reactivation_date.present? && date < last_deactivation_before(date).reactivation_date
     return :activating_soon if startdate.present? && date < startdate
diff --git a/spec/models/scheme_spec.rb b/spec/models/scheme_spec.rb
index 65174388d..21b60cd52 100644
--- a/spec/models/scheme_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/scheme_spec.rb
@@ -390,6 +390,13 @@ RSpec.describe Scheme, type: :model do
         scheme.startdate = Time.zone.today + 2.weeks
         expect(scheme.status).to eq(:activating_soon)
       end
+
+      it "returns deactivated if scheme is deactivated and incomplete" do
+        scheme.update!(support_type: nil, confirmed: nil)
+        FactoryBot.create(:scheme_deactivation_period, deactivation_date: Time.zone.yesterday, scheme:)
+        scheme.reload
+        expect(scheme.status).to eq(:deactivated)
+      end
     end
 
     context "when there have been previous deactivations" do