diff --git a/cg/services/orders/store_order_services/store_fastq_order_service.py b/cg/services/orders/store_order_services/store_fastq_order_service.py
index abaf936fe3..1938051ccd 100644
--- a/cg/services/orders/store_order_services/store_fastq_order_service.py
+++ b/cg/services/orders/store_order_services/store_fastq_order_service.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def store_order(self, order: FastqOrder) -> dict:
 
         project_data, lims_map = self.lims.process_lims(
             samples=order.samples,
-            ticket=order.ticket_number,
+            ticket=order._generated_ticket_id,
             order_name=order.name,
             workflow=Workflow.RAW_DATA,
             customer=order.customer,
@@ -57,18 +57,17 @@ def create_maf_case(self, sample_obj: Sample, order: Order) -> None:
 
     def store_items_in_status(self, order: FastqOrder) -> list[Sample]:
         """Store fastq samples in the status database including family connection and delivery"""
-        ticket_id: str | None = order._generated_ticket_id
+        ticket_id: int = order._generated_ticket_id
         customer: Customer = self.status_db.get_customer_by_internal_id(
             customer_internal_id=order.customer
         )
         new_samples = []
         case: Case = self.status_db.get_case_by_name_and_customer(
-            customer=customer, case_name=ticket_id
+            customer=customer, case_name=str(ticket_id)
         )
-        status_db_order = Order(
+        status_db_order: Order = self.status_db.add_order(
             customer=customer,
-            order_date=datetime.now(),
-            ticket_id=int(ticket_id),
+            ticket_id=ticket_id,
         )
         with self.status_db.session.no_autoflush:
             for sample in order.samples:
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ def store_items_in_status(self, order: FastqOrder) -> list[Sample]:
                     internal_id=sample._generated_lims_id,
                     order=order.name,
                     ordered=datetime.now(),
-                    original_ticket=ticket_id,
+                    original_ticket=str(ticket_id),
                     priority=sample.priority,
                     tumour=sample.tumour,
                     capture_kit=sample.capture_kit,
@@ -96,9 +95,9 @@ def store_items_in_status(self, order: FastqOrder) -> list[Sample]:
                     case = self.status_db.add_case(
                         data_analysis=Workflow.RAW_DATA,
                         data_delivery=DataDelivery.FASTQ,
-                        name=ticket_id,
+                        name=str(ticket_id),
                         priority=sample.priority,
-                        ticket=ticket_id,
+                        ticket=str(ticket_id),
                     )
                 if (
                     not new_sample.is_tumour
diff --git a/cg/services/orders/store_order_services/store_microbial_fastq_order_service.py b/cg/services/orders/store_order_services/store_microbial_fastq_order_service.py
index a8824201bb..c410edef3e 100644
--- a/cg/services/orders/store_order_services/store_microbial_fastq_order_service.py
+++ b/cg/services/orders/store_order_services/store_microbial_fastq_order_service.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def store_order(self, order: MicrobialFastqOrder) -> dict:
         """Store the order in the statusDB and LIMS, return the database samples and LIMS info."""
         project_data, lims_map = self.lims.process_lims(
             samples=order.samples,
-            ticket=order.ticket_number,
+            ticket=order._generated_ticket_id,
             order_name=order.name,
             workflow=Workflow.RAW_DATA,
             customer=order.customer,
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def _create_db_case_for_sample(
         return case
 
     def _create_db_order(self, order: MicrobialFastqOrder) -> Order:
-        ticket_id: str = order._generated_ticket_id
+        ticket_id: int = order._generated_ticket_id
         customer: Customer = self.status_db.get_customer_by_internal_id(
             customer_internal_id=order.customer
         )
diff --git a/cg/store/crud/create.py b/cg/store/crud/create.py
index 7c820bee89..89e878143d 100644
--- a/cg/store/crud/create.py
+++ b/cg/store/crud/create.py
@@ -398,12 +398,12 @@ def add_organism(
             **kwargs,
         )
 
-    def add_order(self, customer: Customer, ticket_id: str | int) -> Order:
+    def add_order(self, customer: Customer, ticket_id: int) -> Order:
         """Build a new Order record."""
         order = Order(
             customer=customer,
             order_date=datetime.now(),
-            ticket_id=int(ticket_id),
+            ticket_id=ticket_id,
         )
         return order