diff --git a/src/repositories/baseOrgRepository.js b/src/repositories/baseOrgRepository.js
index f1b8c2aa4..e9793d9bf 100644
--- a/src/repositories/baseOrgRepository.js
+++ b/src/repositories/baseOrgRepository.js
@@ -595,8 +595,6 @@ class BaseOrgRepository extends BaseRepository {
     // Write - use org type specific model
     if (registryObjectRaw.authority.includes('SECRETARIAT')) {
       // Write
-      // testing:
-      registryObjectRaw.authority = 'SECRETARIAT'
       const SecretariatObjectToSave = new SecretariatOrgModel(registryObjectRaw)
       if (isSecretariat) {
         registryObject = await SecretariatObjectToSave.save(options)
diff --git a/test/integration-tests/audit/registryOrgCreatesAuditTest.js b/test/integration-tests/audit/registryOrgCreatesAuditTest.js
index d9777c1d8..a2792dcb7 100644
--- a/test/integration-tests/audit/registryOrgCreatesAuditTest.js
+++ b/test/integration-tests/audit/registryOrgCreatesAuditTest.js
@@ -73,6 +73,20 @@ describe('Create and Update Audit Collection with Org Endpoints', () => {
     expect(auditObject.UUID).to.equal(org.uuid)
   })
 
+  it('Should keep Secretariat audit authority consistent with stored org authority', async () => {
+    const org = await createTestOrg({
+      authority: ['SECRETARIAT']
+    })
+
+    const auditRes = await chai.request(app)
+      .get(`/api/audit/org/${org.uuid}`)
+      .set(constants.headers)
+
+    expect(auditRes).to.have.status(200)
+    expect(auditRes.body.history).to.be.an('array').with.lengthOf(1)
+    expect(auditRes.body.history[0].audit_object.authority).to.deep.equal(['SECRETARIAT'])
+  })
+
   it('Should create separate audit documents for multiple orgs', async () => {
     // Create multiple orgs
     const [org1, org2, org3] = await Promise.all([