diff --git a/facebook_business/adobjects/abstractcrudobject.py b/facebook_business/adobjects/abstractcrudobject.py
index e1ff13a17..b48350d7a 100644
--- a/facebook_business/adobjects/abstractcrudobject.py
+++ b/facebook_business/adobjects/abstractcrudobject.py
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ def remote_archive(
         if 'Status' not in dir(self) or 'archived' not in dir(self.Status):
             raise TypeError('Cannot archive object of type %s.'
                             % self.__class__.__name__)
-        return self.api_create(
+        return self.api_update(
             params={
                 'status': self.Status.archived,
             },