diff --git a/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/batchgraduation/listener/BaseRunCompletionNotificationListener.java b/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/batchgraduation/listener/BaseRunCompletionNotificationListener.java
index b1f5d924..75860cf7 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/batchgraduation/listener/BaseRunCompletionNotificationListener.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/batchgraduation/listener/BaseRunCompletionNotificationListener.java
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 import ca.bc.gov.educ.api.batchgraduation.service.TaskSchedulingService;
 import ca.bc.gov.educ.api.batchgraduation.util.DateUtils;
 import ca.bc.gov.educ.api.batchgraduation.util.JsonTransformer;
-import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.JobExecution;
@@ -21,7 +20,8 @@
 
 import java.util.*;
 
-import static ca.bc.gov.educ.api.batchgraduation.util.EducGradBatchGraduationApiConstants.*;
+import static ca.bc.gov.educ.api.batchgraduation.util.EducGradBatchGraduationApiConstants.SEARCH_REQUEST;
+import static ca.bc.gov.educ.api.batchgraduation.util.EducGradBatchGraduationApiConstants.USER_SCHEDULED;
 
 public abstract class BaseRunCompletionNotificationListener implements JobExecutionListener {
 
@@ -88,9 +88,7 @@ protected void handleSummary(JobExecution jobExecution, String summaryDtoName, b
         if (!isSpecialRun) {
             updateBackStudentFlagForErroredStudents(summaryDTO.getErrors(), jobType, obj.getAccess_token());
         }
-        if(!StringUtils.equalsAnyIgnoreCase(req.getActivityCode(), TVRCREATE, TVRUPDATE, TVRDELETE, ALL)) {
-            processSchoolList(jobExecutionId, jobType);
-        }
+        processSchoolList(jobExecutionId, jobType);
     }
 
     private void processBatchJobHistory(AlgorithmSummaryDTO summaryDTO, Long jobExecutionId, String status, String jobTrigger, String jobType, Date startTime, Date endTime) {
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/batchgraduation/model/StudentSearchRequest.java b/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/batchgraduation/model/StudentSearchRequest.java
index b02b5216..d2d42c84 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/batchgraduation/model/StudentSearchRequest.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/batchgraduation/model/StudentSearchRequest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package ca.bc.gov.educ.api.batchgraduation.model;
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonFormat;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnore;
 import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.Builder;
 import lombok.Data;
@@ -41,12 +42,13 @@ public class StudentSearchRequest implements Serializable {
     String localDownload;
     Integer quantity;
 
+    @JsonIgnore
     public boolean isEmpty() {
-        return  schoolOfRecords.isEmpty() &&
-                districts.isEmpty() &&
-                schoolCategoryCodes.isEmpty() &&
-                pens.isEmpty() &&
-                studentIDs.isEmpty() &&
-                programs.isEmpty();
+        return  (schoolOfRecords == null || schoolOfRecords.isEmpty()) &&
+                (districts == null || districts.isEmpty()) &&
+                (schoolCategoryCodes == null || schoolCategoryCodes.isEmpty()) &&
+                (pens == null || pens.isEmpty()) &&
+                (studentIDs == null || studentIDs.isEmpty());
     }
+
 }