diff --git a/continuousintegration/orchestration/tests/repack_systemtest_wrapper.sh b/continuousintegration/orchestration/tests/repack_systemtest_wrapper.sh
index 744e62df35adf1f0fff3eb6e58813b05c009cad9..90c50cbcf535c83845881e0db7775c4241dacfe2 100755
--- a/continuousintegration/orchestration/tests/repack_systemtest_wrapper.sh
+++ b/continuousintegration/orchestration/tests/repack_systemtest_wrapper.sh
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ repackDisableTape() {
 
   if [ "$VID_TO_REPACK" != "null" ]
   then
-    echo "Marking the tape ${VID_TO_REPACK} as disabled"
-    kubectl -n ${NAMESPACE} exec ctacli -- cta-admin tape ch --disabled true --vid ${VID_TO_REPACK}
+    echo "Marking the tape ${VID_TO_REPACK} as DISABLED"
+    kubectl -n ${NAMESPACE} exec ctacli -- cta-admin tape ch --state DISABLED --reason "Repack disabled tape test" --vid ${VID_TO_REPACK}
     echo "Waiting 20 seconds so that the RetrieveQueueStatisticsCache is flushed"
     sleep 20
     echo "Launching the repack request test on VID ${VID_TO_REPACK}"