diff --git a/src/CommitmentsV2/SFA.DAS.CommitmentsV2.ExternalHandlers/DependencyResolution/ServiceRegistrationExtensions.cs b/src/CommitmentsV2/SFA.DAS.CommitmentsV2.ExternalHandlers/DependencyResolution/ServiceRegistrationExtensions.cs
index dd6a7bc92..a7f92a527 100644
--- a/src/CommitmentsV2/SFA.DAS.CommitmentsV2.ExternalHandlers/DependencyResolution/ServiceRegistrationExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/CommitmentsV2/SFA.DAS.CommitmentsV2.ExternalHandlers/DependencyResolution/ServiceRegistrationExtensions.cs
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ public static IHostBuilder ConfigureExternalHandlerServices(this IHostBuilder ho
                 .AddEntityFramework(commitmentV2Config)
                 .AddEntityFrameworkUnitOfWork<ProviderCommitmentsDbContext>();
 
+            services.AddDatabaseRegistration();
             services.AddNServiceBusClientUnitOfWork();
 
             services.AddDasDistributedMemoryCache(context.Configuration, context.HostingEnvironment.IsDevelopment())
diff --git a/src/CommitmentsV2/SFA.DAS.CommitmentsV2.ExternalMessageHandlers.UnitTests/EventHandlers/LearningWithdrawnEventHandlerTests.cs b/src/CommitmentsV2/SFA.DAS.CommitmentsV2.ExternalMessageHandlers.UnitTests/EventHandlers/LearningWithdrawnEventHandlerTests.cs
index 964fd5b04..6c7f0a5b6 100644
--- a/src/CommitmentsV2/SFA.DAS.CommitmentsV2.ExternalMessageHandlers.UnitTests/EventHandlers/LearningWithdrawnEventHandlerTests.cs
+++ b/src/CommitmentsV2/SFA.DAS.CommitmentsV2.ExternalMessageHandlers.UnitTests/EventHandlers/LearningWithdrawnEventHandlerTests.cs
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ public void VerifyApprenticeshipStopDateChangedEventIsCorrectlyPublished()
                 stoppedEvent.ChangedOn.Should().BeCloseTo(DateTime.UtcNow, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5));
                 stoppedEvent.ApprenticeshipId.Should().Be(_event.ApprenticeshipId);
                 stoppedEvent.StopDate.Should().Be(_event.WithdrawalDate);
-                stoppedEvent.IsWithDrawnAtStartOfCourse.Should().Be(apprenticeship.StartDate.Value == _event.WithdrawalDate);
+                stoppedEvent.IsWithDrawnAtStartOfCourse.Should().Be(apprenticeship.StartDate.Value.Date == _event.WithdrawalDate);
                 stoppedEvent.LearnerDataId.Should().Be(apprenticeship.LearnerDataId);
                 stoppedEvent.ProviderId.Should().Be(apprenticeship.Cohort.ProviderId);
                 stoppedEvent.IsWithdrawnViaIlr.Should().BeTrue();