diff --git a/accession-commons-monotonic-generator-jpa/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/ampt2d/commons/accession/generators/monotonic/BlockManager.java b/accession-commons-monotonic-generator-jpa/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/ampt2d/commons/accession/generators/monotonic/BlockManager.java
index d47ab906..6735a4c5 100644
--- a/accession-commons-monotonic-generator-jpa/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/ampt2d/commons/accession/generators/monotonic/BlockManager.java
+++ b/accession-commons-monotonic-generator-jpa/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/ampt2d/commons/accession/generators/monotonic/BlockManager.java
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ private void doRelease(long[] accessions) {
      * @param committedElements Accessions that have already been committed
      * @throws AccessionIsNotPendingException When the generated accession does not match with the accession to commit
      */
-    public void recoverState(long[] committedElements) throws AccessionIsNotPendingException {
+    public Set<ContiguousIdBlock> recoverState(long[] committedElements) throws AccessionIsNotPendingException {
         List<MonotonicRange> ranges = MonotonicRange.convertToMonotonicRanges(committedElements);
         List<MonotonicRange> newAvailableRanges = new ArrayList<>();
         for (MonotonicRange monotonicRange : this.availableRanges) {
@@ -166,6 +166,6 @@ public void recoverState(long[] committedElements) throws AccessionIsNotPendingE
 
         this.availableRanges.clear();
         this.availableRanges.addAll(newAvailableRanges);
-        doCommit(committedElements);
+        return doCommit(committedElements);
     }
 }
diff --git a/accession-commons-monotonic-generator-jpa/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/ampt2d/commons/accession/generators/monotonic/MonotonicAccessionGenerator.java b/accession-commons-monotonic-generator-jpa/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/ampt2d/commons/accession/generators/monotonic/MonotonicAccessionGenerator.java
index 16e7836f..73c8a88c 100644
--- a/accession-commons-monotonic-generator-jpa/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/ampt2d/commons/accession/generators/monotonic/MonotonicAccessionGenerator.java
+++ b/accession-commons-monotonic-generator-jpa/src/main/java/uk/ac/ebi/ampt2d/commons/accession/generators/monotonic/MonotonicAccessionGenerator.java
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ private static void assertBlockParametersAreInitialized(ContiguousIdBlockService
      * @throws AccessionIsNotPendingException
      */
     private void recoverState(long[] committedElements) throws AccessionIsNotPendingException {
-        blockManager.recoverState(committedElements);
+        blockService.save(blockManager.recoverState(committedElements));
     }
 
     public synchronized long[] generateAccessions(int numAccessionsToGenerate)