diff --git a/api/src/routes/challenge.test.ts b/api/src/routes/challenge.test.ts
index eb4f2d4e92f..239c023695d 100644
--- a/api/src/routes/challenge.test.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/challenge.test.ts
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ describe('challengeRoutes', () => {
                 challengeType: multiFileCertProjectBody.challengeType,
                 files: testFiles,
                 completedDate: expect.any(Number),
-                isManuallyApproved: true
+                isManuallyApproved: false
               }
             ],
             savedChallenges: [
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ describe('challengeRoutes', () => {
                 challengeType: updatedMultiFileCertProjectBody.challengeType,
                 files: testFiles,
                 completedDate: expect.any(Number),
-                isManuallyApproved: true
+                isManuallyApproved: false
               },
               {
                 id: HtmlChallengeId,
diff --git a/api/src/routes/challenge.ts b/api/src/routes/challenge.ts
index 412884aa6bc..f596f8eee0c 100644
--- a/api/src/routes/challenge.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/challenge.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { schemas } from '../schemas';
 import {
   jsCertProjectIds,
   multifileCertProjectIds,
+  multifilePythonCertProjectIds,
   updateUserChallengeData,
   type CompletedChallenge,
   saveUserChallengeData,
@@ -348,13 +349,14 @@ export const challengeRoutes: FastifyPluginCallbackTypebox = (
         };
 
         if (challengeType === challengeTypes.multifileCertProject) {
-          completedChallenge.isManuallyApproved = true;
+          completedChallenge.isManuallyApproved = false;
           user.needsModeration = true;
         }
 
         if (
           jsCertProjectIds.includes(id) ||
-          multifileCertProjectIds.includes(id)
+          multifileCertProjectIds.includes(id) ||
+          multifilePythonCertProjectIds.includes(id)
         ) {
           completedChallenge.challengeType = challengeType;
         }
@@ -404,7 +406,10 @@ export const challengeRoutes: FastifyPluginCallbackTypebox = (
           files
         };
 
-        if (!multifileCertProjectIds.includes(challengeId)) {
+        if (
+          !multifileCertProjectIds.includes(challengeId) &&
+          !multifilePythonCertProjectIds.includes(challengeId)
+        ) {
           void reply.code(403);
           return 'That challenge type is not saveable.';
         }
diff --git a/api/src/utils/common-challenge-functions.ts b/api/src/utils/common-challenge-functions.ts
index 0613c810c7d..e41e24c8cdf 100644
--- a/api/src/utils/common-challenge-functions.ts
+++ b/api/src/utils/common-challenge-functions.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ export const multifileCertProjectIds = getChallenges()
   .filter(c => c.challengeType === challengeTypes.multifileCertProject)
   .map(c => c.id);
 
+export const multifilePythonCertProjectIds = getChallenges()
+  .filter(c => c.challengeType === challengeTypes.multifilePythonCertProject)
+  .map(c => c.id);
+
 export const msTrophyChallenges = getChallenges()
   .filter(challenge => challenge.challengeType === challengeTypes.msTrophy)
   .map(({ id, msTrophyId }) => ({ id, msTrophyId }));
@@ -124,7 +128,8 @@ export async function updateUserChallengeData(
 
   if (
     jsCertProjectIds.includes(challengeId) ||
-    multifileCertProjectIds.includes(challengeId)
+    multifileCertProjectIds.includes(challengeId) ||
+    multifilePythonCertProjectIds.includes(challengeId)
   ) {
     completedChallenge = {
       ..._completedChallenge,
@@ -186,7 +191,10 @@ export async function updateUserChallengeData(
     userCompletedChallenges.push(finalChallenge);
   }
 
-  if (multifileCertProjectIds.includes(challengeId)) {
+  if (
+    multifileCertProjectIds.includes(challengeId) ||
+    multifilePythonCertProjectIds.includes(challengeId)
+  ) {
     const challengeToSave: SavedChallenge = {
       id: challengeId,
       lastSavedDate: newProgressTimeStamp,