diff --git a/integration-tests/api/__tests__/admin/draft-order.js b/integration-tests/api/__tests__/admin/draft-order.js
index 6a2f06bf24..4fc03c8605 100644
--- a/integration-tests/api/__tests__/admin/draft-order.js
+++ b/integration-tests/api/__tests__/admin/draft-order.js
@@ -649,18 +649,19 @@ describe("/admin/draft-orders", () => {
       )
 
       expect(orderResponse.status).toEqual(200)
-      // expect newly created order to have id of draft order and system payment
+      // expect newly created order to have id of draft order
       expect(createdOrder.data.order.draft_order_id).toEqual("test-draft-order")
-      expect(createdOrder.data.order.payments).toEqual(
-        expect.arrayContaining([
-          expect.objectContaining({ provider_id: "system" }),
-        ])
-      )
+      // expect system payment provider and the payment to be "captured"
+      expect(createdOrder.data.order.payments.length).toEqual(1)
+      expect(createdOrder.data.order.payments[0].provider_id).toEqual("system")
+      expect(createdOrder.data.order.payments[0].captured_at).not.toEqual(null)
+
       // expect draft order to be complete
       expect(updatedDraftOrder.data.draft_order.status).toEqual("completed")
       expect(updatedDraftOrder.data.draft_order.completed_at).not.toEqual(null)
     })
   })
+
   describe("GET /admin/draft-orders", () => {
     beforeEach(async () => {
       await adminSeeder(dbConnection)
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/api/routes/admin/draft-orders/register-payment.ts b/packages/medusa/src/api/routes/admin/draft-orders/register-payment.ts
index fb8dce918b..53fa81d9ec 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/api/routes/admin/draft-orders/register-payment.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/api/routes/admin/draft-orders/register-payment.ts
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ export default async (req, res) => {
     await draftOrderService
       .withTransaction(manager)
       .registerCartCompletion(draftOrder.id, result.id)
+
+    await orderService.withTransaction(manager).capturePayment(result.id)
   })
 
   const order = await orderService.retrieve(result.id, {