diff --git a/packages/server/modules/activitystream/domain/operations.ts b/packages/server/modules/activitystream/domain/operations.ts
index 7cab061b6..ec4a05475 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/activitystream/domain/operations.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/activitystream/domain/operations.ts
@@ -11,11 +11,13 @@ import {
 } from '@/modules/activitystream/helpers/types'
 import { CommentRecord } from '@/modules/comments/helpers/types'
 import {
+  BranchUpdateInput,
   CommitCreateInput,
   CommitUpdateInput,
   MutationCommentArchiveArgs,
   ProjectUpdateInput,
   StreamUpdateInput,
+  UpdateModelInput,
   UpdateVersionInput
 } from '@/modules/core/graph/generated/graphql'
 import {
@@ -271,3 +273,10 @@ export type AddReplyAddedActivity = (params: {
 export type AddBranchCreatedActivity = (params: {
   branch: BranchRecord
 }) => Promise<void>
+
+export type AddBranchUpdatedActivity = (params: {
+  update: BranchUpdateInput | UpdateModelInput
+  userId: string
+  oldBranch: BranchRecord
+  newBranch: BranchRecord
+}) => Promise<void>
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/activitystream/services/branchActivity.ts b/packages/server/modules/activitystream/services/branchActivity.ts
index c7fab3db4..aa67fbb8c 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/activitystream/services/branchActivity.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/activitystream/services/branchActivity.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { ActionTypes, ResourceTypes } from '@/modules/activitystream/helpers/types'
-import { BranchRecord } from '@/modules/core/helpers/types'
 import {
   pubsub,
   BranchSubscriptions as BranchPubsubEvents,
@@ -7,10 +6,8 @@ import {
 } from '@/modules/shared/utils/subscriptions'
 import {
   BranchDeleteInput,
-  BranchUpdateInput,
   DeleteModelInput,
-  ProjectModelsUpdatedMessageType,
-  UpdateModelInput
+  ProjectModelsUpdatedMessageType
 } from '@/modules/core/graph/generated/graphql'
 import { ProjectSubscriptions, publish } from '@/modules/shared/utils/subscriptions'
 import { isBranchDeleteInput, isBranchUpdateInput } from '@/modules/core/helpers/branch'
@@ -18,6 +15,7 @@ import { saveActivityFactory } from '@/modules/activitystream/repositories'
 import { db } from '@/db/knex'
 import {
   AddBranchCreatedActivity,
+  AddBranchUpdatedActivity,
   SaveActivity
 } from '@/modules/activitystream/domain/operations'
 
@@ -61,40 +59,44 @@ export const addBranchCreatedActivityFactory =
     ])
   }
 
-export async function addBranchUpdatedActivity(params: {
-  update: BranchUpdateInput | UpdateModelInput
-  userId: string
-  oldBranch: BranchRecord
-  newBranch: BranchRecord
-}) {
-  const { update, userId, oldBranch, newBranch } = params
+export const addBranchUpdatedActivityFactory =
+  ({
+    saveActivity,
+    publish
+  }: {
+    saveActivity: SaveActivity
+    publish: PublishSubscription
+  }): AddBranchUpdatedActivity =>
+  async (params) => {
+    const { update, userId, oldBranch, newBranch } = params
 
-  const streamId = isBranchUpdateInput(update) ? update.streamId : update.projectId
-  await Promise.all([
-    saveActivityFactory({ db })({
-      streamId,
-      resourceType: ResourceTypes.Branch,
-      resourceId: update.id,
-      actionType: ActionTypes.Branch.Update,
-      userId,
-      info: { old: oldBranch, new: update },
-      message: `Branch metadata changed for branch ${update.id}`
-    }),
-    pubsub.publish(BranchPubsubEvents.BranchUpdated, {
-      branchUpdated: { ...update },
-      streamId,
-      branchId: update.id
-    }),
-    publish(ProjectSubscriptions.ProjectModelsUpdated, {
-      projectId: streamId,
-      projectModelsUpdated: {
-        model: newBranch,
-        id: newBranch.id,
-        type: ProjectModelsUpdatedMessageType.Updated
-      }
-    })
-  ])
-}
+    const streamId = isBranchUpdateInput(update) ? update.streamId : update.projectId
+    await Promise.all([
+      saveActivity({
+        streamId,
+        resourceType: ResourceTypes.Branch,
+        resourceId: update.id,
+        actionType: ActionTypes.Branch.Update,
+        userId,
+        info: { old: oldBranch, new: update },
+        message: `Branch metadata changed for branch ${update.id}`
+      }),
+      // @deprecated
+      pubsub.publish(BranchPubsubEvents.BranchUpdated, {
+        branchUpdated: { ...update },
+        streamId,
+        branchId: update.id
+      }),
+      publish(ProjectSubscriptions.ProjectModelsUpdated, {
+        projectId: streamId,
+        projectModelsUpdated: {
+          model: newBranch,
+          id: newBranch.id,
+          type: ProjectModelsUpdatedMessageType.Updated
+        }
+      })
+    ])
+  }
 
 export async function addBranchDeletedActivity(params: {
   input: BranchDeleteInput | DeleteModelInput
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/core/graph/resolvers/branchesNew.ts b/packages/server/modules/core/graph/resolvers/branchesNew.ts
index 486a10d34..5e8f59d2f 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/core/graph/resolvers/branchesNew.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/core/graph/resolvers/branchesNew.ts
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ import {
 } from '@/modules/core/repositories/branches'
 import { db } from '@/db/knex'
 import {
-  addBranchUpdatedActivity,
   addBranchDeletedActivity,
-  addBranchCreatedActivityFactory
+  addBranchCreatedActivityFactory,
+  addBranchUpdatedActivityFactory
 } from '@/modules/activitystream/services/branchActivity'
 import {
   getStreamFactory,
@@ -47,7 +47,10 @@ const createBranchAndNotify = createBranchAndNotifyFactory({
 const updateBranchAndNotify = updateBranchAndNotifyFactory({
   getBranchById,
   updateBranch: updateBranchFactory({ db }),
-  addBranchUpdatedActivity
+  addBranchUpdatedActivity: addBranchUpdatedActivityFactory({
+    saveActivity: saveActivityFactory({ db }),
+    publish
+  })
 })
 const deleteBranchAndNotify = deleteBranchAndNotifyFactory({
   getStream,
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/core/graph/resolvers/models.ts b/packages/server/modules/core/graph/resolvers/models.ts
index ec6be07d4..c5727327b 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/core/graph/resolvers/models.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/core/graph/resolvers/models.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ import { db } from '@/db/knex'
 import {
   addBranchCreatedActivityFactory,
   addBranchDeletedActivity,
-  addBranchUpdatedActivity
+  addBranchUpdatedActivityFactory
 } from '@/modules/activitystream/services/branchActivity'
 import {
   getStreamFactory,
@@ -99,7 +99,10 @@ const createBranchAndNotify = createBranchAndNotifyFactory({
 const updateBranchAndNotify = updateBranchAndNotifyFactory({
   getBranchById: getBranchByIdFactory({ db }),
   updateBranch: updateBranchFactory({ db }),
-  addBranchUpdatedActivity
+  addBranchUpdatedActivity: addBranchUpdatedActivityFactory({
+    saveActivity: saveActivityFactory({ db }),
+    publish
+  })
 })
 const deleteBranchAndNotify = deleteBranchAndNotifyFactory({
   getStream,
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/core/services/branch/management.ts b/packages/server/modules/core/services/branch/management.ts
index 2b4ceeba3..483affece 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/core/services/branch/management.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/core/services/branch/management.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 import { Roles, isNullOrUndefined } from '@speckle/shared'
-import {
-  addBranchDeletedActivity,
-  addBranchUpdatedActivity
-} from '@/modules/activitystream/services/branchActivity'
+import { addBranchDeletedActivity } from '@/modules/activitystream/services/branchActivity'
 import {
   BranchCreateError,
   BranchDeleteError,
@@ -34,7 +31,10 @@ import {
   GetStream,
   MarkBranchStreamUpdated
 } from '@/modules/core/domain/streams/operations'
-import { AddBranchCreatedActivity } from '@/modules/activitystream/domain/operations'
+import {
+  AddBranchCreatedActivity,
+  AddBranchUpdatedActivity
+} from '@/modules/activitystream/domain/operations'
 
 const isBranchCreateInput = (
   i: BranchCreateInput | CreateModelInput
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export const updateBranchAndNotifyFactory =
   (deps: {
     getBranchById: GetBranchById
     updateBranch: UpdateBranch
-    addBranchUpdatedActivity: typeof addBranchUpdatedActivity
+    addBranchUpdatedActivity: AddBranchUpdatedActivity
   }): UpdateBranchAndNotify =>
   async (input: BranchUpdateInput | UpdateModelInput, userId: string) => {
     const streamId = isBranchUpdateInput(input) ? input.streamId : input.projectId
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/core/tests/branches.spec.js b/packages/server/modules/core/tests/branches.spec.js
index dfa9983a8..cce7f5358 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/core/tests/branches.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/modules/core/tests/branches.spec.js
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ const {
   getStreamBranchCountFactory
 } = require('@/modules/core/repositories/branches')
 const {
-  addBranchUpdatedActivity,
-  addBranchDeletedActivity
+  addBranchDeletedActivity,
+  addBranchUpdatedActivityFactory
 } = require('@/modules/activitystream/services/branchActivity')
 const {
   getStreamFactory,
@@ -129,7 +129,10 @@ const createBranch = createBranchFactory({ db: knex })
 const updateBranchAndNotify = updateBranchAndNotifyFactory({
   getBranchById: getBranchByIdFactory({ db: knex }),
   updateBranch: updateBranchFactory({ db: knex }),
-  addBranchUpdatedActivity
+  addBranchUpdatedActivity: addBranchUpdatedActivityFactory({
+    saveActivity: saveActivityFactory({ db }),
+    publish
+  })
 })
 const deleteBranchAndNotify = deleteBranchAndNotifyFactory({
   getStream,