diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 8256e044c4..4d7538af39 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ Change Log
 
 Unreleased
 ----------
+[4.13.14]
+---------
+* feat: handle Degreed 409 case (mark as active instead of recreating course)
+
 [4.13.13]
 ---------
 * fix: adding additional info to the enterprise group serializer
diff --git a/enterprise/__init__.py b/enterprise/__init__.py
index 4535e3e13e..6b75a7c670 100644
--- a/enterprise/__init__.py
+++ b/enterprise/__init__.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 Your project description goes here.
 """
 
-__version__ = "4.13.13"
+__version__ = "4.13.14"
diff --git a/integrated_channels/degreed2/client.py b/integrated_channels/degreed2/client.py
index 7929f12de9..b495f5e447 100644
--- a/integrated_channels/degreed2/client.py
+++ b/integrated_channels/degreed2/client.py
@@ -280,15 +280,24 @@ def create_content_metadata(self, serialized_data):
         external_id = a_course.get('external-id')
         status_code, response_body = self._sync_content_metadata(a_course, 'post', self.get_courses_url())
         if status_code == 409:
-            # course already exists, don't raise failure, but log and move on
+            # course already exists, don't raise failure, but try to mark it as active on Degreed side
+            # if succeeds, we'll treat this as a success
             LOGGER.warning(
                 self.make_log_msg(
                     external_id,
-                    f'Course with integration_id = {external_id} already exists, '
+                    f'Course with integration_id = {external_id} already exists, marking it as active'
                 )
             )
-            # content already exists, we'll treat this as a success
-            status_code = 200
+            try:
+                channel_metadata_item['courses'][0]['obsolete'] = False
+                return self.update_content_metadata(json.dumps(channel_metadata_item).encode('utf-8'))
+            except requests.exceptions.RequestException as exc:
+                raise ClientError(
+                    'Degreed2APIClient request failed while handling 409: {error} {message}'.format(
+                        error=exc.__class__.__name__,
+                        message=str(exc)
+                    )
+                ) from exc
         elif status_code >= 400:
             raise ClientError(
                 f'Degreed2APIClient create_content_metadata failed with status {status_code}: {response_body}',
diff --git a/tests/test_integrated_channels/test_degreed2/test_client.py b/tests/test_integrated_channels/test_degreed2/test_client.py
index bbc3c409f2..163175804e 100644
--- a/tests/test_integrated_channels/test_degreed2/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_integrated_channels/test_degreed2/test_client.py
@@ -440,6 +440,12 @@ def test_create_content_metadata_course_exists(self):
             json='{}',
             status=200
         )
+        responses.add(
+            responses.PATCH,
+            f'{enterprise_config.degreed_base_url}api/v2/content/courses/{degreed_course_id}',
+            json='{}',
+            status=200
+        )
         status_code, _ = degreed_api_client.create_content_metadata(create_course_payload())
         # we treat as "course exists" as a success
         assert status_code == 200