diff --git a/src/controllers/api/contributeGuildClassController.ts b/src/controllers/api/contributeGuildClassController.ts
index 9643f12a..c4fa7280 100644
--- a/src/controllers/api/contributeGuildClassController.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/api/contributeGuildClassController.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 import { toMongoDate } from "@/src/helpers/inventoryHelpers";
 import { getJSONfromString } from "@/src/helpers/stringHelpers";
-import { Guild, GuildMember } from "@/src/models/guildModel";
-import { config } from "@/src/services/configService";
-import { createMessage } from "@/src/services/inboxService";
+import { Guild } from "@/src/models/guildModel";
+import { checkClanAscensionHasRequiredContributors } from "@/src/services/guildService";
 import { getInventory } from "@/src/services/inventoryService";
 import { getAccountIdForRequest } from "@/src/services/loginService";
-import { parallelForeach } from "@/src/utils/async-utils";
 import { RequestHandler } from "express";
 import { Types } from "mongoose";
 
@@ -32,43 +30,7 @@ export const contributeGuildClassController: RequestHandler = async (req, res) =
 
     guild.CeremonyContributors.push(new Types.ObjectId(accountId));
 
-    // Once required contributor count is hit, the class is committed and there's 72 hours to claim endo.
-    if (guild.CeremonyContributors.length == payload.RequiredContributors) {
-        guild.Class = guild.CeremonyClass!;
-        guild.CeremonyClass = undefined;
-        guild.CeremonyResetDate = new Date(Date.now() + (config.fastClanAscension ? 5_000 : 72 * 3600_000));
-        if (!config.fastClanAscension) {
-            // Send message to all active guild members
-            const members = await GuildMember.find({ guildId: payload.GuildId, status: 0 }, "accountId");
-            await parallelForeach(members, async member => {
-                // somewhat unfaithful as on live the "msg" is not a loctag, but since we don't have the string, we'll let the client fill it in with "arg".
-                await createMessage(member.accountId, [
-                    {
-                        sndr: guild.Name,
-                        msg: "/Lotus/Language/Clan/Clan_AscensionCeremonyInProgressDetails",
-                        arg: [
-                            {
-                                Key: "RESETDATE",
-                                Tag:
-                                    guild.CeremonyResetDate!.getUTCMonth() +
-                                    "/" +
-                                    guild.CeremonyResetDate!.getUTCDate() +
-                                    "/" +
-                                    (guild.CeremonyResetDate!.getUTCFullYear() % 100) +
-                                    " " +
-                                    guild.CeremonyResetDate!.getUTCHours().toString().padStart(2, "0") +
-                                    ":" +
-                                    guild.CeremonyResetDate!.getUTCMinutes().toString().padStart(2, "0")
-                            }
-                        ],
-                        sub: "/Lotus/Language/Clan/Clan_AscensionCeremonyInProgress",
-                        icon: "/Lotus/Interface/Graphics/ClanTileImages/ClanEnterDojo.png",
-                        highPriority: true
-                    }
-                ]);
-            });
-        }
-    }
+    await checkClanAscensionHasRequiredContributors(guild);
 
     await guild.save();
 
diff --git a/src/services/guildService.ts b/src/services/guildService.ts
index 15b973f8..e490c304 100644
--- a/src/services/guildService.ts
+++ b/src/services/guildService.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import { IFusionTreasure, ITypeCount } from "../types/inventoryTypes/inventoryTy
 import { IInventoryChanges } from "../types/purchaseTypes";
 import { parallelForeach } from "../utils/async-utils";
 import allDecoRecipes from "@/static/fixed_responses/allDecoRecipes.json";
+import { createMessage } from "./inboxService";
 
 export const getGuildForRequest = async (req: Request): Promise<TGuildDatabaseDocument> => {
     const accountId = await getAccountIdForRequest(req);
@@ -601,6 +602,50 @@ const setGuildTier = async (guild: TGuildDatabaseDocument, newTier: number): Pro
             await processGuildTechProjectContributionsUpdate(guild, project);
         }
     }
+    if (guild.CeremonyContributors) {
+        await checkClanAscensionHasRequiredContributors(guild);
+    }
+};
+
+export const checkClanAscensionHasRequiredContributors = async (guild: TGuildDatabaseDocument): Promise<void> => {
+    const requiredContributors = [1, 5, 15, 30, 50][guild.Tier - 1];
+    // Once required contributor count is hit, the class is committed and there's 72 hours to claim endo.
+    if (guild.CeremonyContributors!.length >= requiredContributors) {
+        guild.Class = guild.CeremonyClass!;
+        guild.CeremonyClass = undefined;
+        guild.CeremonyResetDate = new Date(Date.now() + (config.fastClanAscension ? 5_000 : 72 * 3600_000));
+        if (!config.fastClanAscension) {
+            // Send message to all active guild members
+            const members = await GuildMember.find({ guildId: guild._id, status: 0 }, "accountId");
+            await parallelForeach(members, async member => {
+                // somewhat unfaithful as on live the "msg" is not a loctag, but since we don't have the string, we'll let the client fill it in with "arg".
+                await createMessage(member.accountId, [
+                    {
+                        sndr: guild.Name,
+                        msg: "/Lotus/Language/Clan/Clan_AscensionCeremonyInProgressDetails",
+                        arg: [
+                            {
+                                Key: "RESETDATE",
+                                Tag:
+                                    guild.CeremonyResetDate!.getUTCMonth() +
+                                    "/" +
+                                    guild.CeremonyResetDate!.getUTCDate() +
+                                    "/" +
+                                    (guild.CeremonyResetDate!.getUTCFullYear() % 100) +
+                                    " " +
+                                    guild.CeremonyResetDate!.getUTCHours().toString().padStart(2, "0") +
+                                    ":" +
+                                    guild.CeremonyResetDate!.getUTCMinutes().toString().padStart(2, "0")
+                            }
+                        ],
+                        sub: "/Lotus/Language/Clan/Clan_AscensionCeremonyInProgress",
+                        icon: "/Lotus/Interface/Graphics/ClanTileImages/ClanEnterDojo.png",
+                        highPriority: true
+                    }
+                ]);
+            });
+        }
+    }
 };
 
 export const removeDojoKeyItems = (inventory: TInventoryDatabaseDocument): IInventoryChanges => {