diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/link/CollectionResourceWorkflowGroupHalLinkFactory.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/link/CollectionResourceWorkflowGroupHalLinkFactory.java
index 7d0256cfc4..c049a74c0d 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/link/CollectionResourceWorkflowGroupHalLinkFactory.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/link/CollectionResourceWorkflowGroupHalLinkFactory.java
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ public class CollectionResourceWorkflowGroupHalLinkFactory
         Map<String, Role> roles = WorkflowUtils.getCollectionRoles(collection);
         UUID resourceUuid = UUID.fromString(halResource.getContent().getUuid());
         for (Map.Entry<String, Role> entry : roles.entrySet()) {
-            list.add(buildLink("workflowGroups/" + entry.getKey(), getMethodOn()
+            list.add(buildLink("workflowGroups", getMethodOn()
                 .getWorkflowGroupForRole(resourceUuid, null, null,
-                                         entry.getKey())));
+                                         entry.getKey())).withName(entry.getKey()));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/model/hateoas/HALResource.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/model/hateoas/HALResource.java
index 31e2c672e3..0077ae1bc5 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/model/hateoas/HALResource.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/model/hateoas/HALResource.java
@@ -44,12 +44,4 @@ public abstract class HALResource<T> extends EntityModel<T> {
     public void setPageHeader(EmbeddedPageHeader page) {
         this.pageHeader = page;
     }
-
-    @Override
-    public EntityModel<T> add(Link link) {
-        if (!hasLink(link.getRel())) {
-            return super.add(link);
-        }
-        return this;
-    }
 }