diff --git a/dspace-spring-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/model/step/DataDescribe.java b/dspace-spring-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/model/step/DataDescribe.java
index 0055177c97..0b05e13cd1 100644
--- a/dspace-spring-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/model/step/DataDescribe.java
+++ b/dspace-spring-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/model/step/DataDescribe.java
@@ -13,10 +13,13 @@ import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.dspace.app.rest.model.MetadataValueRest;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonAnyGetter;
+
 public class DataDescribe implements SectionData {
 
 	private Map<String, List<MetadataValueRest>> metadata = new HashMap<>();
-
+	
+	@JsonAnyGetter
 	public Map<String, List<MetadataValueRest>> getMetadata() {
 		return metadata;
 	}
diff --git a/dspace-spring-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/submit/step/DescribeStep.java b/dspace-spring-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/submit/step/DescribeStep.java
index 90e0446e0a..db72ed65ca 100644
--- a/dspace-spring-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/submit/step/DescribeStep.java
+++ b/dspace-spring-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/submit/step/DescribeStep.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import org.dspace.app.util.SubmissionStepConfig;
 import org.dspace.content.MetadataValue;
 import org.dspace.content.WorkspaceItem;
 import org.dspace.content.service.ItemService;
+import org.dspace.core.Utils;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 
 public class DescribeStep extends org.dspace.submit.step.DescribeStep implements AbstractRestProcessingStep {
@@ -52,12 +53,12 @@ public class DescribeStep extends org.dspace.submit.step.DescribeStep implements
 					dto.setValue(md.getValue());
 					
 					if(data.getMetadata().containsKey(md.getMetadataField().toString())) {
-						data.getMetadata().get(md.getMetadataField().toString()).add(dto);
+						data.getMetadata().get(Utils.standardize(md.getMetadataField().getMetadataSchema().getName(), md.getMetadataField().getElement(), md.getMetadataField().getQualifier(), ".")).add(dto);
 					}
 					else {
 						List<MetadataValueRest> listDto = new ArrayList<>();
 						listDto.add(dto);
-						data.getMetadata().put(md.getMetadataField().toString(), listDto);
+						data.getMetadata().put(Utils.standardize(md.getMetadataField().getMetadataSchema().getName(), md.getMetadataField().getElement(), md.getMetadataField().getQualifier(), "."), listDto);
 					}
 				}
 			}