diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/bulkedit/DSpaceCSV.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/bulkedit/DSpaceCSV.java
index 019cdd76cc..68833f57ee 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/bulkedit/DSpaceCSV.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/bulkedit/DSpaceCSV.java
@@ -199,20 +199,22 @@ public class DSpaceCSV implements Serializable {
                     }
 
                     // Check that the scheme exists
-                    MetadataSchema foundSchema = metadataSchemaService.find(c, metadataSchema);
-                    if (foundSchema == null) {
-                        throw new MetadataImportInvalidHeadingException(clean[0],
-                                                                        MetadataImportInvalidHeadingException.SCHEMA,
-                                                                        columnCounter);
-                    }
+                    if (!StringUtils.equals(metadataSchema, "relation")) {
+                        MetadataSchema foundSchema = metadataSchemaService.find(c, metadataSchema);
+                        if (foundSchema == null) {
+                            throw new MetadataImportInvalidHeadingException(clean[0],
+                                                                            MetadataImportInvalidHeadingException.SCHEMA,
+                                                                            columnCounter);
+                        }
 
-                    // Check that the metadata element exists in the schema
-                    MetadataField foundField = metadataFieldService
-                        .findByElement(c, foundSchema, metadataElement, metadataQualifier);
-                    if (foundField == null && !StringUtils.equals(metadataSchema, "relationship")) {
-                        throw new MetadataImportInvalidHeadingException(clean[0],
-                                                                        MetadataImportInvalidHeadingException.ELEMENT,
-                                                                        columnCounter);
+                        // Check that the metadata element exists in the schema
+                        MetadataField foundField = metadataFieldService
+                            .findByElement(c, foundSchema, metadataElement, metadataQualifier);
+                        if (foundField == null) {
+                            throw new MetadataImportInvalidHeadingException(clean[0],
+                                                                            MetadataImportInvalidHeadingException.ELEMENT,
+                                                                            columnCounter);
+                        }
                     }
 
                     // Store the heading
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/bulkedit/MetadataImport.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/bulkedit/MetadataImport.java
index 7aac6fc8b9..20b8c4fa39 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/bulkedit/MetadataImport.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/bulkedit/MetadataImport.java
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ public class MetadataImport {
                         // Add the metadata to the item
                         List<BulkEditMetadataValue> relationships = new LinkedList<>();
                         for (BulkEditMetadataValue dcv : whatHasChanged.getAdds()) {
-                            if (StringUtils.equals(dcv.getSchema(), "relationship")) {
+                            if (StringUtils.equals(dcv.getSchema(), "relation")) {
 
                                 if (!StringUtils.equals(dcv.getElement(), "type")) {
                                     relationships.add(dcv);
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ public class MetadataImport {
             }
 
 
-            if (StringUtils.equals(schema, "relationship")) {
+            if (StringUtils.equals(schema, "relation")) {
                 handleRelationMetadata(c, item, schema, element, qualifier, language, values, authorities, confidences);
             } else {
                 itemService.clearMetadata(c, item, schema, element, qualifier, language);