diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/ldn/LDNMessageConsumer.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/ldn/LDNMessageConsumer.java
index 1de4803636..f789e691d4 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/ldn/LDNMessageConsumer.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/ldn/LDNMessageConsumer.java
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ public class LDNMessageConsumer implements Consumer {
         appendGeneratedMessage(ldn,
                 ldnMessage,
                 actorID,
-                (actorID != null && item.getSubmitter() != null) ? item.getSubmitter().getName() : null,
+                (actorID != null && item.getSubmitter() != null) ? item.getSubmitter().getFullName() : null,
                 resubmissionID);
 
         ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();