diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/uri/IdentifierService.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/uri/IdentifierService.java
index d9dac6b17e..aa8807ec2f 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/uri/IdentifierService.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/uri/IdentifierService.java
@@ -339,6 +339,9 @@ public class IdentifierService
                 {
                     return null;
                 }
+
+                // substitue the newly found for the original
+                oid = noid;
             }
 
             // now we can select the object based on its resource type and id