diff --git a/src/app/submission/edit/submission-edit.component.spec.ts b/src/app/submission/edit/submission-edit.component.spec.ts
index 115016d2fe..3b8695b023 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/edit/submission-edit.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/edit/submission-edit.component.spec.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ describe('SubmissionEditComponent Component', () => {
 
     expect(comp.submissionId).toBe(submissionId);
     expect(comp.collectionId).toBe(submissionObject.collection.id);
-    expect(comp.selfUrl).toBe(submissionObject.self);
+    expect(comp.selfUrl).toBe(submissionObject._links.self.href);
     expect(comp.sections).toBe(submissionObject.sections);
     expect(comp.submissionDefinition).toBe(submissionObject.submissionDefinition);
 
diff --git a/src/app/submission/edit/submission-edit.component.ts b/src/app/submission/edit/submission-edit.component.ts
index 60c8b9a7a3..908f473136 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/edit/submission-edit.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/edit/submission-edit.component.ts
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export class SubmissionEditComponent implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
         } else {
           this.submissionId = submissionObjectRD.payload.id.toString();
           this.collectionId = (submissionObjectRD.payload.collection as Collection).id;
-          this.selfUrl = submissionObjectRD.payload.self;
+          this.selfUrl = submissionObjectRD.payload._links.self.href;
           this.sections = submissionObjectRD.payload.sections;
           this.submissionDefinition = (submissionObjectRD.payload.submissionDefinition as SubmissionDefinitionsModel);
           this.changeDetectorRef.detectChanges();
diff --git a/src/app/submission/submit/submission-submit.component.spec.ts b/src/app/submission/submit/submission-submit.component.spec.ts
index ca3316669f..809a4dd627 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/submit/submission-submit.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/submit/submission-submit.component.spec.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ describe('SubmissionSubmitComponent Component', () => {
 
     expect(comp.submissionId.toString()).toEqual(submissionId);
     expect(comp.collectionId).toBe(submissionObject.collection.id);
-    expect(comp.selfUrl).toBe(submissionObject.self);
+    expect(comp.selfUrl).toBe(submissionObject._links.self.href);
     expect(comp.submissionDefinition).toBe(submissionObject.submissionDefinition);
 
   }));
diff --git a/src/app/submission/submit/submission-submit.component.ts b/src/app/submission/submit/submission-submit.component.ts
index 0aa0380a25..d3d3ca4e66 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/submit/submission-submit.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/submission/submit/submission-submit.component.ts
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ export class SubmissionSubmitComponent implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
               this.router.navigate(['/mydspace']);
             } else {
               this.collectionId = (submissionObject.collection as Collection).id;
-              this.selfUrl = submissionObject.self;
+              this.selfUrl = submissionObject._links.self.href;
               this.submissionDefinition = (submissionObject.submissionDefinition as SubmissionDefinitionsModel);
               this.submissionId = submissionObject.id;
               this.changeDetectorRef.detectChanges();