diff --git a/src/app/curation-form/curation-form.component.ts b/src/app/curation-form/curation-form.component.ts
index 4b67580e77..e8fc67c970 100644
--- a/src/app/curation-form/curation-form.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/curation-form/curation-form.component.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Component, Input, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
+import { ChangeDetectorRef, Component, Input, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
 import { ScriptDataService } from '../core/data/processes/script-data.service';
 import { FormControl, FormGroup } from '@angular/forms';
 import { getFirstCompletedRemoteData } from '../core/shared/operators';
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ export class CurationFormComponent implements OnInit {
     private notificationsService: NotificationsService,
     private translateService: TranslateService,
     private handleService: HandleService,
-    private router: Router
+    private router: Router,
+    private cdr: ChangeDetectorRef
   ) {
   }
 
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ export class CurationFormComponent implements OnInit {
         .filter((value) => isNotEmpty(value) && value.includes('='))
         .map((value) => value.split('=')[1].trim());
       this.form.get('task').patchValue(this.tasks[0]);
+      this.cdr.detectChanges();
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-curate/item-curate.component.html b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-curate/item-curate.component.html
index f1710924f5..7c7ed41bd9 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-curate/item-curate.component.html
+++ b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-curate/item-curate.component.html
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <div class="container mt-3">
     <h3>{{'item.edit.curate.title' |translate:{item: (itemName$ |async)} }}</h3>
     <ds-curation-form
-            [dsoHandle]="(dsoRD$|async)?.payload.handle"
+      *ngIf="dsoRD$ | async as dsoRD"
+      [dsoHandle]="dsoRD?.payload.handle"
     ></ds-curation-form>
 </div>
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-curate/item-curate.component.ts b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-curate/item-curate.component.ts
index 9205246a06..fa1e0287fa 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-curate/item-curate.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-curate/item-curate.component.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-import { Component } from '@angular/core';
-import { filter, map, shareReplay } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
+import { filter, map, take } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { RemoteData } from '../../../core/data/remote-data';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import { ActivatedRoute } from '@angular/router';
 import { DSONameService } from '../../../core/breadcrumbs/dso-name.service';
-import { Collection } from '../../../core/shared/collection.model';
 import { hasValue } from '../../../shared/empty.util';
+import { Item } from '../../../core/shared/item.model';
 
 /**
  * Component for managing a collection's curation tasks
@@ -14,22 +14,26 @@ import { hasValue } from '../../../shared/empty.util';
   selector: 'ds-item-curate',
   templateUrl: './item-curate.component.html',
 })
-export class ItemCurateComponent {
-  dsoRD$: Observable<RemoteData<Collection>> = this.route.parent.data.pipe(
-    map((data) => data.dso),
-    shareReplay(1)
-  );
-
-  itemName$: Observable<string> = this.dsoRD$.pipe(
-    filter((rd: RemoteData<Collection>) => hasValue(rd)),
-    map((rd: RemoteData<Collection>) => {
-      console.log(rd);
-      return this.dsoNameService.getName(rd.payload);
-    })
-  );
+export class ItemCurateComponent implements OnInit {
+  dsoRD$: Observable<RemoteData<Item>>;
+  itemName$: Observable<string>;
 
   constructor(
     private route: ActivatedRoute,
     private dsoNameService: DSONameService,
   ) {}
+
+  ngOnInit(): void {
+    this.dsoRD$ = this.route.parent.data.pipe(
+      take(1),
+      map((data) => data.dso),
+    );
+
+    this.itemName$ = this.dsoRD$.pipe(
+      filter((rd: RemoteData<Item>) => hasValue(rd)),
+      map((rd: RemoteData<Item>) => {
+        return this.dsoNameService.getName(rd.payload);
+      })
+    );
+  }
 }