diff --git a/src/app/core/data/item-data.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/item-data.service.ts
index 962aed6554..a23eb27f4a 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/item-data.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/item-data.service.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import { ITEM } from '../shared/item.resource-type';
 import {
   configureRequest,
   filterSuccessfulResponses,
-  getRequestFromRequestHref,
+  getRequestFromRequestHref, getRequestFromRequestUUID,
   getResponseFromEntry
 } from '../shared/operators';
 import { URLCombiner } from '../url-combiner/url-combiner';
@@ -188,8 +188,9 @@ export class ItemDataService extends DataService<Item> {
         new PatchRequest(this.requestService.generateRequestId(), endpointURL, patchOperation)
       ),
       configureRequest(this.requestService),
-      map((request: RestRequest) => request.href),
-      getRequestFromRequestHref(this.requestService),
+      map((request: RestRequest) => request.uuid),
+      getRequestFromRequestUUID(this.requestService),
+      filter((requestEntry: RequestEntry) => requestEntry.completed),
       map((requestEntry: RequestEntry) => requestEntry.response)
     );
   }
@@ -211,8 +212,9 @@ export class ItemDataService extends DataService<Item> {
         new PatchRequest(this.requestService.generateRequestId(), endpointURL, patchOperation)
       ),
       configureRequest(this.requestService),
-      map((request: RestRequest) => request.href),
-      getRequestFromRequestHref(this.requestService),
+      map((request: RestRequest) => request.uuid),
+      getRequestFromRequestUUID(this.requestService),
+      filter((requestEntry: RequestEntry) => requestEntry.completed),
       map((requestEntry: RequestEntry) => requestEntry.response)
     );
   }