diff --git a/src/app/shared/dso-selector/modal-wrappers/export-metadata-selector/export-metadata-selector.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/dso-selector/modal-wrappers/export-metadata-selector/export-metadata-selector.component.spec.ts
index ca7a339a04..40aab2fad5 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/dso-selector/modal-wrappers/export-metadata-selector/export-metadata-selector.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/dso-selector/modal-wrappers/export-metadata-selector/export-metadata-selector.component.spec.ts
@@ -130,9 +130,8 @@ describe('ExportMetadataSelectorComponent', () => {
         done()
       });
     });
-    it('should show error notification', () => {
-      expect(notificationService.error).toHaveBeenCalled();
-      expect(scriptRequestSucceeded).toBeFalse();
+    it('should not invoke metadata-export script', () => {
+      expect(scriptService.invoke).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/src/app/shared/dso-selector/modal-wrappers/export-metadata-selector/export-metadata-selector.component.ts b/src/app/shared/dso-selector/modal-wrappers/export-metadata-selector/export-metadata-selector.component.ts
index c03de2ab12..f294390ecf 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/dso-selector/modal-wrappers/export-metadata-selector/export-metadata-selector.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/dso-selector/modal-wrappers/export-metadata-selector/export-metadata-selector.component.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ export class ExportMetadataSelectorComponent extends DSOSelectorModalWrapperComp
       resp$.subscribe();
       return resp$;
     } else {
-      this.notificationsService.error(this.translationService.get('dso-selector.export-metadata.notValidDSO'));
       return observableOf(false);
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/app/statistics/statistics.service.spec.ts b/src/app/statistics/statistics.service.spec.ts
index eee10eaf02..94b8893154 100644
--- a/src/app/statistics/statistics.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/statistics/statistics.service.spec.ts
@@ -112,7 +112,9 @@ describe('StatisticsService', () => {
     const body = JSON.parse(request.body);
 
     it('should specify the dsoType', () => {
-      expect(body.dsoTypes).toBe('item');
+      // TODO: change when backend statistics search even can handle multiple dsoTypes in body
+      // expect(body.dsoTypes).toBe(['item']);
+      expect(body.dsoType).toBe('item');
     });
 
     it('should specify the scope', () => {
diff --git a/src/app/statistics/statistics.service.ts b/src/app/statistics/statistics.service.ts
index 6284e0c8b8..b8c26a851e 100644
--- a/src/app/statistics/statistics.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/statistics/statistics.service.ts
@@ -69,8 +69,9 @@ export class StatisticsService {
       Object.assign(body, { configuration: searchOptions.configuration })
     }
     if (isNotEmpty(searchOptions.dsoTypes)) {
-      // TODO: check if backend statistics search even can handle multiple dsoTypes in body
-      Object.assign(body, { dsoTypes: searchOptions.dsoTypes.map( dsoType => dsoType.toLowerCase() ) })
+      // TODO: change when backend statistics search even can handle multiple dsoTypes in body
+      // Object.assign(body, { dsoTypes: searchOptions.dsoTypes.map( dsoType => dsoType.toLowerCase() ) })
+      Object.assign(body, { dsoType: searchOptions.dsoTypes[0].toLowerCase()  })
     }
     if (hasValue(searchOptions.scope)) {
       Object.assign(body, { scope: searchOptions.scope })
diff --git a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5 b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
index b2540162ab..b6a7c7f7aa 100644
--- a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
+++ b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
@@ -989,8 +989,6 @@
 
   "dso-selector.export-metadata.dspaceobject.head": "Export metadata from",
 
-  "dso-selector.export-metadata.notValidDSO": "You can only export metadata for collections and communities",
-
   "dso-selector.no-results": "No {{ type }} found",
 
   "dso-selector.placeholder": "Search for a {{ type }}",