diff --git a/src/app/+collection-page/edit-collection-page/collection-curate/collection-curate.component.spec.ts b/src/app/+collection-page/edit-collection-page/collection-curate/collection-curate.component.spec.ts
index 91c264cd0f..628dd545df 100644
--- a/src/app/+collection-page/edit-collection-page/collection-curate/collection-curate.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/+collection-page/edit-collection-page/collection-curate/collection-curate.component.spec.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ describe('CollectionCurateComponent', () => {
   let dsoNameService;
 
   const collection = Object.assign(new Collection(), {
-    handle: '123456789/1', metadata: {'dc.title': ['Collection Name']}
+    metadata: {'dc.title': ['Collection Name'], 'dc.identifier.uri': [ { value: '123456789/1'}]}
   });
 
   beforeEach(async(() => {
diff --git a/src/app/+community-page/edit-community-page/community-curate/community-curate.component.spec.ts b/src/app/+community-page/edit-community-page/community-curate/community-curate.component.spec.ts
index 42dc0f08a9..3217fee3c1 100644
--- a/src/app/+community-page/edit-community-page/community-curate/community-curate.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/+community-page/edit-community-page/community-curate/community-curate.component.spec.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ describe('CommunityCurateComponent', () => {
   let dsoNameService;
 
   const community = Object.assign(new Community(), {
-    handle: '123456789/1', metadata: {'dc.title': ['Community Name']}
+    metadata: {'dc.title': ['Community Name'], 'dc.identifier.uri': [ { value: '123456789/1'}]}
   });
 
   beforeEach(async(() => {
diff --git a/src/app/core/shared/collection.model.spec.ts b/src/app/core/shared/collection.model.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6c2f015b5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/core/shared/collection.model.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import {Collection} from './collection.model';
+
+fdescribe('Collection', () => {
+
+  fdescribe('Collection handle value',  () => {
+
+    let metadataValue;
+    let handleValue;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      metadataValue = {'dc.identifier.uri': [ { value: '123456789/1'}]};
+      handleValue = '11111111111/1';
+    })
+
+    it('should return the handle value from metadata', () => {
+      const community = Object.assign(new Collection(), { metadata: metadataValue });
+      expect(community.handle).toEqual('123456789/1');
+    });
+
+    it('should return the handle value from metadata even when the handle field is provided', () => {
+      const community = Object.assign(new Collection(), { handle: handleValue, metadata: metadataValue });
+      expect(community.handle).toEqual('123456789/1');
+    });
+
+    it('should return undefined if the handle value from metadata is not present', () => {
+      const community = Object.assign(new Collection(), { handle: handleValue });
+      expect(community.handle).toEqual(undefined);
+    });
+  });
+
+});
diff --git a/src/app/core/shared/community.model.spec.ts b/src/app/core/shared/community.model.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3822509720
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/core/shared/community.model.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import {Community} from './community.model';
+
+fdescribe('Community', () => {
+
+  fdescribe('Community handle value',  () => {
+
+    let metadataValue;
+    let handleValue;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      metadataValue = {'dc.identifier.uri': [ { value: '123456789/1'}]};
+      handleValue = '11111111111/1';
+    })
+
+    it('should return the handle value from metadata', () => {
+      const community = Object.assign(new Community(), { metadata: metadataValue });
+      expect(community.handle).toEqual('123456789/1');
+    });
+
+    it('should return the handle value from metadata even when the handle field is provided', () => {
+      const community = Object.assign(new Community(), { handle: handleValue, metadata: metadataValue });
+      expect(community.handle).toEqual('123456789/1');
+    });
+
+    it('should return undefined if the handle value from metadata is not present', () => {
+      const community = Object.assign(new Community(), { handle: handleValue });
+      expect(community.handle).toEqual(undefined);
+    });
+  });
+
+});