diff --git a/dnet-ariadneplus-graphdb-publisher/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/ariadneplus/reader/utils/ESUtils.java b/dnet-ariadneplus-graphdb-publisher/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/ariadneplus/reader/utils/ESUtils.java
index 9c703ad..2e7e7f7 100644
--- a/dnet-ariadneplus-graphdb-publisher/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/ariadneplus/reader/utils/ESUtils.java
+++ b/dnet-ariadneplus-graphdb-publisher/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/ariadneplus/reader/utils/ESUtils.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ public class ESUtils {
     private static DateTimeFormatter originalRecordDateFormatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("dd MMM yyyy");
     private static DateTimeFormatter elasticSearchDateFormatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("yyyy-MM-dd");
     private static DateTimeFormatter fastCatDateFormatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("dd/MM/yyyy");
+
     private static ZoneId preferredZone = ZoneId.of("Europe/London");
     private static DateTimeFormatter BST_FORMATTER = new DateTimeFormatterBuilder()
             .appendPattern("EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss ")
@@ -24,6 +25,8 @@ public class ESUtils {
     private static DateTimeFormatter yearOnlyDateFormatter = new DateTimeFormatterBuilder()
             .appendPattern("yyyy").toFormatter();
 
+    private static DateTimeFormatter stringMonthDateFormatter = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("dd-MMM-yyyy");
+
     public static String getESFormatDate(String originalDate)  {
         try{
             LocalDate parsedDate = LocalDate.parse(originalDate, elasticSearchDateFormatter);
@@ -48,7 +51,12 @@ public class ESUtils {
                                 LocalDate parsedDate = LocalDate.parse(originalDate, fastCatDateFormatter);
                                 return parsedDate.format(elasticSearchDateFormatter);
                             } catch (Exception e4) {
-                                return "0000";
+                                try {
+                                    LocalDate parsedDate = LocalDate.parse(originalDate, stringMonthDateFormatter);
+                                    return parsedDate.format(elasticSearchDateFormatter);
+                                } catch (Exception e5) {
+                                    return "0000";
+                                }
                             }
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/dnet-ariadneplus-graphdb-publisher/test/java/eu/dnetlib/ariadneplus/reader/utils/ESUtilsTest.java b/dnet-ariadneplus-graphdb-publisher/test/java/eu/dnetlib/ariadneplus/reader/utils/ESUtilsTest.java
index 804d0be..2376445 100644
--- a/dnet-ariadneplus-graphdb-publisher/test/java/eu/dnetlib/ariadneplus/reader/utils/ESUtilsTest.java
+++ b/dnet-ariadneplus-graphdb-publisher/test/java/eu/dnetlib/ariadneplus/reader/utils/ESUtilsTest.java
@@ -41,4 +41,13 @@ public class ESUtilsTest {
         String parsed =  ESUtils.getESFormatDate(date);
         Assert.assertEquals(parsed, "0000");
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testDateMonthString(){
+        String date = "27-Oct-2022";
+        String parsed =  ESUtils.getESFormatDate(date);
+        System.out.println(parsed);
+        Assert.assertEquals(parsed, "2022-10-27");
+    }
+
 }