diff --git a/dhp-workflows/dhp-graph-provision/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/dhp/oa/provision/CreateRelatedEntitiesJob_phase1.java b/dhp-workflows/dhp-graph-provision/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/dhp/oa/provision/CreateRelatedEntitiesJob_phase1.java
index 63f3c2ead..add1c80fa 100644
--- a/dhp-workflows/dhp-graph-provision/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/dhp/oa/provision/CreateRelatedEntitiesJob_phase1.java
+++ b/dhp-workflows/dhp-graph-provision/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/dhp/oa/provision/CreateRelatedEntitiesJob_phase1.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package eu.dnetlib.dhp.oa.provision;
 
 import static eu.dnetlib.dhp.common.SparkSessionSupport.runWithSparkSession;
 
+import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Optional;
@@ -167,8 +168,9 @@ public class CreateRelatedEntitiesJob_phase1 {
 					result
 						.getDescription()
 						.stream()
-						.findFirst()
+						.filter(d -> Objects.nonNull(d.getValue()))
 						.map(Field::getValue)
+						.max(Comparator.comparingInt(String::length))
 						.ifPresent(
 							d -> re.setDescription(StringUtils.left(d, ModelHardLimits.MAX_RELATED_ABSTRACT_LENGTH)));
 				}