diff --git a/dhp-workflows/dhp-graph-mapper/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/dhp/oa/graph/dump/SendToZenodoHDFS.java b/dhp-workflows/dhp-graph-mapper/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/dhp/oa/graph/dump/SendToZenodoHDFS.java
index 058048ba7..23cd27449 100644
--- a/dhp-workflows/dhp-graph-mapper/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/dhp/oa/graph/dump/SendToZenodoHDFS.java
+++ b/dhp-workflows/dhp-graph-mapper/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/dhp/oa/graph/dump/SendToZenodoHDFS.java
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ public class SendToZenodoHDFS implements Serializable {
 		final String concept_rec_id = Optional
 			.ofNullable(parser.get("conceptRecordId"))
 			.orElse(null);
+		final Boolean publish = Optional
+			.ofNullable(parser.get("publish"))
+			.map(Boolean::valueOf)
+			.orElse(false);
 
 		final String depositionId = Optional.ofNullable(parser.get("depositionId")).orElse(null);
 		final String communityMapPath = parser.get("communityMapPath");
@@ -96,7 +100,8 @@ public class SendToZenodoHDFS implements Serializable {
 		}
 
 		zenodoApiClient.sendMretadata(metadata);
-		zenodoApiClient.publish();
+		if (publish)
+			zenodoApiClient.publish();
 
 	}
 
diff --git a/dhp-workflows/dhp-graph-mapper/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/oa/graph/dump/upload_zenodo.json b/dhp-workflows/dhp-graph-mapper/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/oa/graph/dump/upload_zenodo.json
index 7632c76cd..683b6f4b7 100644
--- a/dhp-workflows/dhp-graph-mapper/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/oa/graph/dump/upload_zenodo.json
+++ b/dhp-workflows/dhp-graph-mapper/src/main/resources/eu/dnetlib/dhp/oa/graph/dump/upload_zenodo.json
@@ -53,5 +53,11 @@
 "paramLongName":"metadata",
 "paramDescription": "metadata associated to the deposition",
 "paramRequired": false
-}
+},
+  {
+    "paramName":"p",
+    "paramLongName":"publish",
+    "paramDescription": "if to publish the upload",
+    "paramRequired": false
+  }
 ]
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