diff --git a/dhp-workflows/dhp-doiboost/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/doiboost/orcid/SparkConvertORCIDToOAF.scala b/dhp-workflows/dhp-doiboost/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/doiboost/orcid/SparkConvertORCIDToOAF.scala
index dbc2b0025..a359eb3c6 100644
--- a/dhp-workflows/dhp-doiboost/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/doiboost/orcid/SparkConvertORCIDToOAF.scala
+++ b/dhp-workflows/dhp-doiboost/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/doiboost/orcid/SparkConvertORCIDToOAF.scala
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ object SparkConvertORCIDToOAF {
   val logger: Logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SparkConvertORCIDToOAF.getClass)
 
     def fixORCIDItem(item :ORCIDItem):ORCIDItem = {
-    item.authors = item.authors.groupBy(_.oid).map(_._2.head)
-    item
+      new ORCIDItem(item.doi, item.authors.groupBy(_.oid).map(_._2.head).toList)
+
   }