diff --git a/dhp-workflows/dhp-graph-provision/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/dhp/oa/provision/utils/XmlRecordFactory.java b/dhp-workflows/dhp-graph-provision/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/dhp/oa/provision/utils/XmlRecordFactory.java
index d97151ab2..66827af67 100644
--- a/dhp-workflows/dhp-graph-provision/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/dhp/oa/provision/utils/XmlRecordFactory.java
+++ b/dhp-workflows/dhp-graph-provision/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/dhp/oa/provision/utils/XmlRecordFactory.java
@@ -1293,6 +1293,7 @@ public class XmlRecordFactory implements Serializable {
 			.collect(Collectors.groupingBy(ImmutablePair::getLeft))
 			.values()
 			.stream()
+			.filter(Objects::nonNull)
 			.map(this::mergeInstances);
 	}