diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/openaire/usermanagement/utils/AuthorizationService.java b/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/openaire/usermanagement/utils/AuthorizationService.java
index 53deaee..093d638 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/openaire/usermanagement/utils/AuthorizationService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/openaire/usermanagement/utils/AuthorizationService.java
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ public class AuthorizationService {
         } else if(type.equals("ri") && communityMap) {
             type = "community";
         }
+        while (type.contains(".")) {
+            type = type.replace(".", "_");
+        }
         return type;
     }