diff --git a/orcid/orcidWork.ts b/orcid/orcidWork.ts
index e92fbcb2..70b80ab2 100644
--- a/orcid/orcidWork.ts
+++ b/orcid/orcidWork.ts
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ export class WorkV3_0 {
       }
     }
 
-    if(resultLandingInfo.identifiers) {
+    if(resultLandingInfo.identifiers && resultLandingInfo.identifiers.size > 0) {
       work['external-ids'] = { 'external-id': [] };
       resultLandingInfo.identifiers.forEach(((values, key) => {
         values.forEach(value => {