diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/storage/StorageFileServiceImpl.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/storage/StorageFileServiceImpl.java
index 836e7359c..813460fc4 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/storage/StorageFileServiceImpl.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/service/storage/StorageFileServiceImpl.java
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ public class StorageFileServiceImpl implements StorageFileService {
             data.setName(storageFile.getName());
             data.setOwnerId(storageFile.getOwnerId());
             data.setExtension(storageFile.getExtension());
-            data.setStorageType(storageFile.getStorageType());
+            data.setStorageType(storageType);
             data.setMimeType(storageFile.getMimeType());
             data.setCreatedAt(Instant.now());
             data.setPurgeAt(storageFile.getPurgeAt());