diff --git a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/persist/ReferencePersist.java b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/persist/ReferencePersist.java
index 715eeb4e2..5591bf73c 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/persist/ReferencePersist.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/core/src/main/java/eu/eudat/model/persist/ReferencePersist.java
@@ -208,11 +208,11 @@ public class ReferencePersist {
         }
     }
 
-    @Component(ReferencePersistValidator.ValidatorName)
+    @Component(ReferenceWithoutTypePersistValidator.ValidatorName)
     @Scope(ConfigurableBeanFactory.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE)
     public static class ReferenceWithoutTypePersistValidator extends BaseValidator<ReferencePersist> {
 
-        public static final String ValidatorName = "ReferencePersistValidator";
+        public static final String ValidatorName = "ReferenceWithoutTypePersistValidator";
 
         private final MessageSource messageSource;