diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dataset/dataset-wizard/external-references/dataset-external-references-editor.component.ts b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dataset/dataset-wizard/external-references/dataset-external-references-editor.component.ts
index 149914669..eb950d7ba 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dataset/dataset-wizard/external-references/dataset-external-references-editor.component.ts
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/dataset/dataset-wizard/external-references/dataset-external-references-editor.component.ts
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export class DatasetExternalReferencesEditorComponent extends BaseComponent impl
 		this.dataRepositoriesAutoCompleteConfiguration = {
 			filterFn: this.searchDatasetExternalDataRepositories.bind(this),
 			initialItems: (type) => this.searchDatasetExternalDataRepositories('', type),
-			displayFn: (item) => item ? item.label : null,
+			displayFn: (item) => item ? item.name : null,
 			titleFn: (item) => item ? item.name : null,
 			subtitleFn: (item) => item ? item.tag : null
 		};