diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/proxy/config/DataFieldsUrlConfiguration.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/proxy/config/DataFieldsUrlConfiguration.java
index 7c746fb85..e027714ed 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/proxy/config/DataFieldsUrlConfiguration.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/proxy/config/DataFieldsUrlConfiguration.java
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ public class DataFieldsUrlConfiguration {
     private String path;
     private String host;
     private String types;
+    private String firstName;
+    private String lastName;
 
     public String getId() {
         return id;
@@ -94,4 +96,20 @@ public class DataFieldsUrlConfiguration {
     public void setTypes(String types) {
         this.types = types;
     }
+
+    @XmlElement(name = "firstName")
+    public String getFirstName() {
+        return firstName;
+    }
+    public void setFirstName(String firstName) {
+        this.firstName = firstName;
+    }
+
+    @XmlElement(name = "lastName")
+    public String getLastName() {
+        return lastName;
+    }
+    public void setLastName(String lastName) {
+        this.lastName = lastName;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/proxy/fetching/RemoteFetcher.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/proxy/fetching/RemoteFetcher.java
index 9428c8255..27ed3a22e 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/proxy/fetching/RemoteFetcher.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/proxy/fetching/RemoteFetcher.java
@@ -341,6 +341,17 @@ public class RemoteFetcher {
 
                         results = new Results(finalRes,
                                 new HashMap<>(1, 1));
+                    } else if (jsonDataPath.getFieldsUrlConfiguration().getFirstName() != null) {
+                        results = new Results(jsonContext.read(jsonDataPath.getPath()
+                                + "[" + jsonDataPath.getFieldsUrlConfiguration().getId() + "," + jsonDataPath.getFieldsUrlConfiguration().getFirstName()
+                                + "," + jsonDataPath.getFieldsUrlConfiguration().getLastName() + "]"),
+                                new HashMap<>(1, 1));
+                        results.getResults().stream().forEach(entry -> {
+                            String name = entry.get(jsonDataPath.getFieldsUrlConfiguration().getFirstName().replace("'", "")) + " " + entry.get(jsonDataPath.getFieldsUrlConfiguration().getLastName().replace("'", ""));
+                            entry.put("name", name);
+                            entry.remove(jsonDataPath.getFieldsUrlConfiguration().getFirstName().replace("'", ""));
+                            entry.remove(jsonDataPath.getFieldsUrlConfiguration().getLastName().replace("'", ""));
+                        });
                     } else {
                         results = new Results(jsonContext.read(jsonDataPath.getPath()
                                 + "[" + jsonDataPath.getFieldsUrlConfiguration().getName() + "," + jsonDataPath.getFieldsUrlConfiguration().getDescription()
diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/resources/externalUrls/ExternalUrls.xml b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/resources/externalUrls/ExternalUrls.xml
index b53a0384e..f923a737a 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/resources/externalUrls/ExternalUrls.xml
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/resources/externalUrls/ExternalUrls.xml
@@ -697,44 +697,6 @@
                 </data>
                 <paginationpath>$['meta']['pagination']['page','pages','count']</paginationpath>
             </urlConfig>
-            <!--<urlConfig>
-                <key>orcid</key>
-                <label>ORCID</label>
-                <ordinal>2</ordinal>
-                <type>External</type>
-                <url>https://pub.sandbox.orcid.org/v3.0/search/?q={like}&amp;start={page}&amp;rows={pageSize}</url>
-                <firstPage>0</firstPage>
-                <contenttype>application/json; charset=utf-8</contenttype>
-                <data>
-                    <path>$['result'][*]['orcid-identifier']</path>
-                    <fields>
-                        <id>'id'</id>
-                        <name>'name'</name>
-                        <uri>'uri'</uri>
-                        <path>'path'</path>
-                        <host>'host'</host>
-                    </fields>
-                    <urlConfig>
-                        <key>orcid</key>
-                        <label>ORCID</label>
-                        <ordinal>3</ordinal>
-                        <type>External</type>
-                        <url>https://pub.{host}/v3.0/{path}/personal-details</url>
-                        <firstPage>0</firstPage>
-                        <data>
-                            <parse-class>eu.eudat.models.data.external.orcid.PersonalDetails</parse-class>
-                            <parse-field>name</parse-field>
-                            <merge-fields>
-                                <field>givenNames</field>
-                                <field>familyName</field>
-                            </merge-fields>
-                            <merge-field-name>name</merge-field-name>
-                        </data>
-                        <paginationpath>$['num-found']</paginationpath>
-                    </urlConfig>
-                </data>
-                <paginationpath>$['num-found']</paginationpath>
-            </urlConfig>-->
             <urlConfig>
                 <key>orcid</key>
                 <label>ORCID</label>
@@ -742,15 +704,15 @@
                 <type>External</type>
                 <url>https://pub.sandbox.orcid.org/v3.0/expanded-search/?q={like}&amp;start={page}&amp;rows={pageSize}</url>
                 <firstPage>0</firstPage>
-                <contenttype>application/vnd.orcid+xml; qs=5;charset=UTF-8</contenttype>
+                <contenttype>application/json; charset=UTF-8</contenttype>
                 <data>
-                    <parse-class>eu.eudat.models.data.external.orcid.ExpandedSearch</parse-class>
-                    <parse-field>expandedResults</parse-field>
-                    <merge-fields>
-                        <field>givenNames</field>
-                        <field>familyName</field>
-                    </merge-fields>
-                    <merge-field-name>name</merge-field-name>
+                    <path>$['expanded-result'][*]</path>
+                    <fields>
+                        <id>'orcid-id'</id>
+                        <firstName>'given-names'</firstName>
+                        <lastName>'family-names'</lastName>
+                        <name>'name'</name>
+                    </fields>
                 </data>
                 <paginationpath>$['num-found']</paginationpath>
             </urlConfig>
diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/resources/externalUrls/ExternalUrlsProduction.xml b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/resources/externalUrls/ExternalUrlsProduction.xml
index ecd11ddb9..3dbc98913 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/resources/externalUrls/ExternalUrlsProduction.xml
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/resources/externalUrls/ExternalUrlsProduction.xml
@@ -223,6 +223,25 @@
                 </data>
                 <paginationpath>$['meta']['pagination']['page','pages','count']</paginationpath>
             </urlConfig>
+            <urlConfig>
+                <key>orcid</key>
+                <label>ORCID</label>
+                <ordinal>2</ordinal>
+                <type>External</type>
+                <url>https://pub.orcid.org/v3.0/expanded-search/?q={like}&amp;start={page}&amp;rows={pageSize}</url>
+                <firstPage>0</firstPage>
+                <contenttype>application/json; charset=UTF-8</contenttype>
+                <data>
+                    <path>$['expanded-result'][*]</path>
+                    <fields>
+                        <id>'orcid-id'</id>
+                        <firstName>'given-names'</firstName>
+                        <lastName>'family-names'</lastName>
+                        <name>'name'</name>
+                    </fields>
+                </data>
+                <paginationpath>$['num-found']</paginationpath>
+            </urlConfig>
         </urls>
         <fetchMode>FIRST</fetchMode>  <!-- EITHER 'FIRST' OR 'ALL' -->
     </researchers>
diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/resources/externalUrls/ExternalUrlsStaging.xml b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/resources/externalUrls/ExternalUrlsStaging.xml
index 6f942f028..b5080c894 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/resources/externalUrls/ExternalUrlsStaging.xml
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/resources/externalUrls/ExternalUrlsStaging.xml
@@ -235,6 +235,25 @@
                 </data>
                 <paginationpath>$['meta']['pagination']['page','pages','count']</paginationpath>
             </urlConfig>
+            <urlConfig>
+                <key>orcid</key>
+                <label>ORCID</label>
+                <ordinal>2</ordinal>
+                <type>External</type>
+                <url>https://pub.orcid.org/v3.0/expanded-search/?q={like}&amp;start={page}&amp;rows={pageSize}</url>
+                <firstPage>0</firstPage>
+                <contenttype>application/json; charset=UTF-8</contenttype>
+                <data>
+                    <path>$['expanded-result'][*]</path>
+                    <fields>
+                        <id>'orcid-id'</id>
+                        <firstName>'given-names'</firstName>
+                        <lastName>'family-names'</lastName>
+                        <name>'name'</name>
+                    </fields>
+                </data>
+                <paginationpath>$['num-found']</paginationpath>
+            </urlConfig>
         </urls>
         <fetchMode>FIRST</fetchMode>  <!-- EITHER 'FIRST' OR 'ALL' -->
     </researchers>