diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/datacatalogue/grsf_manage_widget/server/manage/GRSFUpdaterServiceClient.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/datacatalogue/grsf_manage_widget/server/manage/GRSFUpdaterServiceClient.java
index c0a458c..db43d33 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/datacatalogue/grsf_manage_widget/server/manage/GRSFUpdaterServiceClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/datacatalogue/grsf_manage_widget/server/manage/GRSFUpdaterServiceClient.java
@@ -103,9 +103,8 @@ public class GRSFUpdaterServiceClient {
 		obj.put(Constants.OLD_STATUS, bean.getCurrentStatus().toString().toLowerCase());
 		obj.put(Constants.TRACEABILITY_FLAG, bean.isTraceabilityFlag());
 
-		String annotation = bean.getAnnotation();
-		if(annotation != null)
-			obj.put(Constants.ANNOTATION, annotation.replaceAll("\"", ""));
+		String annotation = bean.getAnnotation() != null ? bean.getAnnotation(): "";
+		obj.put(Constants.ANNOTATION, annotation.replaceAll("\"", ""));
 
 		obj.put(Constants.SHORT_NAME_OLD, bean.getShortName());