diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/publisher/ResourceRegistryPublisherImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/publisher/ResourceRegistryPublisherImpl.java
index 7b40f4b..2cbb04c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/publisher/ResourceRegistryPublisherImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/publisher/ResourceRegistryPublisherImpl.java
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ public class ResourceRegistryPublisherImpl implements ResourceRegistryPublisher
 	protected <ERElem extends ERElement> String internalCreate(ERElem er)
 			throws SchemaViolationException, AlreadyPresentException, ResourceRegistryException {
 		try {
-			String type = TypeUtility.getTypeName(er);
+			String type = er.getTypeName();
 			String json = ElementMapper.marshal(er);
 			UUID uuid = er.getUUID();
 			if (uuid == null) {
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ public class ResourceRegistryPublisherImpl implements ResourceRegistryPublisher
 	@Override
 	public <ERElem extends ERElement> boolean exist(ERElem er)
 			throws AvailableInAnotherContextException, ResourceRegistryException {
-		String type = TypeUtility.getTypeName(er);
+		String type = er.getTypeName();
 		UUID uuid = er.getUUID();
 		return exist(type, uuid);
 	}
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ public class ResourceRegistryPublisherImpl implements ResourceRegistryPublisher
 	public <ERElem extends ERElement> ERElem read(ERElem er)
 			throws NotFoundException, AvailableInAnotherContextException, ResourceRegistryException {
 		try {
-			String type = TypeUtility.getTypeName(er);
+			String type = er.getTypeName();
 			UUID uuid = er.getUUID();
 			String ret = read(type, uuid);
 			return (ERElem) ElementMapper.unmarshal(ERElement.class, ret);
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ public class ResourceRegistryPublisherImpl implements ResourceRegistryPublisher
 	public <ERElem extends ERElement> ERElem update(ERElem er)
 			throws SchemaViolationException, NotFoundException, ResourceRegistryException {
 		try {
-			String type = TypeUtility.getTypeName(er);
+			String type = er.getTypeName();
 			String json = ElementMapper.marshal(er);
 			UUID uuid = er.getUUID();
 			String ret = update(type, json, uuid);
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ public class ResourceRegistryPublisherImpl implements ResourceRegistryPublisher
 	public <ERElem extends ERElement> boolean delete(ERElem er)
 			throws SchemaViolationException, NotFoundException, ResourceRegistryException {
 		try {
-			String type = TypeUtility.getTypeName(er);
+			String type = er.getTypeName();
 			UUID uuid = er.getUUID();
 			return delete(type, uuid);
 		} catch (ResourceRegistryException e) {
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ public class ResourceRegistryPublisherImpl implements ResourceRegistryPublisher
 	public List<ERElement> addToContext(ERElement er, UUID contextUUID, Boolean dryRun)
 			throws SchemaViolationException, NotFoundException, ContextNotFoundException, ResourceRegistryException {
 		try {
-			String type = TypeUtility.getTypeName(er);
+			String type = er.getTypeName();
 			UUID instanceUUID = er.getUUID();
 			return addToContext(type, instanceUUID, contextUUID, dryRun);
 		} catch (ResourceRegistryException e) {
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ public class ResourceRegistryPublisherImpl implements ResourceRegistryPublisher
 	public List<ERElement> removeFromContext(ERElement er, UUID contextUUID, Boolean dryRun)
 			throws SchemaViolationException, NotFoundException, ContextNotFoundException, ResourceRegistryException {
 		try {
-			String type = TypeUtility.getTypeName(er);
+			String type = er.getTypeName();
 			UUID instanceUUID = er.getUUID();
 			return removeFromContext(type, instanceUUID, contextUUID, dryRun);
 		} catch (ResourceRegistryException e) {
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ public class ResourceRegistryPublisherImpl implements ResourceRegistryPublisher
 	@Override
 	public <ERElem extends ERElement> Map<UUID, String> getElementContexts(ERElem er)
 			throws NotFoundException, ResourceRegistryException {
-		String type = TypeUtility.getTypeName(er);
+		String type = er.getTypeName();
 		UUID instanceUUID = er.getUUID();
 		return getElementContexts(type, instanceUUID);
 	}