diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/openaire/urls_controller/services/BulkImportServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/eu/openaire/urls_controller/services/BulkImportServiceImpl.java
index 0ea6059..5ea6873 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/openaire/urls_controller/services/BulkImportServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/openaire/urls_controller/services/BulkImportServiceImpl.java
@@ -418,18 +418,8 @@ public class BulkImportServiceImpl implements BulkImportService {
         } else
             s3Url = fileUtils.constructS3FilenameAndUploadToS3(fileLocationData.getFileDir(), fileLocationData.getFileName(), fileNameID, fileLocationData.getDotFileExtension(), datasourceId, fileHash);
 
-        GenericData.Record record = new GenericData.Record(ParquetFileUtils.payloadsSchema);
-        record.put("id", openAireId);
-        record.put("original_url", originalUrl);
-        record.put("actual_url", actualUrl);
-        record.put("date", timeMillis);
-        record.put("mimetype", bulkImportSource.getMimeType());
-        Long size = docFileData.getSize();
-        record.put("size", ((size != null) ? String.valueOf(size) : null));
-        record.put("hash", fileHash);  // This is already checked and will not be null here.
-        record.put("location", s3Url);
-        record.put("provenance", ("bulk:" + provenance));   // Add the "bulk:" prefix in order to be more clear that this record comes from bulkImport, when looking all records in the "payload" VIEW.
-        return record;
+        return parquetFileUtils.getPayloadParquetRecord(openAireId, originalUrl, actualUrl, timeMillis, bulkImportSource.getMimeType(),
+                docFileData.getSize(), fileHash, s3Url, provenance, true);  // It may return null.
     }
 
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/openaire/urls_controller/util/ParquetFileUtils.java b/src/main/java/eu/openaire/urls_controller/util/ParquetFileUtils.java
index cf4199d..1061752 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/openaire/urls_controller/util/ParquetFileUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/openaire/urls_controller/util/ParquetFileUtils.java
@@ -306,23 +306,13 @@ public class ParquetFileUtils {
             if ( fileLocation == null ) // We want only the records with uploaded full-texts in the "payload" table.
                 continue;
 
-            try {
-                record = new GenericData.Record(payloadsSchema);
-                record.put("id", payload.getId());
-                record.put("original_url", payload.getOriginal_url());
-                record.put("actual_url", payload.getActual_url());
-                Timestamp timestamp = payload.getTimestamp_acquired();
-                record.put("date", (timestamp != null) ? timestamp.getTime() : System.currentTimeMillis());
-                record.put("mimetype", payload.getMime_type());
-                Long size = payload.getSize();
-                record.put("size", ((size != null) ? String.valueOf(size) : null));
-                record.put("hash", payload.getHash());
-                record.put("location", fileLocation);
-                record.put("provenance", payload.getProvenance());
+            Timestamp timestamp = payload.getTimestamp_acquired();
+            record = getPayloadParquetRecord(payload.getId(), payload.getOriginal_url(), payload.getActual_url(),
+                    (timestamp != null) ? timestamp.getTime() : System.currentTimeMillis(),
+                    payload.getMime_type(), payload.getSize(), payload.getHash(), fileLocation, payload.getProvenance(), false);
+
+            if ( record != null )
                 recordList.add(record);
-            } catch (Exception e) {
-                logger.error("Failed to create a payload record!", e);
-            }
         }
 
         int recordsSize = recordList.size();
@@ -349,6 +339,30 @@ public class ParquetFileUtils {
     }
 
 
+    public GenericData.Record getPayloadParquetRecord(String id, String original_url, String actual_url, long timeMillis, String mimetype, Long size,
+                                                      String hash, String fileLocation, String provenance, boolean isForBulkImport)
+    {
+        GenericData.Record record;
+        try {
+            record = new GenericData.Record(payloadsSchema);
+            record.put("id", id);
+            record.put("original_url", original_url);
+            record.put("actual_url", actual_url);
+            record.put("date", timeMillis);
+            record.put("mimetype", mimetype);
+            record.put("size", ((size != null) ? String.valueOf(size) : null));
+            record.put("hash", hash);
+            record.put("location", fileLocation);
+            record.put("provenance", (isForBulkImport ? "bulk:" : "") + provenance);
+            // Add the "bulk:" prefix in order to be more clear that this record comes from bulkImport, when looking all records in the "payload" VIEW.
+            return record;
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            logger.error("Failed to create a payload record!", e);
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+
     public boolean writeToParquet(List<GenericData.Record> recordList, Schema schema, String fullFilePath)
     {
         OutputFile outputFile;