diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/metrics/embeddable/impl/EmbeddablePlumXMetricProvider.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/metrics/embeddable/impl/EmbeddablePlumXMetricProvider.java
index d9930c8e413c..5d760a0059ae 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/metrics/embeddable/impl/EmbeddablePlumXMetricProvider.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/metrics/embeddable/impl/EmbeddablePlumXMetricProvider.java
@@ -139,6 +139,10 @@ public void setPublicationListViewEnabled(boolean publicationListViewEnabled) {
 
     @Override
     public boolean hasMetric(Context context, Item item, List<CrisMetrics> retrivedStoredMetrics) {
+        if (!super.hasMetric(context, item, retrivedStoredMetrics)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        
         String entityType = getEntityType(item);
         if (entityType != null) {
             if (entityType.equals("Person")) {
@@ -162,8 +166,6 @@ public boolean hasMetric(Context context, Item item, List<CrisMetrics> retrivedS
                     }
                 }
             }
-        } else {
-            return false;
         }
         return false;
     }