diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/authority/CrisConsumer.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/authority/CrisConsumer.java
index f5d88e1045ee..a83cc8692e31 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/authority/CrisConsumer.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/authority/CrisConsumer.java
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ private boolean isMetadataSkippable(MetadataValue metadata) {
             return true;
         }
 
-        if (isBlank(authority) && isMetadataWithEmptyAuthoritySkippable(metadata)) {
+        if (isBlank(authority) && (isBlank(metadata.getValue()) || isMetadataWithEmptyAuthoritySkippable(metadata))) {
             return true;
         }