diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/harvest/client/oai/OaiHandler.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/harvest/client/oai/OaiHandler.java
index 07c193d3ae2..e7eb06f1bca 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/harvest/client/oai/OaiHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/harvest/client/oai/OaiHandler.java
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ public ServiceProvider getServiceProvider() throws OaiHandlerException {
                 xoaiClientBuilder = xoaiClientBuilder.withCustomHeaders(getCustomHeaders());
             }
             context.withOAIClient(xoaiClientBuilder.build());
+            context.withSaveUnparsedMetadata();
             serviceProvider = new ServiceProvider(context);
         }