diff --git a/journals/views.py b/journals/views.py
index 5389611f81d9494c7d4178c7630efe94a1d62aa2..3255b9b533fd4274fdd9f8620b4f239cfcee369b 100644
--- a/journals/views.py
+++ b/journals/views.py
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ def create_metadata_xml(request, doi_string):
         '</journal_article>\n'
         '</journal>\n'
     )
-    publication.metadata_xml += '</body>\n</doi_batch>'
+    #publication.metadata_xml += '</body>\n</doi_batch>'
     initial['metadata_xml'] += '</body>\n</doi_batch>'
     publication.save()
     #else: