diff --git a/journals/views.py b/journals/views.py
index 0ca8eb038d3c9963d5a77b31a3811606d5bf7e10..fcbae8ad546907d6e99a3695337db626bf11861b 100644
--- a/journals/views.py
+++ b/journals/views.py
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ def metadata_DOAJ_deposit(request, doi_label):
 
     params = {
         'api_key': settings.DOAJ_API_KEY,
-        'article_json': json.dumps(publication.metadata_DOAJ),
+        'article_json': publication.metadata_DOAJ,
     }
     try:
         r = requests.post(url, params=params)