diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/pidproviders/doi/fake/FakeDOIProvider.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/pidproviders/doi/fake/FakeDOIProvider.java
index a967fb40620..023b766f2ac 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/pidproviders/doi/fake/FakeDOIProvider.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/pidproviders/doi/fake/FakeDOIProvider.java
@@ -44,8 +44,11 @@ public List<String> getProviderInformation() {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public String createIdentifier(DvObject dvo) throws Throwable {
-        return "fakeIdentifier";
+    public String createIdentifier(DvObject dvObject) throws Throwable {
+        if(dvObject.getIdentifier() == null || dvObject.getIdentifier().isEmpty() ){
+            dvObject = generatePid(dvObject);
+        }
+        return dvObject.getIdentifier();
     }
 
     @Override