diff --git a/src/hermes/commands/deposit/invenio.py b/src/hermes/commands/deposit/invenio.py
index ebe079da..6adf447a 100644
--- a/src/hermes/commands/deposit/invenio.py
+++ b/src/hermes/commands/deposit/invenio.py
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ def __init__(self, click_ctx: click.Context, ctx: CodeMetaContext, client=None,
         super().__init__(click_ctx, ctx)
 
         self.invenio_context_path = ContextPath.parse(f"deposit.{self.platform_name}")
-        self.invenio_ctx = self.ctx[self.invenio_context_path]
+        self.invenio_ctx = None
 
         auth_token = self.click_ctx.params.get("auth_token")
         if auth_token is None:
@@ -250,6 +250,8 @@ def prepare(self) -> None:
         self.ctx.update(self.invenio_context_path["embargo_date"], embargo_date)
         self.ctx.update(self.invenio_context_path["access_conditions"], access_conditions)
 
+        self.invenio_ctx = self.ctx[self.invenio_context_path]
+
     def map_metadata(self) -> None:
         """Map the harvested metadata onto the Invenio schema."""