diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/dissco/backend/service/MasJobRecordService.java b/src/main/java/eu/dissco/backend/service/MasJobRecordService.java
index a9c8a0c..2e9f908 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/dissco/backend/service/MasJobRecordService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/dissco/backend/service/MasJobRecordService.java
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public String createJobRecordForDisscover(Annotation annotation, String orcid) {
         handle,
         JobState.RUNNING,
         "DISSCOVER",
-        annotation.getOaHasTarget().getId(),
+        annotation.getOaHasTarget().getId().replaceAll("https://(doi\\.org|hdl\\.handle\\.net)/", ""),
         getMjrTargetType(annotation),
         orcid,
         true,
diff --git a/src/test/java/eu/dissco/backend/service/MasJobRecordServiceTest.java b/src/test/java/eu/dissco/backend/service/MasJobRecordServiceTest.java
index ef8a0d3..35af2a6 100644
--- a/src/test/java/eu/dissco/backend/service/MasJobRecordServiceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/eu/dissco/backend/service/MasJobRecordServiceTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package eu.dissco.backend.service;
 
+import static eu.dissco.backend.TestUtils.HANDLE;
 import static eu.dissco.backend.TestUtils.ID;
 import static eu.dissco.backend.TestUtils.ID_ALT;
 import static eu.dissco.backend.TestUtils.MAPPER;
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ void testCreateMasJobRecordForDissco() {
         JOB_ID,
         JobState.RUNNING,
         "DISSCOVER",
-        TARGET_ID,
+        TARGET_ID.replace(HANDLE,""),
         MjrTargetType.DIGITAL_SPECIMEN,
         ORCID,
         true,
@@ -180,7 +181,7 @@ void testCreateMasJobRecordForDisscoMedia() {
         JOB_ID,
         JobState.RUNNING,
         "DISSCOVER",
-        TARGET_ID,
+        TARGET_ID.replace(HANDLE,""),
         MjrTargetType.MEDIA_OBJECT,
         ORCID,
         true,